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abyas:
I have a gateway computer that runs windows 7. Today I was on the interent and it was froze up my whole computer, so I waited a while and it was still frozen and had to manually press the button for it to turn off. Then, I turned it back on and said something about windows 7 could not start properly, or something to that matter. It gave me two options one was for start up repair, or start windows normally. I tried start windows normally, but it kept bring me back to that screen.. I did try start up repair, but it stayed on a blue screen for ever. I have no idea what to do and really need help, since I use this for school.

Eric the Red:
Do you still have the Windows 7 installation DVD? If you do you can use that to boot the computer into startup repair. A good tutorial in respect of this process may be found at:

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ss/windows-7-startup-repair.htm

abyas:
My computer did not come with a disc to my knowledge. I have tried everything and nothing seems to work at all.

abyas:
I was checking the link you gave me and it does not show the box on the third slide. It just sits there at the blue screen. Do you know how I can get the box to pop up?

Corrine:
Hi, abyas.

When restarting in Safe Mode, if "Last Known Good Configuration" is available try that.  If that works, I suggest running System File Checker:

To run the System File Checker tool, follow these steps:
[*] Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.
[*] Right-click cmd in the Programs list, and then click Run as administrator.
[*] If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue
[*] At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
sfc /scannow (note the space before the forward slash)
[*] When the scan is complete, test to see whether the issue that you are experiencing is resolved.
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For additional information on Startup Repair, see Startup Repair - Windows 7 features - Microsoft Windows.  That Microsoft article also includes instructions for creating a System Repair disk.

Yet another possible option:  Startup Repair Infinite Loop Recovery - Windows 7 Forums

Warning:  Please note that the advertisement at the top of the page is not part of the tutorial.  Scroll down to the actual tutorial.

In addition, it is important to note the warning in the tutorial:


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The instructions presented withing this tutorial must be followed correctly, or you can damage your Windows 7 installation even further. This tutorial is designed to help recover from a bad registry that is causing the startup repair loop. You should note that there may still be some issues remaining that cannot be fixed by manually restoring the registry.
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