"Preparing your desktop..." on boot everytime after successful chkdsk


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 64bit
       #1

    "Preparing your desktop..." on boot everytime after successful chkdsk


    Hello everyone,

    Problem: Win 7 64bit - "Preparing your desktop..." on boot everytime after successful chkdsk.

    My laptop is Acer V3-571G (Amazon.com: Acer Aspire V3-571G-6407 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black): Computers & Accessories). HDD, no SSDs. No HW malfunctions or anything since bought ~1 year ago.

    Can't access any .msc ("dependency or service started to fail...") (so I can't create/access an admin account or use system restore) or .exe files , the sound is gone (I didn't install any outdated sound drivers).

    At first, "preparing your desktop" caused all my start button contents gone. Then I logged off, logged back in - they were there, only "recent files" missing. Rebooting 2nd time resulted in "prep..." but start button contents intact. Some progress lol?

    I also cannot download any files from the internet. This later throws some "tdDB ..." error.

    Frequent "system_path... refers to a location that is unavailable. It maybe somewhere on your HDD... blahblah.".

    Tried 5 subsequent reboots. None of them corrected the desktop. Made it even worse (black + Windows classic default style), so I had to log off/on again.

    I don't have a Win7 64bit repair CD close by and can't access system restore. What are the options then?
    Any reliable solutions/software for a rebootable CD?

    P.S. I looked in the inet how to launch cmd in admin mode and such. But even run as admin doesn't work.
    Last edited by Peria; 18 Sep 2013 at 13:31. Reason: more info
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  2. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #2

    ADDITIONAL NOTE: chkdsk has replaced 5-6 bad sectors on laptop's HDD. Maybe there was files in those sectors related to the "thorn apart" user profile on Win7? (It's not corrupted I think, as it does not tell me I was logged onto a temp. profile (before welcome screen).)

    Please help!! This is extremely annoying.
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  3. Posts : 21,004
    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
       #3


    Hello and welcome Peria mate assuming you have all the data you need to keep - one option would be to factory default themachine

    How to reset an acer laptop (windows 7) - YouTube this little fellow is a bit slow but an option another would be this
    I need to restore my acer aspire one to the factory settings but Windows won't start.? - Yahoo! Answers the ALT + F10 key is the way to get it going.


    or better because it gets rid of the bloatware that Acer load on >>
    Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
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  4. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Hey Icit2lol,

    I don't want to delete everything on all partitions. I'm looking into a solution that will affect only my C: where current Windows installation is on.

    Repair from bootable USB doesn't work. It detects no OS installations on my HDD (500GB - 4 partitions, Win7 on C:/). I've tried all the boot/ stuff and fix/. This is time consuming. I guess the fastest way was to simply format C: partition and reinstall W764bit.

    What do you think, people?

    I don't know about that Acer eRecovery. How is it better than a Win reinstall?
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  5. Posts : 21,004
    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
       #5

    Peria said:
    Hey Icit2lol,

    I don't want to delete everything on all partitions. I'm looking into a solution that will affect only my C: where current Windows installation is on.

    Repair from bootable USB doesn't work. It detects no OS installations on my HDD (500GB - 4 partitions, Win7 on C:/). I've tried all the boot/ stuff and fix/. This is time consuming. I guess the fastest way was to simply format C: partition and reinstall W764bit.

    What do you think, people?

    I don't know about that Acer eRecovery. How is it better than a Win reinstall?
    Well in a nutshell Peria the Acer stuff isn't I just gave it as an option if you had no back up media :) The other ref is the best and I would disconnect all other drives / devices while you are doing this mate. Now the problem is how are you going to wipe / clean all and format that drive?
    For that you are going to need access to another machine wit an OS working and use either of these options
    Disk - Clean and Clean All with Diskpart Command

    Use wipe drive with the Partition Wizard but you will need a USB to SATA adaptor for that. see pics
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails "Preparing your desktop..." on boot everytime after successful chkdsk-adaptor.png   "Preparing your desktop..." on boot everytime after successful chkdsk-wipe.png  
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  6. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    ICit2lol: Thanks for your help.

    Can't I just reinstall Win 7 booting from a USB, deleting C: partition, formatting it and then assigning as C: from unallocated space and select for Win7 64bit installation?

    The approach you've suggest seems overcomplicated to me and may require unneeded investments.

    What do you think?
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  7. Posts : 21,004
    Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
       #7

    Ok mate it is only because I would do it that way and only if you had access to another machine. I am perhaps a little pedantic in my methods - I just like to have a completely clean drive to start with:)

    Yes you can do it from a stick or DVD whichever you prefer

    So all you need do is get the ISO stick / disk made set the BIOS to boot from whatever you have and use it to boot from to do that tutorial

    Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
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