Windows 7 sometimes freezes during startup

[caleb97]

Hi there,

I'm having a problem where sometimes during the startup of Windows 7 it freezes after the 'Starting Windows' text but before the logo appears. I have to hard reset the computer and I am asked to run 'Startup Repair' or 'Start Windows Normally'.

I have reinstalled Windows 7 and it still doesn't work and I have also run Startup Repair which found nothing.

Any Ideas?

 

[Corazon]

How do you know it freezes during the "Starting Windows" message? (Does the moving bar stop?) How long have you waited to see if it'll continue?

 

[caleb97]

How do you know it freezes during the "Starting Windows" message? (Does the moving bar stop?) How long have you waited to see if it'll continue?

Thanks for your reply.

I know it freezes because the Windows logo never appears, HDD activity also appears to stop (I think). I have waited for about 5 minutes and Windows 7 has still not started up.