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Ok, so I was playing a game today. I went to exit out of the game, the game froze. I could not do anything, ctr+alt+dlt, nothing. So I was forced to manually shut off the machine. Now I have had to do this in the past, no pobrlem. But now when the pc starts this is what happnes.

It goes to the Safe Mode screen, coomand promt, last known working configuation, and normaly, all that good stuff. Well when I click on ANY of them, the system acts like it starting to work, and flashes to a blue screen real quick *no its not the blue screen of death* its just a quick flash, and the computer automaitcally restarts itself. Well then it just goes right back to the safe mode screen.

I have an Acronis system startup recovery manager, but I have NO idea how to use it, and I think this is the only thing that will work. Maybe I need to fix my paritions? If thats all I just need to know where to locate them, and the Acronis thing will fix it for me.

Thanks for all the help guys.

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Several members (, , , ) describe a machine that cycles through startup options and reboots before a useful message can be read. The single most useful first step is to stop the automatic restart so you can read the full STOP message. Reboot, press F8 during POST, choose "Disable automatic restart on system failure" and note the STOP code and any filename shown — that code is the lead to the correct fix.

From recovery media (Windows install CD or equivalent) run filesystem and boot repairs from the command prompt. Typical, non-destructive commands to try are:

chkdsk C: /f /r
fixmbr                     (XP Recovery Console)
fixboot                    (XP Recovery Console)
bootcfg /rebuild           (XP)
bootrec /fixmbr            (Vista/7)
bootrec /fixboot           (Vista/7)
bootrec /rebuildbcd        (Vista/7)

Run chkdsk first; it can repair file-system corruption but may take a long time. Use the commands that match your Windows version. When running anything that writes to the boot sector, be aware of multiboot setups and, if unsure, back up first.

Do quick hardware and data-safety checks before destructive repairs: remove nonessential USB devices and extra drives, reseat RAM sticks and cables, try a different power or data cable, and run the drive maker's diagnostic utility or a SMART check. If data is critical, boot a Linux live CD/USB or use a USB-to-SATA adapter to copy files off the drive before attempting repairs. If the partition table looks damaged, consider TestDisk or professional recovery — avoid writing to the disk until data is safe.

Checklist:

  • Disable automatic restart and record the STOP code.
  • Backup important files using live media.
  • Run chkdsk, then repair MBR/boot as appropriate.
  • Try minimal hardware and run HDD diagnostics.

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Member Avatar for Maggot

yeah..umm when you first get that black screen with all of that good stuff press the arrow keys to the celection u want ( duuhh) but select normal start up mode , not safe mode, more cdrom boot up..

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Yea so like that doesn't work. They all lead to the "blue" screen. Anyway its a broken partition, I already took it into the shop. I will have it back on Monday. I would still like to know how to fix this for furtrue reference.

Member Avatar for reflection571

im having the same problem now the the power light is on but nothing comes up on the key board and mouse flashes for a moment then nothing,ithe only way i can turn the pc off is by unplugging it then when I plug it back in the power light and yellow light comes on without pressing the power button if you find the solution please let me know. just curious did you recently install any updates thats when mine started acting up thanks reflection

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im having the same problem now the the power light is on but nothing comes up on the key board and mouse flashes for a moment then nothing,ithe only way i can turn the pc off is by unplugging it then when I plug it back in the power light and yellow light comes on without pressing the power button if you find the solution please let me know. just curious did you recently install any updates thats when mine started acting up thanks reflection

same thing happened to me except that I don't have any updates installed except sp 1 and 2 and I have Zone Labs Alarm Security (anti-spyware/virus + firewall + anti keylogger.) I was playing Gothic 2 when this happened.

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