Windows 7 Freezes after login....

[amaze904]

Hello,

Yesterday was the first time i experienced this, and thought maybe it was just a random error or something just wasnt written somewhere or something....

you know- stuff happens, even with computers lol

Then, today i get home and turn the pc on and samething-

*immediately after typing my password, im greeted with a busy icon next to my mouse and then its freezes*

nothing has changed one the pc recently hardware wise, and i cant think of any startup programs recently added that would cause this.....

couldnt really find anything in the eventviewer aside the power being turned off obviously from me resetting it- though maybe i dont know what to look for.


ok, well i started looking and maybe this is the culprit....


i recently rolled back my sound driver (onboard *realtek HD) because my externals stopped working after a recent update- and realized that it completely deleted the realtek driver from the control panel and device manager-however the speakers work.

looking in tuneup utilites under startup programs, it has an entry for realtek as enabled...

disable it?

*BTW it seems to only freeze after being off for prolong periods of time, not after a reset or restart.

Windows 7 Home Premium x64

thanx

 

[amaze904]

ummmm BUMP???

 

[cluberti]

Does it stay frozen forever, or is it just hung and comes back after some time waiting?

 

[amaze904]

it stays hung unto i hard reset the desktop.

 

[gregrocker]

What did you run from Tune Up Utilties? Win7 doesn't need any of those optimizing suites used in XP and early Vista, as it is a perfectly balanced OS. Nothing will ruin it faster than a registry cleaner or optimizing suite of tweaking tools.

You can work through the Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7 but what I'd do instead is invest now in do a Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 sticking with the tools and methods recommended to get and keep a perfect install.