DELL INSPIRON 1440 NOTEBOOK : notebook will not start windows. Message on booting up says "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.... Startup repair can help diagnose and fix the problem." The prompt offers two options 1) to launch startup repair and 2) Start Windows normally. I have tried both of these options and they both go to the "microsoft corporation" loading page and then the screen goes completely blank with the exception of a few decorative leaves on a blue background. I also tried tapping F8 during bootup and disabling automatic restart. Nothing seems to work. Help.
You probably have a mbr virus. Try this:
Download The following iso listed below. It is the latest version of the Kaspersky rescue disk. You need to burn it to a CD with a program like Imgburn (Which is also FREE like the iso file). Then you need to boot from the CD and run the scanner. It should fix you right up.
Kaspersky rescue cd download:
http://majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=6501&file=1&evp=ef4247319d4b536cb88b74d1ae4842b0
Imgburn download:
http://majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=4870&file=15&evp=0636b68877cb69b15faa3374cb1dcd89
SOURCE: dell inspiron 1525 notebook will not start windows
Usually this happens when the vista boot loader fails. During boot up, keep tapping F8 and then select Disable Automatic Restart... and get the stop error code which usually starts with 0x
SOURCE: DELL INSPIRON 1525 NOTEBOOK :
This sounds like the dreaded Windows Vista Black Screen of Death (KSOD). you might have a bad hard drive, but even more likely some software or a driver is causing a problem and caused Vista to get stuck. The repair will not work. You might be able to run a complete repair from the Windows Vista CD, if you have one. If you are not too experienced, take it to a reputable computer service center. If you are at all technical and have time, google your problem and you will see thousands of similar users with same problems.
This is one reason Microsoft released Windows 7 so soon.
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