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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: BendikOlsen on January 25, 2009, 06:53:17 PM

Title: WINVISTA: BlueScreen on Startup, Can't find Harddrive
Post by: BendikOlsen on January 25, 2009, 06:53:17 PM
Hey. I'm in serious problems, I was in a game (Warcraft) I minimized to put some music on (never got that far) Suddenly computer froze, and didn't react to any of my actions. So i had to hold the power button until it shut down. When i started it up again everything seemed fine at the beginning all the way until

[Windows is Loading - - - - - -]

--- BLUESCREEN ----

So i put in recovery/repair CD (120 MB one) and boot from CD. Windows Memory Diagnostic tool, System Restore, Start up Repair, none of them works.

So i did some digging, Tried to Load Drives (only Harddrive D were responding, where i keep my movies)
harddrive C where i got windows and some pictures i really need didn't respond at all, size: 0 bytes, free: 0 bytes, etc....

Could anyone help me?

Edit: Windows Vista, Safe mode does not work either.
Title: Re: WINVISTA: BlueScreen on Startup, Can't find Harddrive
Post by: JJ 3000 on January 25, 2009, 06:58:24 PM
Can you give us the blue screen error message?

 Have you tried getting into safe mode?

When was the last time you blew your computer out, with a can of compressed air?
Title: Re: WINVISTA: BlueScreen on Startup, Can't find Harddrive
Post by: BendikOlsen on January 25, 2009, 07:00:55 PM
Edited my first post before you wrote, Saying it doesn't work in safe mode either. It just hangs up there...

And I've uhm, never actually cleaned my computer inside. Or i did like 8 months ago using a vacuum cleaner.

And the bluescreen goes so quick, it comes and then in some milliseconds the computer is rebooting. I'll see if i can look.
Title: Re: WINVISTA: BlueScreen on Startup, Can't find Harddrive
Post by: JJ 3000 on January 25, 2009, 08:16:53 PM

And I've uhm, never actually cleaned my computer inside. Or i did like 8 months ago using a vacuum cleaner.
That's a very bad idea.
You can fry your motherboard doing that!

Tap F8 as your computer is booting up to access the advanced start-up screen. Choose "Disable Restarts on System Failure". That will allow you to see the blue screen message.
 Write it down and post back with it.