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Problem starting Windows 7
I really am perplexed. My computer was working just fine until about a week ago when I got a message in a red box that read "Secure Boot Violation. the System found unauthorised changes on the firmware, operating system or UEFI drivers. Press [OK] to run the next boot device, or enter directly to BIOS setup if there are no other boot devices installed. Got to BIOS Setup > Advanced > Boot and change the current boot device into other secured boot devices" As far as I was aware, no changes had intentionally been made before this notification appeared. I jiggled with the BIOS settings as suggested on other threads on this forum, with no success. Trying to start in Safe Mode led to a dead end, and eventually I took it back to the people that made the computer for me. They said the hard drive was damaged and they replaced it. So last night I reinstalled Windows 7 from my disc, but on reboot I am faced with the same problem! So i think the hard drive was not the real problem at all. Windows 7 is installed on the hard drive (I can see it there when I tried to do a repair) but it will not open. The install seemed to go smoothly but I could not get it to "find" my broadband connection so I went to reboot it but am now stuck back in the same loop of "start Windows Normally" or "Start Windows Repair" and whichever one I click on, it loops back to the same screen. Any suggestions please?