need help on samsung laptop.

[tabatot]

Its the recovery disk that samsung provided. Why?

 

[Bill2]

Its the recovery disk that samsung provided. Why?

Oh, OK. My bad. I thought you were trying to clean install windows. Carry on.

 

[tabatot]

Can I boot a CD from a bad hard drive? Cause it wont load up.

 

[Bill2]

Can I boot a CD from a bad hard drive? Cause it wont load up.

I dont know what that means. You either boot from the CD or the hard drive. if the hard drive is bad and you boot from the CD, you can reinstall windows and set it right.

 

[tabatot]

I did that but its only at the Windows Loading LOGO. Note: I booted up the CD.

 

[tabatot]

BUMP.

 

[tabatot]

BUMP.

 

[wilywombat]

Tabatot, please print out the instructions in thsi tutorial:-
Repair Install
Put a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit Installation DVD into your DVD/CD drive(Important:- This does NOT work with a Samsung recovery disk) If you do not have a copy of the installation disk you will need to either get on or borrow one.
Then switch on but as you do keep tapping "f2", this will allow you to access your BIOS settings. When the screen comes on select the tab that allows you to choose the boot order and set the first boot device to "DVD/CD" and then select "f10" to save your settings. Reboot and this should then boot your system from the installation dvd.
Once it has come to the selection screen, follow exactly the repair install instructions you printed earlier. Then please let us know how you got on with it.

 

[tabatot]

i did that already . now its stucked on the starting windows logo. i already set the boot priority

 

[theog]

Tabatot, please print out the instructions in thsi tutorial:-
Repair Install
Put a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit Installation DVD into your DVD/CD drive(Important:- This does NOT work with a Samsung recovery disk) If you do not have a copy of the installation disk you will need to either get on or borrow one.
Then switch on but as you do keep tapping "f2", this will allow you to access your BIOS settings. When the screen comes on select the tab that allows you to choose the boot order and set the first boot device to "DVD/CD" and then select "f10" to save your settings. Reboot and this should then boot your system from the installation dvd.
Once it has come to the selection screen, follow exactly the repair install instructions you printed earlier. Then please let us know how you got on with it.

You can only do a Repair Install from the Windows desktop, not by booting the DVD.

 

[theog]

OK, lets try different approaches.

1) It could be a boot sector virus. Try the kaspersky rescue cd.

Download FREE Bootable Rescue CDs from Kaspersky, BitDefender, Avira, F-Secure and Others - Tweaking with Vishal

The only issue is whether the computer will be able to boot from the cd.

2) Possible RAM error. Try swapping out the RAM sticks- that is change their respective slots or take out all but one stick, then try reboot.

3) Possible bad hard drive. I dont know what brand hard drive you have but you can download the specific diagnostic and run it.

HD Diagnostic

Edit: See if you can boot from a bootable usb stick (or a linux live cd). Heres how to make one (method 2):

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

If you can, navigate to the folder c:\windows\minidump and copy any .dmp files in it, upload them here.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/83172-dump-files-upload-seven-forums.html

Have run the HD Dianostic tool?

 

[tabatot]

I just cant boot from the DRIVE nor the CD/DVD and the USB.

 

[theog]

i did that already . now its stucked on the starting windows logo. i already set the boot priority

You are boot from DVD drive here. yes or No?

Using to threads make it hard work for use.
http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/158594-windows-7-disc-stucked-loading.html

 

[tabatot]

yes im booting from cd drive

 

[theog]

Download the HD Dianostic tool & run from CD.

 

[tabatot]

Okay UPDATE. The disk is failing and its only 2 weeks old. Factory defect maybe?

 

[theog]

Make sure you return to Retailer.