Windows Freezes at Login Screen: Hardware Problem or Windows Problem? - reeseacceent

Proofreader Greg is trying to help his in-Torah work out a pretty major laptop job:

"When information technology powers on, it comes to the login Thomas Nelson Page and freezes. The mouse South Korean won't move and I can't type in anything into the password field. The disk approach looks busy, which I know is typical when a PC starts, merely smooth after it eventually slows down, neither the mouse nor keys will work. I tried firing it up in the various Safe Modes just the results are the equivalent."

Greg also notes that he tried a organization-recovery saucer he created on a different system, but had nobelium luck with that, either.

Problems like this can be fractious to diagnose. The fact that you're "fast out" even out when booting into Safe Mode suggests there might be some kind of hardware unsuccessful person, but because IT sounds like boot process is running its course in the background, there power be something else afoot.

Here's my suggestion: try Linux. Specifically, load whatever "unfilmed" version of the Linux operating arrangement onto a flash drive, then boot from that drive. (Lincoln Spector explains how in Boot Linux From a Man-portable USB Drive with Universal USB Installer.)

This is a pretty cool pull a fast one on, because it effectively turns your PC into a Linux system without making any permanent changes to it. The entire OS is contained on the flash drive, and it runs from the flash drive out, thereby leaving your Windows programs and data alone.

That same, assuming you'ray healthy in addition successfully, you'll be able to memory access whatsoever data stored on the disk drive, meaning you nowadays consume a rescue option. You could, for example, copy important files back to the flash get, or upload them to the cloud for later retrieval.

The key here is in addition Linux and witness if the system works. If it does, then there's credibly some corrupted Windows driver or system file that's leaving you stuck at the login screen. Relinquished that your system-restore and -repair efforts failed, you may have no choice but to wipe the push on and reinstall Windows. That's not fun, but in my experience it solves 99 percent of problems–and makes slowpoke PCs run much faster.

If Linux doesn't work–you still can't master anything with the mouse and keyboard–then you're well-nig certainly dealing with a ironware issue. Now IT's time to look at your repair options. My advice: find a local shop, explain the steps you've proved, and see what they advise. Course, if the system is still under guarantee, start with the manufacturer.

Contributing Editor program Rick Broida writes just about business and consumer technology. Ask for assistanc with your PC hassles at hasslefree@pcworld.com, operating theater try the treasure treasure trove of helpful folks in the PC World Community Forums . Sign up to have the Hassle-Free PC newssheet e-mailed to you hebdomadally.