Vista wont work for me ?
OK so I was on my laptop, its a Toshuba Equium A200, it kinda froze so I tried restarted it by press ctrl + alt + del and it was worrking but it didnt shut down so I held in the power button until it went off. Then when I turned it on i get this message,
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software changed might be the cause.
If windows files have been damaged or configured incorrectly, startup repair can help you diagnose and fix the problem. If power was interrupted during start up, choose start windows normally.
launch start up repair (recommended)
start windows normally
So I lauch start up repair which was recommended, my results are as foillows:
windows is loading files…
it loads about 10 percent then this appears:
windows has encounted a problem communicating with device connected to your computer.
this error can be cause by unplugging a removable storage device such as external USB drive while the device is in use, or by faultry hardware such as a hard drive or CD-ROM drive that is failing. Make sure any removable storage is properly connected and then restart your computer.
If you continue to receive this error message, contact the hardware manufacturer.
status: 0xc00000e9
info: an unexpected I/O error has oocurred
That didn’t work so i decided to take the start windows normally option, this comes up:
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert yoour windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language and settings, and then click "Next."
3. Click "repair your computer."
if you do not have this dis, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
status: 0xc0000001
info: an unexpected error has occured.
I don’t have that disc but you can get this option by pressing f8 on start up to get a menu with options.
These are my options:
repair your computer***
safe mode***
safe mode with networking***
safe mode with command prompt***
enable boot logging***
enable low-resolution video (640×480)
last known good configuration (advanced)***
directory services restore mode
debugging mode***
disable automatic restart on system failure
disable driver signature enforcement
start windows normally***
So i select repair tour computer, these mare the results:
windows is loading… loads 10% and i get the same message as i got when i tried this option the first time, the options above with stars are the ones I also tried and got the same messages as before.
Next thing i tried was using ther recovery disc, now i was going to just do a clean installation but the windows is loading message came up when i restarted with the disc in, I thought maybe its fixed?
I was wrong, the bar loads 100% the microsoft coporation loading screen comes up, then when that is done it is just a black screen with the mouse pointer. I tried pressing the shift key 5 times to get the message up, nothing happens, ctrl + alt + del also nothing happens, ctrl + alt + esc also has no effect.
So I want to do a cleanm installation but the same thing I mentioned last keeps coming up so i tried it without the RAM, nothing happens at all, I tried it with no HDD, the screen comes up to do a clean installation but it cant because there is no HDD, so i put the HDD but it still cant find it, and
the only way i can get to this option is by taking the HDD out.
So now I am all out of ideas and I need some help, if anyone can offer me any assistance it would be great.
My mate has the same laptop, I was thinking of using his to format my HDD ?
At a guess, your Hard Disk is toast ….
You can try a reformat, however why trust it ? if it’s failed once, chances are it will go again & quite soon ….. get a replacement ASAP
PS driver problems can not stop a clean install 
February 26th, 2010 at 4:10 am
It is bcoz whhen you installed any new device driver i was not trusted or virus infected and damaged your windows system files and its registry. you only need a system restore. For start up repair to load a windows installation disc is required.
If you are able to boot in safe mode or safe mode with networking then do the following :
click on the start menu and type in the search field ’system restore’ and open it
and choose the restore point time that was your system is fine then hit ok.
if windows says restore failed.
click on start menu and type in the search field ‘repair’ and you will see in results create a system repair disc and open it now choose the cd burning drive and insert the blank cd on thet drive and click create disc.
after creating the disc insert on the cd drive and restart windows now windows files will be loaded and start up repair starts now now it will detect all the system problems and and repair automatically
if in the process it will ask for restore the system then click on next.
after that maybe your system will be fine.
Thank You
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February 26th, 2010 at 4:40 am
At a guess, your Hard Disk is toast ….
You can try a reformat, however why trust it ? if it’s failed once, chances are it will go again & quite soon ….. get a replacement ASAP
PS driver problems can not stop a clean install
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