Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: sim129 on September 26, 2010, 09:09:40 AM
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Hi
I am new to this so hope someone can help...
The other day my Sony Vaio froze and I had to perform a shut down by pressing and holding the start button.
When I restarted the laptop windows failed to start. The laptop is running really slow...
It then came up with:
"Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause"
Start in safe mode or normal - I clicked normal and after about 30 seconds (showing the microsoft bar) it then went back to the above screen.
I then started in safe mode. It took me to the normal system screen - after ages!!
When i check for faults it comes up saying "attempting to repair disks, this may take over an hour" - I left it for 30 hrs and it still shows the same thing??
I have tried system restore but it asks me to load drivers?? It cant find any drivers??
I have tried everything but it just doesnt seem to do anything....
When the laptop froze initially i had an internet usb stick attached, I think this has caused the problem but i just dont know how to get it to start up
HELP!!
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Have you had any issues with sporadic slow-downs or issues with boot-ups before?
To be honest this sounds like a hard drive issue (i.e. it might be failing)
The same thing happened to my Dell XPS laptop a couple of years ago - sometimes it'd go really slow and/or freeze up, then sometimes Windows wouldn't start/boot-up. Other times it'd be okay. Etc.
I doubt the USB stick is the issue - just in-case though, I assume you've tried removing it and trying again?
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Thanks Tristan
Had absoloutely no problems in the past at all!!
Evereything has been fine....
It just wont let me do anything!
Do I need to replace hard drive? If so is it costly and easy to do?
Thanks in advance....