windows recovery error

[steve2010]

Hi Guys

Woke up today and my monitor was black but on, restarted the pc with the "restart" button on the front tower panel.

To my surprise I noticed during start up that my system was not
reading my drives which led me to this system recovery error.

Neither of the 2 options helped me.

Option1: recover files
Option2: start computer normally

I tried starting safe mode and it brought me to the same screen.

Don't know what to do, in a huge pickle this time, can anyone solve this.

 

[mitchell65]

Hi Steve2010
You are showing that you have Windows Vista but this is a Windows 7 Forum. Are you in the right place? I think you should perhaps be here: Vista Forums

 

[steve2010]

Hi Steve2010
You are showing that you have Windows Vista but this is a Windows 7 Forum. Are you in the right place? I think you should perhaps be here: Vista Forums

I forgot to change the specs in my account, yes I am using
windows 7.

 

[steve2010]

I can't even run any recovery or windows 7 instalation discs. keep getting a black error screen 0xc0000001.

 

[Ztruker]

Steve, are you saying you can't boot the Windows install DVD or that you can boot it but get the error sometime after the boot starts?

 

[steve2010]

Steve, are you saying you can't boot the Windows install DVD or that you can boot it but get the error sometime after the boot starts?

I can boot it but after it loads the files, it goes directly
to the black screen error.

 

[steve2010]

I dont know what else to do.

 

[steve2010]

would faulty dvd player or ram cause this?

 

[Ztruker]

It could be caused by defective RAM or other hardware. Check out the RAM first.

Download Memtest86+ (you want the 2nd one - Pre-Compiled Bootable ISO (.zip)).

Unzip it then create a CD from the iso file using your CD burning software. There is a good freeware burner called ImgBurn which will do this easily.

Boot the CD and run for at least 3 complete passes unless it shows errors sooner than that.

 

[steve2010]

I got tired of messing with this and took it to a shop (first time ever for this).
Should get it back in couple days.

Thanks for all your inputs.