Boot menu at start up, 2 min of beeps before Win7 successfully starts

[torchwood]

Is it me or ??
from your earlier log details

session details
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system disk = /device/harddisk0
windows directory = d:/windows
autochk run = 0
number of root causes=1

can you post your disk managent details

Roy

 

[Pikake]

Thank you, Malcom.

 

[Pikake]

Roy, that log might have been from when I was attempting a start up repair from a boot disk, which I now do not have in the drive. Would the "d" in the log make sense in that case? I will put that disk back in and run start up repair again if you like.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Just two cents worth now as I have had Kaspersky for the last six years and know some of it's quirky ways I would suggest disabling that and then reboot - for a try.

The beeping I am not sure after reading all through is that still going on?

My other suggestion is a clean install with an ISO on a bootable disk or stick - I prefer a disk but the choice is yours if you want to go down that road.

Clean Install Windows 7 < the ISO is linked in this too.

 

[Layback Bear]

I notice in the post #1 that might be causing a problem.

* Disk check via system recovery command prompt: unsuccessful? "chkdsk/r" did not work because the volume was right protected.

I agree with Roy. Completing this tutorial by Golden would be helpful.

Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image

Reading the post it gives me the feeling that someone has tried a dual boot with some other operating system and messed up the boot process.


Jack

 

[ICIT2LOL]

I notice in the post #1 that might be causing a problem.



I agree with Roy. Completing this tutorial by Golden would be helpful.

Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image

Reading the post it gives me the feeling that someone has tried a dual boot with some other operating system and messed up the boot process.


Jack

Actually Jack makes me wonder how that drive was prepared before the system was installed too as I don'y like a plain format myself but that is just me.

 

[Pikake]

I have uninstalled the kaperski antivirus software (and will later install Microsoft Security Essentials).

The boot menu that looks like this has not appeared the last five or so times I have restarted the computer, so maybe Malcom's recommendation to "run an elevated command prompt in windows and put: bcdedit /set optionsedit No" worked?

Upon start up, it is still beeping and displaying "starting windows" for minutes before windows successfully starts--but not in safe mode.

And... I cannot complete the Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image tutorial because windows will not allow me to access any right click menus for anything, even while in safe mode using the computers' touch pad or a mouse that works just fine on my other computer.

That rabbit hole got a bit deeper. Weee. Thank you to everyone whose come onto this thread.

 

[Pikake]

Microsoft Security Essentials is up and running now that Kapersky has been uninstalled. I scanned with it and Malwarebytes and nothing was detected.

Upon start up, it is still beeping and displaying "starting windows" for minutes before windows successfully starts--but not in safe mode,suggesting maybe it is not a keyboard issue? I also removed the battery and it still beeps....

I haven't a clue what I fiddled with to get the right clicking to work everywhere but have attached a capture image of my disk management screen.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok well the Kaspersky I don't think was an issue and I would myself reinstall it but the choice is yours.

In that screen shot what is the E: drive doing? and it would be good if you could install Partition Wizard MiniTool Partition Wizard | Best partition magic alternative for Windows PC and Server run it and send back a pic of the opened program you should see something as in my pic. Personally I find it more detailed than the Windows feature.

 

[Pikake]

In that screen shot what is the E: drive doing?

I honestly haven't a clue. I just followed the Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image tutorial and posted the results. I just checked it again the same way and it's still showing E with the same stats.

Here's what we got from Mini Partition Wizard.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok can you right click on that E: drive partition and go to "Explore" let us know what is there because it looks like you have a USB stick inserted in the machine because it is coming up a as separate drive.

 

[Pikake]

Oh dear. It is an SD card that I forgot was inserted. Duh. I'm sorry. I removed it then restarted the computer and it is still beeping and displaying "starting windows" for minutes before windows successfully starts.

Here's what the mini tool partition wizard show us now.

 

[rvcjew]

Where you able to fix the right click issue, and do you have any yellow exclamation points in your device manager? Also is this an Aspire 5750G?
Device Manager - Finding Unknown Devices

Perhaps your right click button is what windows thinks is stuck?

Malcolm

 

[Pikake]

Hello, Malcom. The right clicking works now. What does have exclamation marks in my device manager is attached. I think it is just an Aspire 5750--no "g". That pesky beeping still happens upon Windows starting up, though.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok can you right click on those devices and then go to Properties and see just what they are please.

 

[Pikake]

Hello, ICIT2LOL. Attached is what I see per device after right clicking and checking their properties.

 

[rvcjew]

Hello, Malcom. The right clicking works now. What does have exclamation marks in my device manager is attached. I think it is just an Aspire 5750--no "g". That pesky beeping still happens upon Windows starting up, though.

Hello, ICIT2LOL. Attached is what I see per device after right clicking and checking their properties.

Based on that download and install this driver to start okay. They are from the 5750 support page.
Product support

https://global-download.acer.com/GD...tep3=ASPIRE 5750&OS=711&LC=en&BC=ACER&SC=PA_6 (USB)

Then give us a screenshot of the hardware ID's on the details tab of the other two like below.

Malcolm

 

[Pikake]

I downloaded and extracted the zip file from the link you provided. Neither "base system device" entries in my device manager would accept the drivers, but "universal serial bus controller (usb)" did grab onto the driver. I have attached a new screenshot of what is listed in my device manager as well as the the property details for the universal serial bus controller (usb) plus the other two base system devices that still show exclamation points in device manager.

Question: where am I supposed to store these driver folders (so I don't accidentally delete them)? Right now this new folder is in my documents.

 

[rvcjew]

Okay, I expected for only the USB controller one to work with that for the other two install this one as that hardware ID seems to be the broadcom Card Reader.
https://global-download.acer.com/GD...tep3=ASPIRE 5750&OS=711&LC=en&BC=ACER&SC=PA_6

Let us know how that goes.

Malcolm

 

[Pikake]

That was for a Broadcom Memory Stick and it successfully installed. There's only this unknown device left. I tried to install the same driver for the one that was successful into the only one left via properties and it said it was the wrong platform.