1. Windows 7 Will Not Boot

My laptop with Windows 7 Professional takes too long to show the Welcome Screen or even shut down. Sometimes it even take about 10 minutes to shut down, and on start-up takes about the same time for the login screen to appear.

I've disabled all all non-services application on the start up, with little effect.

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Startup Repair - how long is too long? I'm trying Startup Repair on a Windows Vista laptop that won't start up after having reportedly been shut down normally, after what sounded like a Trojan attack.

Windows 7 Will Not Boot

When asked by friends & family to clean up their machine and improve start-up performance, I have a general checklist of the programs I bring along. Usually I have a pre-installed copy of Liberkey on USB, but PortableApps works too, and I use these programs to create a 'repair drive' that is very portable and can easily be imaged onto a flash drive for the other user if they need to address any issues in the future. Here is my primary list in order of execution (though you do not have to run in this order - it's just my preference to catch everything):

1. PC Decrapifier - A good start to catch crapware that may have never been removed from the computer after purchase.
2. Revo Uninstaller - Hand pick your programs to uninstall and you can be sure all of the excess crap is removed from the registry or start menu.
3. CCleaner - Mentioned in a previous answer. At this point you can clean up any other garbage left behind from uninstalls. Also has a start-up tab that will allow you to turn on/off any unnecessary start-up applications. I mean, you REALLY don't need Adobe or even Java Updater to go off automatically on boot - these are things you should run as-needed if you need that extra power just to get going.
4. Soluto - An alternative to picking & choosing your start-up applications with CCleaner is using Soluto to optimize the whole process for you. It goes beyond just start-up, and addresses things that may slow down normal tasks such as browser extensions. Also, you have the ability now to remotely assist another user with the application installed via your own browser at home. It's not like VNC or remote desktop - it is just a way to quickly monitor their current performance and see if they may have unknowingly re-crapified their machine later.
5. msconfig - Utilized via start menu or run command. This is probably the advanced version of items #3 & #4 above. If you don't feel comfortable tweaking your core Windows installation, then stay away from this.
6. services.msc - Same precaution as msconfig - don't touch these services if you're not informed on what they do or you could really do the opposite of helping. However, Black Viper has a pretty awesome breakdown of every single tedious thing your Windows services may be doing (or not doing) so you can decide to stop or delay each one (could be 100's) in order to help general performance. He has even provided several suggested setups based on your version of Windows & whether you're going all-out barebones or prefer a more conservative Windows operation.

I think these are the basics. Obviously you could spend your life tweaking the machine, and people do that too. However, I'm just a computer hobbyist/philanthropist that likes to donate a couple hours to my friends if they're having Windows crises. Hope this helps as a start.

NoCatharsisNoCatharsis

If you have already disabled all start-up applications you could also try to disable non-Windows services (or even some Windows services as long as you know what you're doing). Moreover, you should check your computer for viruses. It is also recommended to defragment the disc. Try also using some program like CCleaner to clean up your computer.

With all this you should notice a significant improvement in performance. If you don't, I think you'd better format it.

Canadian Luke

My laptop also took too long to start (more than 2 minutes). And in my case, the reason is that the User Profiles file became huge (larger than 1 GB) after some years. So my fix is:

• Create a new Windows account
• Delete the old
• Login/use the account already created

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Repairing an unbootable Windows 7 installation can be a difficult task as you can’t use Windows tools or third-party tools like Easy BCD to repair Windows startup.

In most of the cases, troubleshooting Windows 7 startup is very simple if you know a few Windows troubleshooting tools. XP users will be surprised to see that the GUI based Windows Recovery Environment.

Windows 7 automatically installs the Startup Repair tool onto the operating system partition, so you will always have access to it. After an unsuccessful boot, Windows 7 automatically loads Startup repair, which scans your PC for issues, automatically repairs when possible, and then reboots as normal.

If your Windows 7 is not booting, you can follow the instructions given below to fix the problem. But before proceeding make sure that all system hardware is working fine.

Repair Windows 7 boot issues

1. Turn on your PC, insert the Windows 7 installation DVD and then reboot your machine. If you have created bootable Windows 7 USB flash drive, insert it to start the process.

2. Press any key when prompted to do so. Once you press any key, you will see Windows is loading files.

3. Once you see Install Windows screen, select your language, keyboard or input panel, and time format and finally click Next button to proceed to the next step.

4. In the following screen, you will see Install now button along with repair your computer option at the bottom of the screen. Click Repair your computer option to see System Recovery options box.

5. Select your operating system also select Use recovery tools that can help fix problems.

6. Microsoft publisher eight page minibook template free. Under System Recovery options, you will see tools such as Startup Repair, System Restore, Windows Complete PC Restore, Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool, and Command Prompt.

How to use these tools:

Startup Repair- This option allows you fix missing or damaged system files that might prevent Windows from starting correctly. In most of the cases, you will be able to boot Windows 7 with this option. Startup Repair will check your system for problems, and if found Startup Repair will fix them automatically. Your computer might restart several times during this process.

System Restore- You can use this feature to restore your Windows 7 to an earlier state. Note that you can use this feature only if you haven’t disabled System Restore. System Restore uses restore points to return your system files and settings to an earlier point in time without affecting personal files.

System Image Recovery- As you may know, Windows 7 lets you restore your computer using a system image backup that you created earlier. If you would like to restore your computer using system image backup (if you have created one), use this feature.

Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool- Scans your computer’s memory for errors. It might take several minutes for the tool to finish checking your computer’s memory.

Command Prompt- Advanced users can use Command Prompt to perform recovery-related operations and also run other command line tools for diagnosing and troubleshooting problems. Please confirm that you will be able to attend. Here is list of helpful commands that help you fix boot problems:

BootRec /ScanOS
BootRec /RebuildBcd
bcdedit
BootRec /FixBoot
BootRec /FixMbr