Here's the deal. Ive got a toshiba A305-s6898 Laptop that will not load windows. It gets to the "starting windows" screen and will go no futher even after a hdd format and new install ..
After many failed atempts using system restore/repair I decided I needed to start over so I purchased and installed Windows 7 home prem X64.
for the install I did the following.
:I First formated the hard drive to remove all windows and files.
:I then installed Windows 7 home prem X64. Install was successful, But still will not boot windows past the start up screen.
: I then ran a dskchk c: /r and it showed NO errors of any kind.
: I then ran a memory diagnosis and it also came back with NO errors.
: I then used windows start up repair and once again it found an issue it could not repair. ( report below)
Startup Repair session detail.
System disk = \device\harddisk 0
Windows directory = c:\Windows
AutoChk run: = 0
Number of causes = 1
Test performed:
NAME: System disk test
RESULT: Completed Successfully. Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Disk Failure Diagnosis
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Disk MetaData Test.
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Target OS Test
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Volume Content Check
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Boot Manager Diagnosis
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: System Boot Log Diagnosis
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Event Log Diagnosis
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Internal State Check
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Boot Status test
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Setup State Check
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Root Cause found:
Failure while Setup is in Progress.
What type of issue does the sound like? Since the HDD and memory check out fine I figured it was a sofeware issue, But now I believe my hard drive is bad.
It seems to me that if the hard drive was bad I would not be able to format and install windows, And chkdsk would show errors???
Should I replace the hard drive or what do you think the issue is most likley?
Thanks
After many failed atempts using system restore/repair I decided I needed to start over so I purchased and installed Windows 7 home prem X64.
for the install I did the following.
:I First formated the hard drive to remove all windows and files.
:I then installed Windows 7 home prem X64. Install was successful, But still will not boot windows past the start up screen.
: I then ran a dskchk c: /r and it showed NO errors of any kind.
: I then ran a memory diagnosis and it also came back with NO errors.
: I then used windows start up repair and once again it found an issue it could not repair. ( report below)
Startup Repair session detail.
System disk = \device\harddisk 0
Windows directory = c:\Windows
AutoChk run: = 0
Number of causes = 1
Test performed:
NAME: System disk test
RESULT: Completed Successfully. Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Disk Failure Diagnosis
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Disk MetaData Test.
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Target OS Test
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Volume Content Check
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Boot Manager Diagnosis
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: System Boot Log Diagnosis
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Event Log Diagnosis
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Internal State Check
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Boot Status test
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Test performed:
NAME: Setup State Check
RESULT: Completed Successfully Error Code = 0x0
Root Cause found:
Failure while Setup is in Progress.
What type of issue does the sound like? Since the HDD and memory check out fine I figured it was a sofeware issue, But now I believe my hard drive is bad.
It seems to me that if the hard drive was bad I would not be able to format and install windows, And chkdsk would show errors???
Should I replace the hard drive or what do you think the issue is most likley?
Thanks