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I have an HP desktop which was working properly until the following happens:



It loaded normally as shown in the image showing the Windows logo with the loading dots.
The the screen turns black and only the mouse cursor is shown.



Sometimes if I wait for couple of hours it works fine but sometimes it never runs.



I tried to do the ctrl alt delete but never worked.



I tried enter the safe mode directly on startup by clicking F1 but nothing happened.



I have the data on disk D but the main government software is on C.



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  • This happened to me but on Windows 7. It was because my smartphone was connected during boot. Disconnected it and reboot.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 22 at 7:56










  • I dont have anything connected but my usb wireless and it was connected since 2 years.
    – alim1990
    Nov 22 at 10:35










  • If I were you, I'd probably reinstall the OS.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 22 at 10:43












  • I have important data on disk I should recover. How can I do it first ?
    – alim1990
    Nov 22 at 15:07










  • You could boot the machine with a liveboot like Hiren's boot. Or you could take out the hard drive and connect it to another computer. If you don't have the experience or the willingness to do either of these the safest and simplest is the liveboot option.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 23 at 7:25















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I have an HP desktop which was working properly until the following happens:



It loaded normally as shown in the image showing the Windows logo with the loading dots.
The the screen turns black and only the mouse cursor is shown.



Sometimes if I wait for couple of hours it works fine but sometimes it never runs.



I tried to do the ctrl alt delete but never worked.



I tried enter the safe mode directly on startup by clicking F1 but nothing happened.



I have the data on disk D but the main government software is on C.



enter image description here



What should I do to fix it?










share|improve this question
























  • This happened to me but on Windows 7. It was because my smartphone was connected during boot. Disconnected it and reboot.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 22 at 7:56










  • I dont have anything connected but my usb wireless and it was connected since 2 years.
    – alim1990
    Nov 22 at 10:35










  • If I were you, I'd probably reinstall the OS.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 22 at 10:43












  • I have important data on disk I should recover. How can I do it first ?
    – alim1990
    Nov 22 at 15:07










  • You could boot the machine with a liveboot like Hiren's boot. Or you could take out the hard drive and connect it to another computer. If you don't have the experience or the willingness to do either of these the safest and simplest is the liveboot option.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 23 at 7:25













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I have an HP desktop which was working properly until the following happens:



It loaded normally as shown in the image showing the Windows logo with the loading dots.
The the screen turns black and only the mouse cursor is shown.



Sometimes if I wait for couple of hours it works fine but sometimes it never runs.



I tried to do the ctrl alt delete but never worked.



I tried enter the safe mode directly on startup by clicking F1 but nothing happened.



I have the data on disk D but the main government software is on C.



enter image description here



What should I do to fix it?










share|improve this question















I have an HP desktop which was working properly until the following happens:



It loaded normally as shown in the image showing the Windows logo with the loading dots.
The the screen turns black and only the mouse cursor is shown.



Sometimes if I wait for couple of hours it works fine but sometimes it never runs.



I tried to do the ctrl alt delete but never worked.



I tried enter the safe mode directly on startup by clicking F1 but nothing happened.



I have the data on disk D but the main government software is on C.



enter image description here



What should I do to fix it?







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  • This happened to me but on Windows 7. It was because my smartphone was connected during boot. Disconnected it and reboot.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 22 at 7:56










  • I dont have anything connected but my usb wireless and it was connected since 2 years.
    – alim1990
    Nov 22 at 10:35










  • If I were you, I'd probably reinstall the OS.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 22 at 10:43












  • I have important data on disk I should recover. How can I do it first ?
    – alim1990
    Nov 22 at 15:07










  • You could boot the machine with a liveboot like Hiren's boot. Or you could take out the hard drive and connect it to another computer. If you don't have the experience or the willingness to do either of these the safest and simplest is the liveboot option.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 23 at 7:25


















  • This happened to me but on Windows 7. It was because my smartphone was connected during boot. Disconnected it and reboot.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 22 at 7:56










  • I dont have anything connected but my usb wireless and it was connected since 2 years.
    – alim1990
    Nov 22 at 10:35










  • If I were you, I'd probably reinstall the OS.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 22 at 10:43












  • I have important data on disk I should recover. How can I do it first ?
    – alim1990
    Nov 22 at 15:07










  • You could boot the machine with a liveboot like Hiren's boot. Or you could take out the hard drive and connect it to another computer. If you don't have the experience or the willingness to do either of these the safest and simplest is the liveboot option.
    – Ricardo S.
    Nov 23 at 7:25
















This happened to me but on Windows 7. It was because my smartphone was connected during boot. Disconnected it and reboot.
– Ricardo S.
Nov 22 at 7:56




This happened to me but on Windows 7. It was because my smartphone was connected during boot. Disconnected it and reboot.
– Ricardo S.
Nov 22 at 7:56












I dont have anything connected but my usb wireless and it was connected since 2 years.
– alim1990
Nov 22 at 10:35




I dont have anything connected but my usb wireless and it was connected since 2 years.
– alim1990
Nov 22 at 10:35












If I were you, I'd probably reinstall the OS.
– Ricardo S.
Nov 22 at 10:43






If I were you, I'd probably reinstall the OS.
– Ricardo S.
Nov 22 at 10:43














I have important data on disk I should recover. How can I do it first ?
– alim1990
Nov 22 at 15:07




I have important data on disk I should recover. How can I do it first ?
– alim1990
Nov 22 at 15:07












You could boot the machine with a liveboot like Hiren's boot. Or you could take out the hard drive and connect it to another computer. If you don't have the experience or the willingness to do either of these the safest and simplest is the liveboot option.
– Ricardo S.
Nov 23 at 7:25




You could boot the machine with a liveboot like Hiren's boot. Or you could take out the hard drive and connect it to another computer. If you don't have the experience or the willingness to do either of these the safest and simplest is the liveboot option.
– Ricardo S.
Nov 23 at 7:25










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I think your greater issue here is your Bios not working.




  1. With your computer off, open it up and disconnect your hard drive.

  2. On a second machine, connect only the power connectors to the hard
    drive and boot as normal. After it has booted connect the Sata.


This should enable you to see the hard drive on a 2nd windows environment and copy your data off. Or at the very least diagnose it,read it's smart attributes and run a chckdisk.



Now that's out of the way, turn your attention to your Bios.




  1. On your motherboard you will find a small Battery. Carefully remove
    it and let the computer sit for about 15mins.


  2. Place the battery again onto it's slot ( Be mindful of the right
    side up) and try to start the computer ( Yes without the hard drive
    ).



    Try to enter into your BIOS.
    If it still refuses to work, I would say you have a faulty motherboard.








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    It is quite possible that your system disk has encountered a catastrophic error,
    which might even be related to a hardware problem.



    If you manage to boot, you should immediately check:




    • S.M.A.R.T. data using a utility such as Speccy

    • Run chkdsk

    • Run sfc /scannow


    Depending on the results of these tests, you will need to decide if to replace
    your disk.



    If the disk behaves itself for some time, you might take a system image of
    your disk using a product such as
    AOMEI Backupper Freeware
    and restore it on the new disk using its boot media.
    This will save re-installing Windows from scratch.
    For more information see the article
    How to Clone Hard Drive to SSD.



    If booting is not possible, then your options are much reduced:




    • Run a Startup Repair in Windows 10

      If this is only a boot problem, in the hope that the boot process will
      identify the existing Windows installation.


    • Reinstall Windows from scratch.



    If any of the above two methods works, your first action should be to
    check the disk's S.M.A.R.T. data.






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    • Well I cant manage to boot the system. I triedto press F1, F10 and F12 but I couldn't access to bios setup
      – alim1990
      Nov 22 at 15:07










    • This is much worse. I added two more options.
      – harrymc
      Nov 22 at 16:03











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    I think your greater issue here is your Bios not working.




    1. With your computer off, open it up and disconnect your hard drive.

    2. On a second machine, connect only the power connectors to the hard
      drive and boot as normal. After it has booted connect the Sata.


    This should enable you to see the hard drive on a 2nd windows environment and copy your data off. Or at the very least diagnose it,read it's smart attributes and run a chckdisk.



    Now that's out of the way, turn your attention to your Bios.




    1. On your motherboard you will find a small Battery. Carefully remove
      it and let the computer sit for about 15mins.


    2. Place the battery again onto it's slot ( Be mindful of the right
      side up) and try to start the computer ( Yes without the hard drive
      ).



      Try to enter into your BIOS.
      If it still refuses to work, I would say you have a faulty motherboard.








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      I think your greater issue here is your Bios not working.




      1. With your computer off, open it up and disconnect your hard drive.

      2. On a second machine, connect only the power connectors to the hard
        drive and boot as normal. After it has booted connect the Sata.


      This should enable you to see the hard drive on a 2nd windows environment and copy your data off. Or at the very least diagnose it,read it's smart attributes and run a chckdisk.



      Now that's out of the way, turn your attention to your Bios.




      1. On your motherboard you will find a small Battery. Carefully remove
        it and let the computer sit for about 15mins.


      2. Place the battery again onto it's slot ( Be mindful of the right
        side up) and try to start the computer ( Yes without the hard drive
        ).



        Try to enter into your BIOS.
        If it still refuses to work, I would say you have a faulty motherboard.








      share|improve this answer























        up vote
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        up vote
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        I think your greater issue here is your Bios not working.




        1. With your computer off, open it up and disconnect your hard drive.

        2. On a second machine, connect only the power connectors to the hard
          drive and boot as normal. After it has booted connect the Sata.


        This should enable you to see the hard drive on a 2nd windows environment and copy your data off. Or at the very least diagnose it,read it's smart attributes and run a chckdisk.



        Now that's out of the way, turn your attention to your Bios.




        1. On your motherboard you will find a small Battery. Carefully remove
          it and let the computer sit for about 15mins.


        2. Place the battery again onto it's slot ( Be mindful of the right
          side up) and try to start the computer ( Yes without the hard drive
          ).



          Try to enter into your BIOS.
          If it still refuses to work, I would say you have a faulty motherboard.








        share|improve this answer












        I think your greater issue here is your Bios not working.




        1. With your computer off, open it up and disconnect your hard drive.

        2. On a second machine, connect only the power connectors to the hard
          drive and boot as normal. After it has booted connect the Sata.


        This should enable you to see the hard drive on a 2nd windows environment and copy your data off. Or at the very least diagnose it,read it's smart attributes and run a chckdisk.



        Now that's out of the way, turn your attention to your Bios.




        1. On your motherboard you will find a small Battery. Carefully remove
          it and let the computer sit for about 15mins.


        2. Place the battery again onto it's slot ( Be mindful of the right
          side up) and try to start the computer ( Yes without the hard drive
          ).



          Try to enter into your BIOS.
          If it still refuses to work, I would say you have a faulty motherboard.









        share|improve this answer












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            up vote
            1
            down vote













            It is quite possible that your system disk has encountered a catastrophic error,
            which might even be related to a hardware problem.



            If you manage to boot, you should immediately check:




            • S.M.A.R.T. data using a utility such as Speccy

            • Run chkdsk

            • Run sfc /scannow


            Depending on the results of these tests, you will need to decide if to replace
            your disk.



            If the disk behaves itself for some time, you might take a system image of
            your disk using a product such as
            AOMEI Backupper Freeware
            and restore it on the new disk using its boot media.
            This will save re-installing Windows from scratch.
            For more information see the article
            How to Clone Hard Drive to SSD.



            If booting is not possible, then your options are much reduced:




            • Run a Startup Repair in Windows 10

              If this is only a boot problem, in the hope that the boot process will
              identify the existing Windows installation.


            • Reinstall Windows from scratch.



            If any of the above two methods works, your first action should be to
            check the disk's S.M.A.R.T. data.






            share|improve this answer























            • Well I cant manage to boot the system. I triedto press F1, F10 and F12 but I couldn't access to bios setup
              – alim1990
              Nov 22 at 15:07










            • This is much worse. I added two more options.
              – harrymc
              Nov 22 at 16:03















            up vote
            1
            down vote













            It is quite possible that your system disk has encountered a catastrophic error,
            which might even be related to a hardware problem.



            If you manage to boot, you should immediately check:




            • S.M.A.R.T. data using a utility such as Speccy

            • Run chkdsk

            • Run sfc /scannow


            Depending on the results of these tests, you will need to decide if to replace
            your disk.



            If the disk behaves itself for some time, you might take a system image of
            your disk using a product such as
            AOMEI Backupper Freeware
            and restore it on the new disk using its boot media.
            This will save re-installing Windows from scratch.
            For more information see the article
            How to Clone Hard Drive to SSD.



            If booting is not possible, then your options are much reduced:




            • Run a Startup Repair in Windows 10

              If this is only a boot problem, in the hope that the boot process will
              identify the existing Windows installation.


            • Reinstall Windows from scratch.



            If any of the above two methods works, your first action should be to
            check the disk's S.M.A.R.T. data.






            share|improve this answer























            • Well I cant manage to boot the system. I triedto press F1, F10 and F12 but I couldn't access to bios setup
              – alim1990
              Nov 22 at 15:07










            • This is much worse. I added two more options.
              – harrymc
              Nov 22 at 16:03













            up vote
            1
            down vote










            up vote
            1
            down vote









            It is quite possible that your system disk has encountered a catastrophic error,
            which might even be related to a hardware problem.



            If you manage to boot, you should immediately check:




            • S.M.A.R.T. data using a utility such as Speccy

            • Run chkdsk

            • Run sfc /scannow


            Depending on the results of these tests, you will need to decide if to replace
            your disk.



            If the disk behaves itself for some time, you might take a system image of
            your disk using a product such as
            AOMEI Backupper Freeware
            and restore it on the new disk using its boot media.
            This will save re-installing Windows from scratch.
            For more information see the article
            How to Clone Hard Drive to SSD.



            If booting is not possible, then your options are much reduced:




            • Run a Startup Repair in Windows 10

              If this is only a boot problem, in the hope that the boot process will
              identify the existing Windows installation.


            • Reinstall Windows from scratch.



            If any of the above two methods works, your first action should be to
            check the disk's S.M.A.R.T. data.






            share|improve this answer














            It is quite possible that your system disk has encountered a catastrophic error,
            which might even be related to a hardware problem.



            If you manage to boot, you should immediately check:




            • S.M.A.R.T. data using a utility such as Speccy

            • Run chkdsk

            • Run sfc /scannow


            Depending on the results of these tests, you will need to decide if to replace
            your disk.



            If the disk behaves itself for some time, you might take a system image of
            your disk using a product such as
            AOMEI Backupper Freeware
            and restore it on the new disk using its boot media.
            This will save re-installing Windows from scratch.
            For more information see the article
            How to Clone Hard Drive to SSD.



            If booting is not possible, then your options are much reduced:




            • Run a Startup Repair in Windows 10

              If this is only a boot problem, in the hope that the boot process will
              identify the existing Windows installation.


            • Reinstall Windows from scratch.



            If any of the above two methods works, your first action should be to
            check the disk's S.M.A.R.T. data.







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            • Well I cant manage to boot the system. I triedto press F1, F10 and F12 but I couldn't access to bios setup
              – alim1990
              Nov 22 at 15:07










            • This is much worse. I added two more options.
              – harrymc
              Nov 22 at 16:03


















            • Well I cant manage to boot the system. I triedto press F1, F10 and F12 but I couldn't access to bios setup
              – alim1990
              Nov 22 at 15:07










            • This is much worse. I added two more options.
              – harrymc
              Nov 22 at 16:03
















            Well I cant manage to boot the system. I triedto press F1, F10 and F12 but I couldn't access to bios setup
            – alim1990
            Nov 22 at 15:07




            Well I cant manage to boot the system. I triedto press F1, F10 and F12 but I couldn't access to bios setup
            – alim1990
            Nov 22 at 15:07












            This is much worse. I added two more options.
            – harrymc
            Nov 22 at 16:03




            This is much worse. I added two more options.
            – harrymc
            Nov 22 at 16:03


















             

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