Windows 7 startup problem

[Andy D]

What is the make and model of your computer? It would be helpful if you update your system specs.

 

[aidanator]

I updated my system specs

 

[aidanator]

Anymore ideas? I'm desperate

 

[Andy D]

Sorry cannot find anything regarding turning off TPM for your system.

 

[aidanator]

What I think I'm gunna do is a complete drive wipe, then install XP, and then upgrade to windows 7 again. Just cause I know XP will work :/

 

[aidanator]

No more ideas?

 

[Shinobi73]

No more ideas?

"A Trusted Platform Module can be used to authenticate hardware devices. Since each TPM chip has a unique and secret RSA key burned in as it is produced, it is capable of performing platform authentication. For example, it can be used to verify that a system seeking access is the expected system.

Generally, pushing the security down to the hardware level in conjunction with software provides more protection than a software-only solution that is more easily compromised by an attacker. However even where a TPM is used, a key is still vulnerable while a software application that has obtained it from the TPM is using it to perform encryption/decryption operations, as has been illustrated in the case of a cold boot attack[5]."

(from Wiki: Trusted Platform Module - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Maybe this can help... Sounds like hardware and you might need to check with your OEM

 

[aidanator]

OEM?

 

[Shinobi73]

Original Equipment Manufacturer - basicaly the vendor or brand of your PC. i.e. Dell, Compaq, IBM

But i'm just working with the TPM description issue co'z it sounds like a hardware problem or maybe there's something wrong with the way the hardware is programed like a software or driver connected to it.

if i remember correctly when i was working for a graphics / printing company our computers had these and they work as "locks or keys" so that the computer can recognize the "Large Format Printers" connected to them

 

[aidanator]

 

[gregrocker]

Not Necessary to reinstall XP - Win7 Upgrade disks will install from boot to formatted drive:

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...-clean-install-upgrade-windows-7-version.html

Just boot from disk, select Custom install then use Advanced Tools to Delete/Create/Format and install. If your key isn't taken upfront, the above tutorial will explain how to put it in.

After install, be sure to use Windows 7's new backup imaging feature to save externally an image of your HDD which can be restored in 15 minutes, making reinstalls a thing of the past.

 

[aidanator]

I have tried booting from disc, i select "boot from disc" and it just still goes back to the blinking cursor..