@angryeyebrows Once again, chick lit and kiddie books. I continue to say that I have nothing against those genres but I’d like to see a better variety in the monthly offerings.

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@phat200 said in New problem with my Win7 Pro PC:

@zerenia
So far so good. Thanks, Z. I’ll resist meddling with my PC.

Do you know of any other forums that have people knowledgeable about virtual machines in the Windows environment?

Thanks again.

Best bet for me has been Reddit, but I don’t do much of this any more. I was a server admin and network engineer, not really a desktop OS engineer. @jtownsucks46 gave you some good advice but assumes that you have corrupt operating system file/files which is what RestoreHealth fixes. Likely no harm in trying what jtown suggested.

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@phat200 said in New problem with my Win7 Pro PC:

@zerenia said in New problem with my Win7 Pro PC:

@phat200 said in New problem with my Win7 Pro PC:

@zerenia said in New problem with my Win7 Pro PC:

@phat200 Cold start the pc and as soon as you power on, hold down the F8 key and don’t let go until a text-based menu starts up. Select “Safe Mode” by using keyboard arrow keys and press the Enter key on your keyboard. If the pc come up relatively quickly then you have something in the startup that is holding up the process.

If the pc still slow loads then you might be having a hardware issue that needs to be addressed.

Report back the Safe Mode-boot up results, please.

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Last night, I “shut down” the PC, wait a few minutes and then power on the PC. I have a bootup password (PW) and a windows PW. I repetitively press the F8 key as soon as I press the power button on the PC, the bootup PWscreen came on; entered the PW. Then again repetitively press F8 key. But it got right into Windows – with no stalling – and I never get the menu screen to select “Safe Mode”.

So I “Shut down” Windows again for the night.

This morning, I power on the PC and repete the above process with one exception – I Press and hold F8 key: First as soon as I press the power button on the PC; then again as soon as I press Enter key after I input the bootup PW. Again, it went straight into Windows – without stalling.

Is the F8 key for the Boot Menu or Startup Menu? If yes, then I have a Post-It note on my PC that they would be f( or Esc key. I’ll try them when I “Shut Down” Windows tonight.

But that doesn’t explain why the PC is booting up normally now? Only time will tell whether “stalling” will recur.

P.S. Just to be sure, by “cold start the PC”, do you mean pressing the Power button to turn on the PC?

Thanks in advance

I’m operating under the premise that you have a wired and not a wireless keyboard, but even then F8 ought to work. Not sure why you’re getting a boot menu - I was expecting a startup menu with multiple startup options like Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, etc. Cold start = power off and power on. We use the term “power cycle the machine” but didn’t want to confuse you even more.

If it’s starting OK now, leave it alone. If it starts to stall on startup again, try “Diagnostic Startup” in MSCONFIG. Here’s a link to how to use it:

netsquirrel.com

Diagnostic startup will disable all programs and non-essential services from starting up when you boot up and get to a Win 7 desktop. Something in startup not completing successfully is the typical cause of a boot hangup. If the diagnostic startup works, then go back to normal startup and then on the Startup tab of MSCONFIG you can uncheck all the startup items and put them back one at a time until the system hangs again.

This is all assuming that you can get past the hanging the next time it happens…

It may be time for a new OS or new computer. Is all this trouble worth your time?

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The keyboard and mouse are wired.

I have no stalling this morning. [And in booting up, I pressed the Esc key to get to my Startup Menu.]

For some reason on my PC it is the “Esc” key is for the Startup Menu. And my startup menu doesn’t have the option to Start Windows in Safe mode. The closest that I see is F2 for Diagnostic; F12 for Network Service Boot; F11 for Recovery. Maybe “Start Windows in Safe Mode” is under Diagnostic Or Recovery? I know I have seen that option before – I think it is after my PC get a Blue Screen and I have to turn off the PC by holding down the Power button; and power back on.

I do have a Win10 PC; but I haven’t really migrated to it because of my 32-bit legacy software I use often. And it takes much more time to achieve the same level of proficiency in a new software. (And I don’t need that software for work.)

The ESC key is giving you a hardware-based startup menu that is burned into the boot hard drive of your computer. That startup menu is not a Windows menu but is a menu that was put there by the manufacturer of your PC. If you want to reinstall Windows you would select F11, for example.

If it’s working, leave it alone. Resist the temptation to tinker.

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@yoregano said in Free $100 for Sending your Diploma to Natural Light:

@zerenia said in Free $100 for Sending your Diploma to Natural Light:

Got my diploma back today and a commemorative picture of the artwork.

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Same here.

I was not thrilled with the print of the artwork accompanying my diploma, so I contacted the firm that sent the print to find out if other, color prints were available for sale, but, alas, no…

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@phat200 said in New problem with my Win7 Pro PC:

@zerenia said in New problem with my Win7 Pro PC:

@phat200 Cold start the pc and as soon as you power on, hold down the F8 key and don’t let go until a text-based menu starts up. Select “Safe Mode” by using keyboard arrow keys and press the Enter key on your keyboard. If the pc come up relatively quickly then you have something in the startup that is holding up the process.

If the pc still slow loads then you might be having a hardware issue that needs to be addressed.

Report back the Safe Mode-boot up results, please.

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Last night, I “shut down” the PC, wait a few minutes and then power on the PC. I have a bootup password (PW) and a windows PW. I repetitively press the F8 key as soon as I press the power button on the PC, the bootup PWscreen came on; entered the PW. Then again repetitively press F8 key. But it got right into Windows – with no stalling – and I never get the menu screen to select “Safe Mode”.

So I “Shut down” Windows again for the night.

This morning, I power on the PC and repete the above process with one exception – I Press and hold F8 key: First as soon as I press the power button on the PC; then again as soon as I press Enter key after I input the bootup PW. Again, it went straight into Windows – without stalling.

Is the F8 key for the Boot Menu or Startup Menu? If yes, then I have a Post-It note on my PC that they would be f( or Esc key. I’ll try them when I “Shut Down” Windows tonight.

But that doesn’t explain why the PC is booting up normally now? Only time will tell whether “stalling” will recur.

P.S. Just to be sure, by “cold start the PC”, do you mean pressing the Power button to turn on the PC?

Thanks in advance

I’m operating under the premise that you have a wired and not a wireless keyboard, but even then F8 ought to work. Not sure why you’re getting a boot menu - I was expecting a startup menu with multiple startup options like Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, etc. Cold start = power off and power on. We use the term “power cycle the machine” but didn’t want to confuse you even more.

If it’s starting OK now, leave it alone. If it starts to stall on startup again, try “Diagnostic Startup” in MSCONFIG. Here’s a link to how to use it:

netsquirrel.com

Diagnostic startup will disable all programs and non-essential services from starting up when you boot up and get to a Win 7 desktop. Something in startup not completing successfully is the typical cause of a boot hangup. If the diagnostic startup works, then go back to normal startup and then on the Startup tab of MSCONFIG you can uncheck all the startup items and put them back one at a time until the system hangs again.

This is all assuming that you can get past the hanging the next time it happens…

It may be time for a new OS or new computer. Is all this trouble worth your time?

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@phat200 Cold start the pc and as soon as you power on, hold down the F8 key and don’t let go until a text-based menu starts up. Select “Safe Mode” by using keyboard arrow keys and press the Enter key on your keyboard. If the pc come up relatively quickly then you have something in the startup that is holding up the process.

If the pc still slow loads then you might be having a hardware issue that needs to be addressed.

Report back the Safe Mode-boot up results, please.

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Got my diploma back today and a commemorative picture of the artwork.

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@mrsguin $3.59 shipping for the free sample. Did not see a way to get free shipping.

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