topic Help with format and Windows 7 startup in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-with-format-and-windows-7-startup/m-p/189345#M45198 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have my VPCEB1Z1E for 9 months now. Last week I tried to startup and the PC forze at the Windows logo for a few minutes and then restarted itself. I was then prompted to choose between repair or start windows normally. I chose the second but the same thing happenned. This time I chose repair but I get a Windows looking screen (blue with green leafs) and the cursor which I can move but nothing I can click on.</P><P></P><P>I decided to format my C drive but no matter which way I try to do it, after I press enter, the Windows logo appears and then it freezes..</P><P></P><P>How can I format if I cannot format???</P><P></P><P></P><P>HELP!</P><P></P><P>--------------------------------------------------------------</P><P>safe mode loads a black screen with safe mode written on all 4 corners and Microsoft (R) Windows (R) (Build 7600) on top. I can move the cursor.</P><P></P><P>using the DVD I am asked if I want</P><P>VAIO recovery center --&gt; black screen "Windows is loading files..." and then I get the Windows logo and a blueish screen. I can move the cursor.</P><P>or</P><P>Repair Windows 7 (64-bit) --&gt; black screen "Windows is loading files..." and then I get the Windows logo and a blue screen with green leafs were I am asked the typ of keyboard setup I want. After I chose I can only move the cursor but there's nothing to click on.</P><P></P><P>with F10 I get a black screen titled "Edit Boot Options"</P><P>I am prompted to select a path which ends with boot.wim</P><P>Windows logo appears and I get a blueish screen with a window "Recovery Tools are being launched. Please wait." but after 30' it restarts...</P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: dimidola</P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: dimidola</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:13:56 GMT dimidola 2011-01-03T11:13:56Z Help with format and Windows 7 startup https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-with-format-and-windows-7-startup/m-p/189345#M45198 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have my VPCEB1Z1E for 9 months now. Last week I tried to startup and the PC forze at the Windows logo for a few minutes and then restarted itself. I was then prompted to choose between repair or start windows normally. I chose the second but the same thing happenned. This time I chose repair but I get a Windows looking screen (blue with green leafs) and the cursor which I can move but nothing I can click on.</P><P></P><P>I decided to format my C drive but no matter which way I try to do it, after I press enter, the Windows logo appears and then it freezes..</P><P></P><P>How can I format if I cannot format???</P><P></P><P></P><P>HELP!</P><P></P><P>--------------------------------------------------------------</P><P>safe mode loads a black screen with safe mode written on all 4 corners and Microsoft (R) Windows (R) (Build 7600) on top. I can move the cursor.</P><P></P><P>using the DVD I am asked if I want</P><P>VAIO recovery center --&gt; black screen "Windows is loading files..." and then I get the Windows logo and a blueish screen. I can move the cursor.</P><P>or</P><P>Repair Windows 7 (64-bit) --&gt; black screen "Windows is loading files..." and then I get the Windows logo and a blue screen with green leafs were I am asked the typ of keyboard setup I want. After I chose I can only move the cursor but there's nothing to click on.</P><P></P><P>with F10 I get a black screen titled "Edit Boot Options"</P><P>I am prompted to select a path which ends with boot.wim</P><P>Windows logo appears and I get a blueish screen with a window "Recovery Tools are being launched. Please wait." but after 30' it restarts...</P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: dimidola</P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: dimidola</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:13:56 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-with-format-and-windows-7-startup/m-p/189345#M45198 dimidola 2011-01-03T11:13:56Z Help with format and Windows 7 startup https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-with-format-and-windows-7-startup/m-p/189346#M45199 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">It sounds like your Windows installation is corrupt or, more likely, your hard drive is damaged.&nbsp; I would contact Vaio Support for advice.<BR /></SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Does your Vaio boot from a bootable DVD/CD-ROM or from your Recovery Discs?</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.it/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:13:57 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-with-format-and-windows-7-startup/m-p/189346#M45199 Blencogo 2011-01-03T11:13:57Z Help with format and Windows 7 startup https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-with-format-and-windows-7-startup/m-p/189347#M45200 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>damaged hard drive??? uh-oh..</P><P></P><P>it's my recovery DVDs I'm using.. but even the built-in recovery won't work...</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:15:50 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/help-with-format-and-windows-7-startup/m-p/189347#M45200 dimidola 2011-01-03T11:15:50Z