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Resolved Startup Repair cannot fix this problem automatically

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    Ratchet

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    Hello,

    My mini laptop is having trouble starting up. First, it will turn on (very slowly). Then, it goes straight to Startup Repair where it tells me that it cannot fix the problem automatically. The screen never goes passed this for me to login to access my computer.

    I am currently on my other one.
     
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    Ratchet

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    I just now had a prompt appear called: System Recovery Options. I clicked on system restore, and no restore point has been created it says. It then tells me to click "System Protection" to create a restore point, then says: "Your computer is running in a limited diagnostic state. If you use System Restore in this limited state, you cannot undo the restore operation. "

    I do not know what exactly this means so I did not confirm it.
     
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    Who is the manufacturer and what is the model?
     
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    It's a Dell inspiron mini 10.
     
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    Dell gives support if the product is less than 1 year old. If you do call Dell have your Service Tag handy (located on the bottom of the machine). Did you try to do a system recovery. Most of the time it works.
     
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    Yeah. I am out of warranty and they cannot help unless I pay to renew it. That'll be the last resort. I tried system recovery a while ago. That doesn't work either.
     
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    Can anyone help?
     
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    Ratchet

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    Hi. When my startup repair prompt comes up, I do attempt to repair my computer and it does one of two things:

    -It will freeze and will not move for more than a day...
    -It will say your computer cannot fix these repairs automatically.

    Rebooting does not work, and neither does command prompt. I don't have a place to put the recovery disk or dvd in as this is a netbook.
     
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    What happens when you try and access the Command Prompt?

    Have you tried booting up the computer pressing the F8 key on startup and selecting Safe Mode? Does it boot up there?

    If Safe Mode doesn't work have you tried pressing F8 on startup and selecting Last Known Good Configuration?

    If the computer is in an endless loop on trying to run startup repair and the machine doesn't have a CD/DVD drive then your only option is to try and create a boot disk using a flash drive. Detailed instructions on how to do this are available here, Install Windows 7 from a USB Drive.
     
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    Ratchet

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    When I try to access command prompt, my computer does not react and it restarts. I also did try pressing f8 as soon as it turns on and my computer will say windows is loading files then go straight to Startup Repair ( I don't exactly remember the name of the screen) where it scans and says "the computer cannot fix these problems automatically ". I've also selected Last Known Good Configuration, and that restarts my computer just as the selection of command prompt does.

    I also don't have a flash drive, but I will see if I can get one in order to get this working again. Thanks for the help so far.
     
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    Evan Omo

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    Keep us posted on whether you will be able to install Windows 7 onto your flash drive. :)
     
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    Is there anything else that I could attempt before I resort to the flash drive?
     
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    No. I had you try all of the available options using Command Prompt, Safe Mode and Last Known Good Configuration. Since none of those options have worked and you can't even access Commant Prompt then booting from a Windows 7 flash drive is the last option. :(

    If Startup Repair fixed your problem then your computer would have probably gotten fixed.

    By booting from the flash drive I am hoping that you can run the commands in the link in my first post. If that doesn't work then we can move onto other options.

    But without access to the command prompt and no CD drive in the netbook it looks like booting from a flash drive is the last resort unless you want to go out to a store and buy an external DVD drive that you could hook up to the netbook so that you could boot off of your Windows 7 DVD.
     
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    Okay, I will work on getting that flash drive. I will keep you posted. Thanks again for your help.
     
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    Hi Ratchet,

    You've spent two days trying to resolve this problem, right? Will you consider a more pragmatic way in resolving the problem? I meant re-installation of Windows 7. It takes only hours, provided you are prepared to restore the settings of your applications and data as well.

    I faced a number of times in situations of yours, in a couple of PCs. None of them had been successfully and completely rehabilated, by any tools, by anyone. My way, giving up false hope on inherit Windows architectural problems, spent much less time in restoring a PC. Even if all applications need to be reinstalled, re-activated and re-configured, the time needed are still much less than recovery. The most cases of my observation were that recovery looked done, but then they happened again in short time. Re-installation of Windows, drivers and applications give you a clean PC to cumulate dirts again. Recovery of Windows PC like fixing up a blown-up vacuum cleaner, that dirts stay around the house (PC) till you move away.

    How's that?
     
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    Ratchet

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    Hi IvanH,

    You mentioned reinstalling Windows 7. By what means would I do that? I'm already looking to get a flash drive.
     
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    Evan Omo

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    If you do end up reinstalling Windows 7 you will have to use a flash drive to burn the Windows 7 installation files onto anyway. So even if the computer won't boot you will then have a means of reinstalling the Opeating System if necessary.
     
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  20. 2011/05/17
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    Depends on what you want to achieve from a flash drive. Do you want to use it to boot up the Dell only once, or every time? A flash drive did not help me much in the last incident. Maybe it helps on your case, but my point was how much time you would have to spend after all.
     
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    If the PC won't boot (in any mode), how does one get to the command prompt?

    I've seen these instructions several times on different sites and at some point
    the instruction is "At the command prompt" but no one seems to state
    how to get to a command prompt (if the pc wont boot). I'm curious
    how this is done.

    I'm working on a pc now that wont boot, normal, safe, last good, Cmd,
    nothing works. All i have is a Anytime Upgrade CD and i've never used
    one.

    I'm sure i'm missing something but what.....

    thanks,
     
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