So many startup issues

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VampVixen Posts 1 Registration date Monday November 17, 2014 Status Member Last seen November 17, 2014 - Nov 17, 2014 at 10:02 PM
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   - Nov 18, 2014 at 05:09 AM
I dunno if this is in the right section. My laptop does not seem to want to startup and I'm searching the internet and nothing is helpful. This problem has been had before. My computer starts, has the logo for a couple of minutes, then I get a flash of the blue screen of death and it restarts. Okay, so I launch startup repair. It loads and gets to the pretty blue startup screen but stays blank. Okay, so I figure out how to startup in safe mode. I get the icon, flash of BSOD and the restart. Is my poor laptop hopeless? X_X It had died with like 4 programs up and I haven't recently installed or updated any hardware and I'm about to go insane!!

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R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017   155
Nov 18, 2014 at 05:09 AM
Hi, VampVixen

I would not say that your laptop is hopeless. You may be facing some HDD issue. You may need to get a new drive, a Windows installation DVD and a SATA to USB cable.
Check in BIOS if your current drive is recognized. Remove it from laptop and try to connect it to a PC. Check if it is accessible. If so, perform a diagnostic with the HDD manufacturer's software. Check results. If the drive is not accessible or results are bad, get a new drive. Put it it your laptop, boot from Windows DVD and install OS. If the drive is accessible, but scan shows problems. Get a new drive, install OS on it, connect the old one with SATA to USB cable and transfer data to new HDD.
Have in mind that, if your laptop has some warranty left, it is better to contact reseller, because any opening may void warranty.

Hope this helps
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