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Windows 7 startup repair stuck on searching for problems forever
I have an HP Desktop with Windows 7 Pro, 1TB HD, 12GB RAM, on it that is about 8 years old. Yesterday as I was browsing the web the computer just froze on me and no mouse clicks worked. So I then manually shut down the computer and restarted. After the restart the Windows logo would come up and then after that the screen goes black and only the mouse cursor is visible. Typically at this point is where my desktop will load with taskbar, etc. So I let it sit for a few minutes to see if it would load up, but nothing. So I shut down the computer manually again and restarted again, hit F8 a few times, and tried to boot it in Safe Mode. After clicking on Safe Mode, the computer loads a bunch of files, but does not boot after that. Just gives me a message on the bottom "Please wait...". I waited for like 5 minutes and nothing. So I shut down the computer again and restarted, hit F8, and started the Startup Repair. The Startup repair dialog box poped up and the blue cursor is moving left to right. Right below that it shows "Searching for problems" and below that there is a message "Check disk for errors: This might take over an hour to complete...". So it has been running now for 30 hours and so far no resolve. How long do I need to run this or has the process hanged at this time. I've read all posts on the internet where folks let it run for 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, and even 3 days before the computer finally did its thing and fix the issue. The message hasn't even changed to "Attempting Repair" but just "Searching for problems". Also I've read if I try to cancel it now or shut it down I might wipe sectors of the hard drive and lost data. Is this true or can I go ahead and see if it will cancel by clicking on the cancel button or if not then do a manual shut down. What should I do next?