Solved Can't get past welcome screen

[gregrocker]

You are waiting too long to start tapping the key to enter BIOS setup. If you get a sign-in page then you are already into the Win7 OS.

As soon as you restart the computer, start tapping the ESC, DEL F8 key every second until it enters BIOS setup, then follow the steps in the link I posted to set DVD as first to boot in BIOS Boot Order. Boot from CD - How to Boot your Computer from a Bootable CD or DVD - Boot to CD

Once you set the DVD drive to boot first, then Save the settings and restart, press any key to boot DVD, enter Repair console on second screen to run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html?ltr=S or http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

 

[seanmoha]

Scrooge, the only screen I see a few seconds after pushing the power button is the WINDOWS welcome screen to log in as Admin, once I enter my PW it says welcome and the circle is active and the cursor can move but it will stick on welcome... I keep on trying f8, DEL, TAB, ESC but nothing works, whenever I press any of those key the pc stays with blank screen.

 

[seanmoha]

Gregrocker, once I start to press the del key or any other key for that matter the pc just stay with a blank screen

 

[gregrocker]

Start pressing the DEL, ESC, F8, F1, F2 key as soon as you start the computer, press each every second until it enters BIOS setup.

If you are getting a sign-in screen as you describe then you are not getting a blank screen from the very first second you start up. That's when you have to start tapping the ESC key.

 

[seanmoha]

Gregrocker, once I start to press the del key or any other key for that matter the pc just stay with a blank screen, WHENEVER I DON'T press any key and just press the power button then is the ONLY time it will take me to the windows log in screen but once I input my PW it will say welcome and stay there.

 

[seanmoha]

can I call anyone of you guys to explain better or get more help???? or anyone can plz call me?

 

[seanmoha]

going to sleep guys, will try again tomorrow, I have a huge headache.... thanks for all your help..

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello again.



I don't think you understand, don't delay at all to start tapping the "Delete" key; Asus is the "Delete" key for the BIOS and the "F8" hot-key for the one-time boot menu.


Start with the PC off, AS SOON AS you hit the power button immediately start tapping the "Delete" key to enter the BIOS to set the DVD-ROM as the first boot device.

 

[seanmoha]

Thanks to all you guys, I'm on it again today trying

 

[kword88]

were you able to access the bios?

 

[seanmoha]

I got into the bios but now I'm trying to boot from my win 7 dvd

 

[kword88]

when in the BIOS, is the DVD drive set as the first boot device?

 

[seanmoha]

yes, it is set to first boot devise but it wont boot from the dvd, it still boot from the hd

 

[seanmoha]

I tried a Startup Repair in system recovery but didnt work as yet

 

[seanmoha]

it now boot from dvd

 

[kword88]

i assume you tried booting with the win7 dvd in the drive.
if the drive is recognized in the BIOS, but the drive cant read a disc, then its probably a defective drive. the only other thing i could suggest is try updating the chipset drivers for the motherboard, and try what worked for this guy:

http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/106429-solved-dvd-rw-drive-disappears.html

 

[kword88]

I tried a Startup Repair in system recovery but didnt work as yet

how did you get to startup repair?

 

[seanmoha]

I got the dvd to boot in the drive after starting now.but when I do a system restore from system recovery options the system restore dont work it says that unsuccessful and give an error msg

 

[seanmoha]

it said an un specified occured during system restore (0x800700b7)

 

[kword88]

instead of system restore, run startup repair. you might have to run it AT LEAST 3 CONSECUTIVE TIMES.