Booting Problem

[WC Annihilus]

All right, this is on our 5 year old Vaio. The original hard drive just recently went out so we installed a new one. Installed Windows, worked just fine. Then updated Windows, and it's messed. It can't boot at all. Basically, we get past the BIOS crap screen, then it gives that screen where it had trouble booting, choose an option. No matter what option we choose (safe mode, cmd prompt, etc) the computer just restarts. Any ideas? This doesn't matter too much as we're going to be scrapping it soon to be replaced with an AMD system (the random parts we have lying around) and we have other computers. But it's sort of bugging my dad

 

[FragTek]

All right, this is on our 5 year old Vaio. The original hard drive just recently went out so we installed a new one. Installed Windows, worked just fine. Then updated Windows, and it's messed. It can't boot at all. Basically, we get past the BIOS crap screen, then it gives that screen where it had trouble booting, choose an option. No matter what option we choose (safe mode, cmd prompt, etc) the computer just restarts. Any ideas? This doesn't matter too much as we're going to be scrapping it soon to be replaced with an AMD system (the random parts we have lying around) and we have other computers. But it's sort of bugging my dad

Sounds like Windows update tried to install some junk driver that f00bared in completely.

 

[limqareb]

it sort of the same what happend to me i choose anyone and a bsod of like a split second then it restarts automatically, just reformat , thats what i had to do after getting a kernel error and some other stupid windows error message

 

[NickS]

Yeah sounds like you'll need another reformat.

Make sure you do a FULL format and not a Quick format.

 

[Rastalovich]

Ya if it`s practically a new install and it`s effed, there`s absolutely no-point in trying to 2nd guess it into working, it WILL bite u in the butt l8r down the line. Best option is always just wipe it and start again.

 

[WC Annihilus]

Ah, figures. Will probably do it this weekend I suppose

 

[Dav0s]

or try a repair install first? usually works for me

and nick, may i ask why a full format, not a quick one?

 

[llwyd]

or try a repair install first? usually works for me

and nick, may i ask why a full format, not a quick one?

Im not sure as to the exact reason but quick formats always give me errors in the file system. think its just NTFS likes to take its time about things

 

[Dav0s]

ive never had any problems with quick formats

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