Stuck in Startup Repair loop - Have tryed close to everything! :(

[Michael898]

hi guys,

as you can tell im new to the forum. So HI!

last night i was browsing the web and my computer was acting strange so i decided to restart it (big mistake), i then installed some windows updates. Since then on i have not been able to do anything but go through this repetitive loop. ARRGH .

Things i Have tryed :
Safe Mode
Last known good config.
chkdsk
Sfc /scannow
bootrec.exe
used this :http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/139576-startup-repair-infinite-loop-recovery.html

I still havent gotten a thing. Any help will be much appreciated. I will also like to say that im not sure this is the right topic :/. Thankyou In advance

 

[Arc]

Follow it:
Troubleshooting Windows 7 Failure to Start

Start from the virus scan.

 

[jumanji]

I am not going to stop you doing anything above, but knowing from experience that a failing hard disk can throw your computer into this sort of problem - where everything what you have tried in your first post had failed just I experienced it, I would advise that you check your hard drive first with the manufacturer's diagnostic/repair utility.

In your case if as your Spec shows it is a Seagate, it will be SeaTools for DOS. Make a bootable CD with that ISO or create a bootable pen drive with Rufus, boot from it and run the short test.

If the Short test fails, then you know that there is a real problem with your HDD.

If the short test passes, then there is no problem with your HDD and you can go ahead with what Arc suggested. I have no other axe to grind.

 

[gregrocker]

As it says in the preamble to http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219533-troubleshooting-windows-7-failure-boot.html if the HD is not detected in BIOS Setup when you boot into it using the key given on first screen, then test it using
Downloads | Seagate extended CD scan after burning the ISO to CD with Windows Image Burner.

However with failed Updates the first thing to try is to boot into http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html on the Win7 installer or http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/51100-repair-cd-system-repair-disk.html to run System Restore to a point before the Updates were installed.

In addition Startup Repair should be run from disk and not the auto-starting one you may be seeing, since it may be corrupt along with other System files. You will learn this as you work through the other steps in http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219533-troubleshooting-windows-7-failure-boot.html