Vista startreparation

The only downside is Recovery disks will restore your computer to " factory settings " fresh out from the box state. While talking to your computer manufacturer person, ask for a technician. Ask the tech to teach you how to use the recovery disks. This thread was created in the System Performance forum ; the Microsoft Moderation team has moved this thread to the System Repair and Recovery forums.

When you say you've done that, can you give us more details as to what exactly you did and the outcome of each step you tried? Also, I would suggest going to your computer manufacturer's site for possible hardware diagnostic utilities to check your machine.

Adding to Debbie's sound advice and as you have now given us the brand of Computer, here is a link to HP's Recovery options for your Compaq. My computer will not start. It comes constantly into startup repair and it comes with the message "Your computer is unable to start" and then it load.

What should I do? It starts over and over again. I do not have a CD or anything with the computer. This thread is locked.

You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. Nithyananda J. Hi, Method 1: Step 1: I would suggest you to check in safe mode. How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Save yourself the time and aggravation. In reply to Nithyananda J's post on July 24, Click the Start button, click the arrow next to the Lock button, and then click Restart.

If prompted, press any key to start Windows from the installation disc. Note : If your computer is not configured to start from a CD or DVD, check the information that came with your computer. You may need to change your computer's BIOS settings. For more information, see BIOS: frequently asked questions. Choose your language settings, and then click Next.

Click Repair your computer. Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next. Method 2: If above mentioned method fails then run chkdsk command from the WinRE Windows Recovery Environment and check if it fixes the issue:. Note: Select Command Prompt from the system recovery options and follow the below mentioned steps:.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I have a Dell Inspiron with Windows Vista. On starting up, it says, "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. When asked to start normally, it tries to start, but fails, returning again to this page. When asked to launch startup repair, it opens the programme, scans the system for several minutes, and then says "Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically".

Windows cannot find a backup on this computer.