Window vista hangs startup

Dell replaced my hard drive 2 days ago and this time my system is running better than it ever has Samsung replaced by a Western Digital but it's certainly too early to say if in fact I finally have a "reliable" system. Only time will tell. Browse Community. Windows General. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.

Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Windows Vista hangs at boot. I've tried - Start-up repair this runs then offers system restore. Full check disk - passes. Windows memory diagnostic - passes Boot logging - the command is carried over to the next good start It will always start if I boot to the safe mode user logon screen then restart. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Ask a question.

Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Asked by:. Archived Forums. Windows Vista Desktop UI. Such issues include folders, AERO, toolbars, etc. Sign in to vote. Basically, last night my computer froze. I reebooted it and logged back into muser account, and 30 secs after starting up the side bar freezes. So I go to right click bottom bar to get task manager, and it never appears.

Now my sidebar and bottom bar are frozen. Now, I'll right click the destop and now the whole computer is frozen apart from the mouse. After a couple of tries it continues. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. Rick Rogers. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.

In reply to Rick Rogers's post on February 3, Thanks very much for your suggestion. If it is a damaged installation as you said, wouldn't it have happened earlier? But I appreciate it. Diana D. In reply to TroubleInviter's post on February 3, Hi, I would suggest that you run startup repair on the computer using the Vista DVD and check if it works.

If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster. In reply to Diana D's post on February 3, Thanks for your reply though. Hi, Damaged installations resulting from file corruption can happen any time.

In reply to Rick Rogers's post on February 7, Hi, Thanks for you patience. How do you run the system file check? If you could explain to me, I would be extremely grateful. Well dont know if this helps, i dont know much about computer either , but just went through about the same thing two weeks ago, took me all day to get it stright.

I have this exact same problem on the same Dell machine as you do. Boot passes POST but then sticks at the boot bar which usually has green progress strips on it, and does nothing. I have now spent 2 days searching for a solution and was optimistic when I read your post but sad that no remedy has been found.

In reply to JimLake's post on June 11, Thank you. Take out the battery and use power adapter only. This site in other languages x.