Windows wont start up on laptop Help please

badgermum

I have an acer aspire laptop (2 years old) it's been a bit slow recently but this morning it wont load past the windows logo, I have tried the recommended start up repair but it does that for hours then goes back to the windows logo, Nothing new had revently been put on the laptop (programes or otherwise), I have to force it to shutdown and have tried to start it normally but nothing, is it normal for a start up repair to continue for 4 hours, any help very much appreciated

securityguy

The most likely problem is that the hard drive has been failing for some time, and has now failed. Fit a new one (fifty quid) and restore from either your backups or from the installation CDs. You might be able to recover some or all of your data, if you don't have backups, by putting the failed disk into an enclosure and plugging it in to another machine.

badgermum

Thank you I'm not very techie minded, whats an installation cd - I didn't have one with it, and what is the failed disc (sorry like I said I'm not techie minded)

securityguy

If you are not technically minded, take it to a computer repairer and get them to sort it out.

danthemoneysavingman

can you boot it into safe mode? this is probably hitting <F8> key repeatedly when laptop is starting up.

I would think your drive hasn't completely failed (if indeed this is the problem) because it does try to load windows.

badgermum

danthemoneysavingman wrote: »

can you boot it into safe mode? this is probably hitting <F8> key repeatedly when laptop is starting up.

I would think your drive hasn't completely failed (if indeed this is the problem) because it does try to load windows.

Yes hitting f8 has started it up in safe mode. (Although it is looking a bit weird now )

dogmaryxx

badgermum wrote: »

Yes hitting f8 has started it up in safe mode. (Although it is looking a bit weird now )

It will

Shut Down from within safe mode and try a normal restart.

badgermum

dogmaryxx wrote: »

It will

Shut Down from within safe mode and try a normal restart.

I shut down from safe mode but it Still wont load windows, there is a company nearby who will take a look and if its the hard drive will replace it for 90 quid so i think I will drop the laptop in tomorrow for them to ate a look

dogmaryxx

Try doing a system restore to a few days ago whilst in Safe Mode.

badgermum

dogmaryxx wrote: »

Try doing a system restore to a few days ago whilst in Safe Mode.

Yes did that, but still it gets stuck on the 'starting windows' bit everytime, but can manage to get it up and running in safe mode by pressing F8

espresso

Try running System File Checker - see here for instructions