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When I start Windows Vista on my Toshiba Laptop, everything's fine at the first, but when I reach the "Please Wait" screen, the thing stops loading though the animation of the loading circle thing still goes. I have waited for hours and then the "Please Wait" thing disappears, leaving only the green and blue Background and the "Windows Vista" in the bottom.
I have Ubuntu installed in Multiboot, and that runs fine.
Safe mode is ok.
I am using Toshiba Satellite U405-S2856.

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Good catch, — reverting the computer name in Safe Mode is exactly the sort of targeted fix that avoids a full reinstall. For anyone arriving here later: a hang at the “Please wait” screen frequently means Windows is stalling while finishing a configuration change or waiting on services tied to the machine identity. Safe Mode works because it loads far fewer services, which is why you could boot and undo the change. ’s suggestion to reinstall or upgrade can solve some problems, but it’s often unnecessary for name/profile-related hangs.

Short troubleshooting checklist before you consider reinstalling:

  • Try F8 -> Last Known Good Configuration.
  • Boot Safe Mode and run System Restore to a point before the rename.
  • In Safe Mode use msconfig to disable non-Microsoft startup items/services, then reboot.
  • From an elevated prompt run sfc /scannow and chkdsk /f c: to check file/volume integrity.
  • Check Event Viewer (System/Application) for errors mentioning Winlogon, User Profile Service, or network timeouts to narrow the cause.

If you need an offline registry fix (advanced): boot the Vista Recovery Environment or DVD, open Command Prompt, run regedit, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> File -> Load Hive, open C:\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM, give it a temp name, edit the loaded hive at ControlSet00x\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName to the desired name, then File -> Unload Hive and reboot. Back up the hive first — offline edits are powerful but risky.

Prevention: make a restore point before renaming, perform a full shutdown after changes, and if the laptop is domain-joined coordinate with the domain admin. Reinstall should be a last resort.

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This seems like a pirated copy of Windows vista is installed on your computer or some installation files are missing or corrupted. You need to re install a fresh copy of Windows on your system. In fact I’ll advice you to upgrade to Windows 7.

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Thanks for helping. I have solved the problem.

The thing is, I changed the name of my computer and didn't shut down correctly. I solved the problem by changing the computer's name back in safe mode.

Thanks for helping!

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