Windows 8.1 glitch

[Swat 3]

will redownloading windows wipe my hard drive? or will I keep all the stuff I have on it

I wouldn't recommend immediately going to redowload windows, but yes, I think it would wipe it.
I'm not sure.

OP, do you still have your CD? You can use that to enter Windows Recovery.

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[Passta Soup]

I wouldn't recommend immediately going to redowload windows, but yes, I think it would wipe it.
I'm not sure.

OP, do you still have your CD? You can use that to enter Windows Recovery.

I do not have the cd, I bought the computer custom made without the cd

[Swat 3]

I do not have the cd, I bought the computer custom made without the cd

Try tapping F8 or try F5 and get to the safemode screen again and see if there is a "Repair Your Computer" option.

[Compy]

if I were you id plug in that hdd into another computer and move everything valuable to a flash drive or something, then wipe your disk and reinstall 8.1. even if something else can fix it I'm always paranoid something's still there (you never know) and purging everything makes me feel better. because that's one nasty ass problem you have lol

[Swat 3]

if I were you id plug in that hdd into another computer and move everything valuable to a flash drive or something, then wipe your disk and reinstall 8.1. even if something else can fix it I'm always paranoid something's still there (you never know) and purging everything makes me feel better. because that's one nasty ass problem you have lol

What would pugging in a defected, possibled infected, harddrive into another computer do you ANY good?

That would be a last resort, anywho.

[77x5ghost2]

system 32 is maybe corrupted

maybe explorer.exe is corrupted?

[Swat 3]

system 32 is corrupted

Thank you. We would not have discovered that without you.

[Compy]

What would pugging in a defected, possibled infected, harddrive into another computer do you ANY good?

That would be a last resort, anywho.

well I mean

it's not like you're gonna boot from that hdd in other computer. I mean, plug it in so you can browse the files on it. then get the stuff you need and wipe

[Swat 3]

well I mean

it's not like you're gonna boot from that hdd in other computer. I mean, plug it in so you can browse the files on it. then get the stuff you need and wipe

Whatevers on it can still migrate from the HDD to the other one.

[Pecon]

The BIOS should never make a sound if everything checks out, it's probably complaining about a hardware issue.

One way you could check if the issue is hardware or not is to install a Live CD of some Linux distro and boot from it. If that runs fine, then it's clearly just an issue with the Windows installation. You can then use the Linux system you booted to rescue the files you need from the hard drive, and then reinstall Windows from CD media.

If it's a hardware issue then obviously you just need to replace the computer, or replace the broken part if you can identify it.

[Swat 3]

The BIOS should never make a sound if everything checks out, it's probably complaining about a hardware issue.

One way you could check if the issue is hardware or not is to install a Live CD of some Linux distro and boot from it. If that runs fine, then it's clearly just an issue with the Windows installation. You can then use the Linux system you booted to rescue the files you need from the hard drive, and then reinstall Windows from CD media.

If it's a hardware issue then obviously you just need to replace the computer, or replace the broken part if you can identify it.

It is obviously a Windows problem.

He also said he doesn't have his disk, either.

[Pecon]

You can burn your own disk, Microsoft provides free downloads to ISO files for the install disks. All you need is the serial key.

Additionally I've seen some severe hardware issues before where the computer can boot just fine, but the system becomes unstable and doesn't work (Like in this situation). A hardware issue isn't out of the question.

[Swat 3]

You can burn your own disk, Microsoft provides free downloads to ISO files for the install disks. All you need is the serial key.

Additionally I've seen some severe hardware issues before where the computer can boot just fine, but the system becomes unstable and doesn't work (Like in this situation). A hardware issue isn't out of the question.

It could, but that would mean he probably wouldn't even be able to go to the desktop.

It is most likely System32.

[Pecon]

My suggestion is that he simply does a test to verify if it is one or the other. Can't take appropriate action if you don't know for sure which it is, he could possibly waste a lot of time trying to reinstall if it is in fact a hardware issue.

[Steve5451²]

pop the cd in and run windows repair. looks like the installation didn't even finish.