Windows 7 startup problem

Is it tapping F8?? If so, that doesn't work.

Keep pressing it after your bios screen, then you should get a menu to choose safe mode from.

I tried, I was tapping it for a long time.. lol

Boot the Windows 7 DVD, then after the language choice, choose “Repair my installation” in the bottom left corner the button.


Choose “Startup Repair”. This procedure will rewrite your boot sector and will replace the boot files.


If this doesn’t work, try to boot again but this time choose “Open command prompt” from the above menu then write Bootrec /RebuildBcd command

It won't let me boot it from disc, It will let me select the option "boot from disc" but wont go through with the command, only back to the same blinking cursor

Have you checked in your bios to see if your optical drive is listed before your HDD in the boot order?

Yep I have, and STILL back to that infamous blinking cursor...

Since I do not know what a TPM is, I have to ask if it is a Trusted Platform Module. If it is, would that be used in connection with an OEM install like a Dell?

If not, is it something that can be turned off in the Bios?

Try looking in the bios for a TPM option that you can turn it off

There is no TPM option that I can se...