Hi guys. I came home on Friday night and found my desktop computer sitting at a Windows 7 screen entitled "Startup Repair" saying "Your computer was unable to start... Startup Repair is checking your system for problems..." I left it there for a good 24 hours and it just said "Searching for problems..." so I eventually shut it down and restarted.
After the BIOS stuff, it comes up with a "Windows Error Recovery" screen where I can select a) Launch Startup Repair (Recommended), or b) Start Windows Normally. (a) goes to what I described above. (b) seems to get stuck and then invokes (a).
The system is an old Dell XPS 410 that runs 24x7x365 and has always been a good machine. I installed Windows 7 64-Bit on it not quite a year ago. I transferred the system to a 2 TB Seagate Hybrid drive last October.
Maybe a memory error which corrupted something? Maybe an automatic Windows update that threw the system into a funk?
Any thoughts or suggestions? My data is safe and backed-up and I can format the hard drive and reinstall everything if necessary. That's no big deal. (I'd test all my memory before doing that to ensure I don't have any bad chips.) But before I invest the time in that, is there another repair option I should try first? I have the Windows 7 install disc handy.
After the BIOS stuff, it comes up with a "Windows Error Recovery" screen where I can select a) Launch Startup Repair (Recommended), or b) Start Windows Normally. (a) goes to what I described above. (b) seems to get stuck and then invokes (a).
The system is an old Dell XPS 410 that runs 24x7x365 and has always been a good machine. I installed Windows 7 64-Bit on it not quite a year ago. I transferred the system to a 2 TB Seagate Hybrid drive last October.
Maybe a memory error which corrupted something? Maybe an automatic Windows update that threw the system into a funk?
Any thoughts or suggestions? My data is safe and backed-up and I can format the hard drive and reinstall everything if necessary. That's no big deal. (I'd test all my memory before doing that to ensure I don't have any bad chips.) But before I invest the time in that, is there another repair option I should try first? I have the Windows 7 install disc handy.