If I try to just start windows normally, the vista load screen will come up for about 4 seconds, and then just shut off, and the computer will restart and go back to the previous message.
When I launch startup repair, it opens the VAIO Recovery Center which gives me 4 options to choose from. Windows System-restore, Vaio Hardware Diagnostics, Restore C: Drive, and Rescue Data.
I tried system restore first, and it says I don't have any points to restore to, which is ********. Hardware diagnostics is a test to see if the problem is hardware related. I open it up, and a screen with 2 tabs comes up. Quick test, which tests the cpu, memory, and hard disk, and tools. Quick test comes back clean.
Under tools is a section that says:
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Hard Disk verify and repair:
Scan hard disk sectors and repair defective sectors. You may continue using the hard disk if the diagnostic results or repairs are successful. Testing may take over 1 hour, depending on the disk size
If I try that, I select the c: drive, select the option "fix errors on the disk." and hit start. It'll start doing that, but it always freezes at 2%. I let it run all night last night, and this morning it was still at 2%.
The third option, restore c: drive doesn't do anything either. It says it will format the drive, restore my operating system, and install custom programs. Basically return it to the condition it was in when I bought it. I hit start, and the message "No System Partition" comes up. I hit ok, and it takes me back.
Rescue data also doesn't do anything. I guess its supposed to allow me to retrieve some data and save it to like an external hard drive, but I have most of what I need backed up already, so I'm not too concerned.
If I close the VAIO Recovery Center window, a small window titled 'recovery' opens, saying "OS not detected on the C: drive. Restore the C: drive or restore the complete system." I hit ok, and the computer just shuts off.
When I launch startup repair, it opens the VAIO Recovery Center which gives me 4 options to choose from. Windows System-restore, Vaio Hardware Diagnostics, Restore C: Drive, and Rescue Data.
I tried system restore first, and it says I don't have any points to restore to, which is ********. Hardware diagnostics is a test to see if the problem is hardware related. I open it up, and a screen with 2 tabs comes up. Quick test, which tests the cpu, memory, and hard disk, and tools. Quick test comes back clean.
Under tools is a section that says:
Quote:
Hard Disk verify and repair:
Scan hard disk sectors and repair defective sectors. You may continue using the hard disk if the diagnostic results or repairs are successful. Testing may take over 1 hour, depending on the disk size
If I try that, I select the c: drive, select the option "fix errors on the disk." and hit start. It'll start doing that, but it always freezes at 2%. I let it run all night last night, and this morning it was still at 2%.
The third option, restore c: drive doesn't do anything either. It says it will format the drive, restore my operating system, and install custom programs. Basically return it to the condition it was in when I bought it. I hit start, and the message "No System Partition" comes up. I hit ok, and it takes me back.
Rescue data also doesn't do anything. I guess its supposed to allow me to retrieve some data and save it to like an external hard drive, but I have most of what I need backed up already, so I'm not too concerned.
If I close the VAIO Recovery Center window, a small window titled 'recovery' opens, saying "OS not detected on the C: drive. Restore the C: drive or restore the complete system." I hit ok, and the computer just shuts off.