Win 7: Black screen on boot up, before login screen?

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  1. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #11

    How are you loading the System Recovery Options? System Recovery Options

    Can you get to F8 menu (Advanced Boot Options - Advanced Boot Options) and select "Last Known Good Configuration"?

    Also try "Enable Low Resolution Video (640x480)" after that.
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  2. Posts : 160
    Win 7 64 bit, 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
    Thread Starter
       #12

    I am able to use the "Repair Your computer" tools after pressing F8 during booting only . All other options leads to Black screen with cursor in the middle

    Last Known Good Configuration leads to same

    Enable Low Resolution Video (640x480) leads to same
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  3. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #13

    See if you can actually open a task manager in black screen.
    - Check if explorer.exe is running and start from CTRL+ALT+DEL (task manager - new task)

    - Also try loading defaults in BIOS
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  4. Posts : 160
    Win 7 64 bit, 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
    Thread Starter
       #14

    CTRL+ALT+DEL & Windows Logo Keys are not responding on Black screen.

    What do you mean by "loading defaults in BIOS"? Is it a hardware reset?

    Will it cause loss of Hard Disk data?

    I did search in this forum.

    The threads talked about additional issues upon BIOS reset. Am I heading there?

    I ran the SFC again. I am attaching the zip file that contain CBS.LOG & [SR] tag extract (xxx.txt).
    I did not any find ERRORS there, SFC ended with message saying "found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them" . It is misleading. There is no [SR] tag pointing to corrupt files.

    Does SFC through false positive like this?

    I ran chkdsk. Results

    File verification completed.
    0 bad file records processed.
    0 EA records processed.
    CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 5)...
    Index verification completed.
    0 unindexed files scanned.
    0 unindexed files recovered.
    Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
    0 KB in bad sectors.

    Failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50.
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  5. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #15

    Try scanning the harddisk with Windows Defender Offline - What is Windows Defender Offline? - Windows Help

    Leave BIOS reset for later (it won't affect anything on your HDD but may require some confuguration "only if" you had changed settings yourself before.

    Edit: Did you have Service Pack 1 installed on your PC? It looks like you did not..
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  6. Posts : 160
    Win 7 64 bit, 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
    Thread Starter
       #16

    Thanks. I tried Windows Defender Offline. picked ( 2nd option ) On a USB flash drive.

    I am getting "There was a problem formatting selected USB flash drive" Error Code 0007-80004005

    I tried with different Flash drives. All gives same error. I manually formatted (FAT, NTFS, ...) the USB drives. Result is same.

    I searched this forum. There are threads suggests to ISO format for USB.

    How can I make this work?
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  7. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #17

    Ok, re-run the downloader, but choose the 3rd option - As an ISO file on a disk (Advanced)
    Download and run Rufus (https://rufus.akeo.ie/)
    Select the USB flash (Device), the ISO file (CD icon midway down on the right) and click Start.

    Then restart PC and boot with that USB flash drive.
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  8. Posts : 160
    Win 7 64 bit, 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
    Thread Starter
       #18

    Thanks. I created WDO on CD instead of USB.

    I used this CD to boot the infected PC. I ran the scanner. Here is the outcome

    QuickScan - It did not find virus/Malware
    FULLScan - It did not find virus/Malware (it took 4+ hours)

    I back to square one

    What else I can do from here?
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  9. Posts : 5,656
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #19

    Tried check disk yet?

    Disk Check - Option 2 for you
    Make sure you are selecting the correct drive letter. D in your case?
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  10. Posts : 160
    Win 7 64 bit, 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
    Thread Starter
       #20

    Yes , I did chkdsk /r on command line, because I was not able to get login. I posted the results earlier. Here you go again.

    I ran chkdsk. Results for D:\

    File verification completed.
    0 bad file records processed.
    0 EA records processed.
    CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 5)...
    Index verification completed.
    0 unindexed files scanned.
    0 unindexed files recovered.
    Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
    0 KB in bad sectors.

    Failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50.

    Updated on 8/7
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    Here are my HDD config:

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    Volume 0 F WDO_Media64 UDF DVD- Healthy
    Volume 1 C NTFS Partition Healthy
    Volume 2 D Windows7_OS NTFS Partition Healthy
    Volume 3 E LENOVO NTFS Partition Healthy
    Volume 4 G FAT Removable Healthy
    Volume 5 LENOVO_PART NTFS Partition Healthy Hidden

    I ran CHKDSK /F /X for C, D, E. All resluted to "Windows has checked the file system and found no problems."

    F8 ===> Repair Computer===> Command Prompt ===> Works OK
    F8 ===> Repair Computer===> Start up Repair ==> Results into "Startup repair could not detect a problem"

    F8 ===> Repair Computer===> System Restore ===> "No restore points has been created on yout computer system drive"
    F8 ===> Repair Computer===> System Image Recovery ===> "Windows cannot find a system impage on this computer"
    F8 ===> Repair Computer===> windows Memory Diagnostiyics ===> "Black screen with Cursor in the middle"

    After getting into Command prompt

    I run net user

    User accounts for \\

    -------------------------------------------------
    Administrator Guest
    The command completed with one or more errors

    It did not list other users in my laptop. I do not know why?

    I need to pick the brain of this forum for these issues.

    Thanks for looking into .
    Last edited by MDRI; 07 Aug 2015 at 12:00.
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