Windows won't fully start

[Megahertz07]

Letter on drives are assigned by the OS. Under Windows it may show C: and E:
When you boot from the installation disk it may have another letters. That is why you must find using the dir command.
If under the installation disk it is D: and I: you should use it on the Robocopy command.

 

[cedar]

That's what I did.
Still transfering files.


thnx!

 

[cedar]

And "I" was my external hd.
C and E only showed up as D.

 

[cedar]

Well it finally finished transfering over.
It's funny I plugged the external hd to another computer just to check it and I can see the space missing but I cxan't find a folder named backup or anything.


weird.

 

[cedar]

Oh!!!


I don't think it made a separate folder.
I think it just mixed the files in with all the other files I already had on the ext hd.


Son of a Gun!


Oh well.
sigh

 

[Megahertz07]

You do have a COA sticker with the key at the side of your case, don't you?
Lets do a Repair installation. Repair Install - Windows 7 Help Forums
It will reinstall Windows keeping your programs and data.
Can you boot in safe mode?
If you can, copy all Win 7 Installation disk to a folder.
Go to \sources and delete ei.cfg. Deleting this file you can install any of the four version (HBasic, HPremium , Pro or Ultimate).
Run \Setup.exe. Install Pro version as you have the key for it on the COA sticker.

 

[Megahertz07]

Read again your posts. Did you checked if the heat sink fan is running and if the heat sink is dust free?

 

[cedar]

If you can, copy all Win 7 Installation disk to a folder.

Does it matter where I put the folder?


I will try this after I finish work.


thnx!

 

[Megahertz07]

It doesn't matter where you place the folder.

 

[cedar]

Read again your posts. Did you checked if the heat sink fan is running and if the heat sink is dust free?

Not sure how to do that.

 

[Megahertz07]

Looking at the front, open the left side.

 

[cedar]

Mine is a HP small form factor.
See enclosed pics.
Not sure where it was/is, but felt around and felt slight airflow after turning on.


It was REALLY dusty though (see before & after pics).
I've never dusted it in the 4 years I've had it.
Could it have been overheating right after startup though?

 

[Layback Bear]

YES! a computer can overheat just after startup.
Computers should be cleaned several times a year. How often depends on several things.



Examples:
How dusty is the computer room.
Is the intake air have filters. Then the filters should be cleaned as needed. A visual inspection should give you a good idea if cleaning is needed.
Pet air is also a problem.


With a little bit of research you will find intake filters. They also make special brushes and blowers for clean the inside of computers.


Jack

 

[cedar]

Well after blowing my computer out with canne4d air it has been running over 5 hours and no crashes.
I'm going to test it some more overnight and tomorrow.
Will get back to you.


Thanks guys.
Especially you Megahertz07.

 

[Megahertz07]

You're welcome.
It was REALLY dusty.
I don't like compressed air as it doesn't take the dust out. It moves the dust from one place to the other.
I use a vacuum cleaner. Some people say it can give static discharges. Here in Brazil, where the humidity is normally high, we don't have static discharges using a vacuum cleaner. Even if it gets charged, it's quite simple to connect the vacuum tube to the computer case.

Download Downloads - Open Hardware Monitor
Expand to C:\Program Files (x86)\HardwareMonitor
Execute OpenHardwareMonitor.exe.
Under options set to run on Windows start.
Right click on Temperatures - CPU package - Mark Show in tray - Show in gadget

 

[cedar]

Well it ran for 15 hours and did fine then it crashed/restarted on it's own.
It usually does when I have my Firefox open with 15+ tabs of both youtube and 15+ of amazon and am also playing a video on mpc-hc.
So I restarted and then it crashed/restarted 1 hour later.
So this time I just played a video on mpc-hc and it still crashed within 5 minutes.
So I don't think it's a conflict anymore, unless it's the propietary codecs that mpc-hc uses.


I will download the monitor u linked to and check out the temperature and get back.


thanks

 

[Megahertz07]

Execute OpenHardwareMonitor.exe.
Under options set to run on Windows start.
Right click on Temperatures - CPU package - Mark Show in tray - Show in gadget
Right click on memory and mark to show in gadget (see image above).

 

[cedar]

I think I have it right.

 

[cedar]

Here's one with Crystal Disk Info:

 

[Megahertz07]

Can't see anything wrong. Only thing is that the disk is quite full.
Clean it up using CCleaner - https://download.ccleaner.com/ccsetup545.exe

On options - Monitoring - unmark everything.
Analyze - Run cleaner