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Windows won't boot to login screen
Earlier today, my laptop (a Dell Inspiron 1545) was lagging hard, so I force shut it down in hopes that it would clear up and run smoothly. However, after restarting the computer and prompting Windows to start normally, I was taken to the default windows 7 login background (the blue one with the hummingbird in the right hand corner), where my mouse appeared and nothing else. Every time I have tried to restart my computer, regardless of whether I prompt Windows to start normally or run the startup repair, I am taken to that same screen where nothing seems to happen (I can even hear the fan slow down to an idling rate). How can I resolve this problem? Will I have to reinstall my OS?