Advice to understand why Windows 7 occasionally does not load?

Question

Hi,

I purchased Windows 7 64 bit a few days after it launched in the UK. I did a clean install and it's usually running great.

As you are all aware, the normal loading process is as follows;

a) switch on computer
b) BIOS loads
c) we then get a black screen with "Starting Windows"
d) then 4 glow lights come on, rotate a bit and turn into a windows logo
e) then we get a blue welcome screen with a possible password request
f) windows then loads the desktop.

My problem is, that perhaps in 1 out of 10 times, Windows does not load past the "Starting Windows" part. I can see the "Starting Windows" message but the glow lights do not appear and nothing more happens even if I leave it for an hour.

To be honest, this has been happening (about 1 out of 10 startups) since I first installed Windows 7, but I have ignored it as when I reset the computer after this error, most of the time (90%) it then loads fine. I cannot remember the last time when it failed twice in a row.

It's becoming a little more of an issue lately as I am messing with remote desktop and wake on lan.


What is my best option to solve this? Is there some way of setting a log and then viewing it to see where it stalled?

Should I call microsoft and pray they have a solution (yea right)?

Is this a common problem?

I appreciate any advice. Please assume that I am computer literate so be as technical as you like.

Thanks.

Answer 1

you may find help here >>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/startup-repair

Answer 2

My computer is a 32 bit windows 7, so I can't guarantee my advice would work. However, when I go to msconfig, in the boot menu options there is a box saying boot log. I imagine that if your computer has the same menu, you should be able to tick that box, and get it to log your startup menu as it runs. I can't help you with the main problem, but maybe this can point you in the right direction.



Hope this helps, and good luck with it.

Answer 3

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