computer startup problem

[Thariin]

i am having aproblem with my computer, i have a HP computer with i3 processor, 8 gb RAM, geforce 320 graphicscard and 1TB HDD. (don't know if that info is helpfull).

The computer wont go any further than the windows load screen, where it goes black and then starts the startup repair tool. the repair wizard has been running for about 4 hours now but i haven't seen anyone showing any faith or trust in the repairtool on this forum so far.

is there an easy way for me to either save the data or reinstall windows without loosing the data?
i have my entire life in pictures on the computer.


don't know if im making any sence hope someone can help me out.

regards Thariin

 

[Dude]

Thariin, welcome to the forums. Try a repair install

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

 

[Thariin]

thanks for the quick reply. ill try that
and thanks for giving me a guide for it. ^_^

 

[Dude]

You're welcome, let us know if it works for you. There are many great tutorials here to help you.

 

[Thariin]

the only dvd i have is one called: "system recovery media - windows 7 home premium sp1" is this something i can use for the repair installation or do i need to find something else?

 

[Dude]

That looks to be the HP recovery disc for a factory oem. I would use the link in the tutorial to download windows 7 with sp1 found in the repair install tutorial. I do think that the disc you have will offer the repair install also.

 

[xunile]

It doesn't sound like he can boot into windows far enough to run the repair install. If he wants to recover his files he can boot to a live cd like linux or Hiren's boot cd to copy the files to a flash drive or external HD.

 

[Dude]

Windows will not load up, but he should be able to boot from the disc. That is good advice to preserve his files.

 

[xunile]

Windows will not load up, but he should be able to boot from the disc. That is good advice to preserve his files.

Thanks.

If he can't boot into Windows 7 then he can't follow the directions in the tutorial and perform a repair install, which in Windows 7 is basically an in place upgrade. That was a nice thing with XP, you could run a repair install by booting from the disc. You have to be inside of Windows 7 to run the installer from the disc and perform the "üpgrade".

 

[Sir George]

i am having aproblem with my computer, i have a HP computer with i3 processor, 8 gb RAM, geforce 320 graphicscard and 1TB HDD. (don't know if that info is helpfull).

The computer wont go any further than the windows load screen, where it goes black and then starts the startup repair tool. the repair wizard has been running for about 4 hours now but i haven't seen anyone showing any faith or trust in the repairtool on this forum so far.

is there an easy way for me to either save the data or reinstall windows without loosing the data?
i have my entire life in pictures on the computer.


don't know if im making any sence hope someone can help me out.

regards Thariin

Try the following link for one of the most comprehensive articles I have found to troubleshoot boot failure problems;

What to Do When Windows Won?t Boot

HTH

 

[Thariin]

right so i tried booting on the dvd and when the windows installation/ repair options begin im given the choice of either making an installation or a repair of windows. when choosing repair i basacly get thrown back to the system recovery options. But even though i have several restore points, they only work until it says the recovery was a succes and the gives me an error like was unable to find farcry3.exe or something completely unrelated for the recovery.

the data i need is located in my documents folder. can anyone give me a guide on how to get them to my eksternal hdd? tried the backdoor method with the "load drivers option" but werent succesfull as it changes my language to chinese or something like that.

regards Thariin

 

[Thariin]

after a long time of errors and frustration i decided to make a new installation of windows 7. this left me with a new problem. i cant connect to the internet and i dont know how to identify my motherboard in order to get the right ethernet drivers.

help me once again?

PS. i was able to backup all my files thanks to the help you guys gave me

 

[DavidE]

Go to this site to find drivers.
HP Drivers and Downloads for Printers, Scanners and More | HP ® Support

If you don't know the Product Name or Number, click on the How do I find my product name / number? link on that page and follow the guide...