Windows 7 32bit ultimate Freezes after login screen

[F5ing]

ok i got on my pc the one thats messing upo made it load and this is the pic i get

Can you post another shot -- so I can see the attributes that aren't visible (see the scrollbar on the right).

 

[kingharlem]

another screen

 

[kingharlem]

i also need a program to copy clone as i tried a few and they fail i tried xml HD clone and xxclone

i have an external atm, but bought this Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

 

[F5ing]

As you've tried a couple imaging/cloning apps and were unsuccessful I would try and copy your critical personal files to external media first. If Hitachi's SMART reporting conforms to the way some of the other manufacturers do their reporting (manufacturers are not bound to report to a certain standard) it looks to me that the drive has already remapped 68 sectors and has apparent problems with another 36 (where the yellow warning indicators are). The problem is that it's not known whether it's health is relatively stable (and you still have some time left to do something about it) or it's rapidly deteriorating (little time left).

Did you try Macrium? I don't use it, but there are plenty of highly experienced, knowledgable and well respected forum members here that do use it and rely on it as their main imaging program. That said, trying to get a clone/image from a failing drive is likely to give any program fits. I've been fairly successful getting clones/images from failing drives with two different programs where quite a few other programs have failed. One is Clonezilla and the other is DriveImageXML, but you ought to give Macrium a shot. Like I said, I've never used it but if there are any problems there are plenty of folks around here who can help.

By the way, is that new drive larger than your problematic drive? It can be a pain cloning to a smaller drive. Easiest if the target drive is the same size or larger.

 

[kingharlem]

ok i need to do this without rebooting as i cant guarantee getting back into windows

 

[kingharlem]

i need to get an exact copy of whats on this HDD to the external but i get this when try to make an image

 

[F5ing]

While you're in Windows you can go ahead and copy your data to external media.

To make a clone/image you don't absolutely need to be running Windows (your drive's installed OS). To be honest, I never do that while running the installed OS, I always do it using alternate boot media (via CD/DVD/USB).

That MFT error seems to say it can't read the Master File Table (MFT) properly so it recommends running chkdsk /f. Normally that would not be a problem, if your drive was healthy. I'm not sure it should be run in your case. I've seen chkdsk mangle the file system on failing drives.

 

[kingharlem]

so what do i do first

 

[F5ing]

While you're in Windows use Explorer to copy all your personal data to external media. Do it now, while you have access.

 

[F5ing]

While you're in Windows use Explorer to copy all your personal data to external media. Do it now, while you have access.

The importance of having your personal data secured is up to you of course -- some people don't care and will never miss it, others don't care until the day they go looking for something, can't find it, and then finally realize that they've lost it.

After securing your data, or decide not to worry about it, read through this tutorial to prepare for a new OS install, just to be prepared for a recovery in case the clone/image attempt fails:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html

The point is, is that there is more to a recovery than just having your data. You need install media, OS and app license keys, an inventory of the software you've got and a method you'll use to reinstall, etc.

After you've reviewed the above info and have gotten prepared, I need you to confirm you've got another internet connected machine you can use to communicate with us, download software, burn CDs, etc. If you do, you're ready to shutdown the problematic machine, pop open the case, install the new drive, and then attempt to clone from the old drive directly to the new drive by using a bootable CD/DVD/USB.

 

[kingharlem]

ok re installed windows on a new internal HDD and brought some of my files along activated win 7 with the key and word 2010 too no problems so far just lots of updates

 

[F5ing]

Okay, sounds good!

Did you even bother with trying to clone the old drive to the new? Or did you try and find it wouldn't clone?

In some cases it's really better to just go ahead with the reinstall anyway. If it was an old install and had seen its share of abuse over the years, or if the clone had trouble making a perfect copy, you would simply be transferring your old problems to your new drive. So you'd still have to go about fixing all of those issues, which you may or may not be successful with. With a reinstall the machine will perform like it did when it was new, maybe even better if you don't include the OEM's software that it may have come with.

Were you successful in getting all of your data off of the old drive?

 

[kingharlem]

Okay, sounds good!

Did you even bother with trying to clone the old drive to the new? Or did you try and find it wouldn't clone?

In some cases it's really better to just go ahead with the reinstall anyway. If it was an old install and had seen its share of abuse over the years, or if the clone had trouble making a perfect copy, you would simply be transferring your old problems to your new drive. So you'd still have to go about fixing all of those issues, which you may or may not be successful with. With a reinstall the machine will perform like it did when it was new, maybe even better if you don't include the OEM's software that it may have come with.

Were you successful in getting all of your data off of the old drive?

yes i tried to clone but it kept failing so i just dragged pics, music, and other important files then took a screenshot of how the desktop should look like and tried to make it as close as possible.

the old drive is out of the pc and the new WD one is in i never deleted the old HDD cause i was going to try and boot it up with the new HDD in and drag and drop over.

yea i couldnt find the other dell drivers and program cd so i just had the win 7 install cd and Key with me

 

[F5ing]

Great to hear you've got it up and running again!

If you've got no place in your machine to install your old drive to allow you to copy the rest of your data, you can purchase a hard drive enclosure that's compatible with your drive that you can connect via USB or you can purchase an inexpensive but simple and versatile SATA/PATA to USB adapter.

Let us know if you have any trouble copying over the rest of your files...