Bios help

Let's see if we can understand what is going on a little better:

• You reinstalled Windows. How? Clean install? Repair install?
• When you typically install Windows the system must re-start twice. Did it do that successfully? If so, when did it first freeze on boot?
• Can you get into the BIOS settings? (Do not change anything - just, can you get in?) The start-up process on a PC is a two stage process. The BIOS "boots" and then the OS "starts". There is a BIG difference between a PC that will not "boot" and one that will not "start".

Don't flash your BIOS. Please. You could make things much worse.

Let's see what we can do with more info.

Huh - wait - what?
If I understand this correctly, you clean installed W7 and all was good. Correct?

Then you installed all 105 updates - at once - and when it restarted it froze? Is that right?

If the above is true, then you will need to go through all 105 updates to try and find the one, or combinations of updates, that is trashing your install.
or
Do another clean install, then install the updates in batches by date (all updates from the same week or month, starting with the oldest ones), and no more than 5 to 10 at a time.

Do not install any updates that show up unchecked along with other updates. That is why they are unchecked: they are supposed to be installed alone.

By doing the updates in small groups you can isolate an update that causes problems easier.

But installing them all at once is just looking for trouble.

Tip: IIRC, during the install process there is a place where you can select whether to have Windows automatically install updates. DECLINE!

OK, let's try this. Unplug the power coard and remove the battery and hold the power button down for 30 seconds. Put the battery back in, plug the power cord back in and start it up. If the computer posts 9you get to the Gateway screen) go straight to bios. Load optimized defaults, set your boot order with the CD/DVD 1st and the hard drive 2nd. Save the changes and exit. If it does not boot, try to boot into the installation DVD, on the 2nd screen in the bottom left corner you will see, repair my computer. Click there. Try to find a restore point to before you installed the updates. Windows should have created one before installing them.

TVelben types faster than me. And in addition to what he said, do not install SP1 until all other updates are installed and you check for updates and find none. Install SP1 by itself.

Good point! Nice catch essenbe!

Thanks. But, am I understanding correctly that he can't post? If that is true, that is the first thing that needs attention. He can't reinstall or use a restore point or startup repair if no post.