Hi,
My sony laptop is not booting up. When I turn on my computer it says that WINDOWS DID NOT START SUCCESSFULLY. A RECENT HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE CHANGE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS. It then after more explanation of what could have gone wrong, four choices are offered to start windows. I have tried all four but none of them work. Whatever option I choose the computer does not boot. Instead it goes into a continuous loop to the Microsoft Intro Screen and then back to the screen that I described above. Are you able to help me with this problem? Thank you.
Try by pressing F8 while booting and select Last known good option. Still you are facing the problem, then select safe mode and uninstall any lastly installed software/drivers.
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Hi, I tried your proposed solutions but it did not work. Any other suggestions?
Then there could be a problem with system files. Try to repair the OS if you have a bootable OS CD/DVD. insert the OS CD into CD/DVD rom drive and select CD/DVD as first boot option in Bios level. Then go through the installation proceedure and select repair option to repair the system files. Still you are facing the same problem, Take backup of your data and reinstall the OS.
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rasheshpait, O/S dvd is not being accepted by the computer. DVD/CD system does not seem to be operating. I still get the same continuous loop.
There could be problem with OS bootable CD/DVD. Ask the vendor to provide good bootable OS CD/DVD or go to vendor website to download and write the bootable image of CD/DVD and try once again. If you have any other bootable OS CD/DVD try with that also.
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I didn't got any update from you. Hope your problem got resolved.
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Marieke
If you are running Windows XP on the computer then you can try to run the Windows XP Recovery Console on the computer to repair the boot. If this does not you will need to manually backup your files off the notebook's hard drive via another computer.
The link below will tell you how to install it on your computer. Note you will need to follow the steps under Option 2. Once you have the Windows XP Recovery Console running the commands that I would try would be fixboot or fixmbr.
Let me know if you have any more questions or problems
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Hi Issken,
I am running on Windows XP. Not sure how to run the Windows XP Recovery Console on the computer to repair the boot or how to manually backup my files off the notebook's hard drive via another computer. I tried using the Alt F10 but that restores the C drive to its factory condition but means that I lose all my personal files.
I also can't find the link that tells me how to install it on my computer. Can you give more details? Thanks.
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Click the "Start" icon in the lower-left corner of the screen and click "All Programs." Click "VAIO Care" then click "VAIO Care" again. The VAIO Care program will open.
Click "Recovery & restore" on the left side of the VAIO Care window, then click "Recovery." Click "Recovery Computer" on the right side of the program window.
Click "Yes" to verify that you are aware the computer will be recovered to its original factory settings and that all of your personal files and programs will be erased.
The computer will restart and the recovery process will begin.
When the process is finished, the computer will restart again and boot up to the Windows 7 setup screen.
Recover Using Recovery Partition
Turn on or restart your Sony Vaio computer.
Press the "F10" key repeatedly when the Vaio logo appears on the screen during the boot process to be redirected to the Boot Options menu on your machine.
If the Boot Options menu does not appear by the time the Windows logo appears on your screen, let the computer finish booting up, then restart the computer and try again.
Highlight "VAIO Recovery Environment" in your Boot Options menu and press "Enter."
The VAIO Care program will appear on your screen.
Follow steps 2 and 3 in Section 1 to recover your Sony Vaio computer with Windows 7 to its original factory settings.
Recovery Using Recovery Discs
Insert the first recovery disc in your optical drive and restart your Sony Vaio computer.
The total number of recovery discs varies based on your Sony Vaio computer.
The Boot Options menu will appear on your screen. Highlight "Start Sony VAIO Care Rescue" using the arrow keys on the keyboard and press "Enter." The "VAIO Care Rescue" program will appear on the screen.
Click "Tools," then click "Start advanced recovery wizard." In the "Do you need to rescue your data?" window, click "Skip rescue."
Click "Factory condition," then click "Next." Click "Yes, I'm sure" when asked if you want to proceed with the recovery knowing that all of your personal files and programs will be erased.
Click "Start Recovery." Remove and insert the recovery discs as prompted by the computer.
Remove the final recovery disc and click "Restart" when a message appears on the screen informing you that the recovery is complete.
The computer will boot up to the Windows 7 setup screen where you can begin personalizing your operating system
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Sony Vaio usually installs their system files right on the computer.
If you click on "Start" then "Vaio Central" a window should open up.
Click on the "Support" tab, then "Recovery".
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Click the "Start" icon in the lower-left corner of the screen and click "All Programs." Click "VAIO Care" then click "VAIO Care" again. The VAIO Care program will open.
Click "Recovery & restore" on the left side of the VAIO Care window, then click "Recovery." Click "Recovery Computer" on the right side of the program window.
Click "Yes" to verify that you are aware the computer will be recovered to its original factory settings and that all of your personal files and programs will be erased.
The computer will restart and the recovery process will begin.
When the process is finished, the computer will restart again and boot up to the Windows 7 setup screen.
Recover Using Recovery Partition
Turn on or restart your Sony Vaio computer.
Press the "F10" key repeatedly when the Vaio logo appears on the screen during the boot process to be redirected to the Boot Options menu on your machine.
If the Boot Options menu does not appear by the time the Windows logo appears on your screen, let the computer finish booting up, then restart the computer and try again.
Highlight "VAIO Recovery Environment" in your Boot Options menu and press "Enter."
The VAIO Care program will appear on your screen.
Follow steps 2 and 3 in Section 1 to recover your Sony Vaio computer with Windows 7 to its original factory settings.
Recovery Using Recovery Discs
Insert the first recovery disc in your optical drive and restart your Sony Vaio computer.
The total number of recovery discs varies based on your Sony Vaio computer.
The Boot Options menu will appear on your screen. Highlight "Start Sony VAIO Care Rescue" using the arrow keys on the keyboard and press "Enter." The "VAIO Care Rescue" program will appear on the screen.
Click "Tools," then click "Start advanced recovery wizard." In the "Do you need to rescue your data?" window, click "Skip rescue."
Click "Factory condition," then click "Next." Click "Yes, I'm sure" when asked if you want to proceed with the recovery knowing that all of your personal files and programs will be erased.
Click "Start Recovery." Remove and insert the recovery discs as prompted by the computer.
Remove the final recovery disc and click "Restart" when a message appears on the screen informing you that the recovery is complete.
The computer will boot up to the Windows 7 setup screen where you can begin personalizing your operating system
hope this helps
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Hi,
My sony laptop is not booting up. When I turn on my computer it says that WINDOWS DID NOT START SUCCESSFULLY. A RECENT HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE CHANGE MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS. It then after more explanation of what could have gone wrong, four choices are offered to start windows. I have tried all four but none of them work. Whatever option I choose the computer does not boot. Instead it goes into a continuous loop to the Microsoft Intro Screen and then back to the screen that I described above. I have used the F8 key and have tried O/S DVD and both have failed. Are you able to help me with this problem? Thank you.
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