Win 7 Ultimate - Booting into Blank Screen!?

tomaschonnie

ive got win 7 ultimate installed on my MSI u100 plus netbook. when i booted up a few days ago it went just to a blank screen with my mouse still working. i could start task manager with Ctrl + Alt + Del and start programs but i could start explorer.exe in C:\Windows - when i tried to start it "run as administrator", it said i needed administrator privilages; confusing!

anyways ive searched the web and found a few possible solutions but none of them have worked for me; every time i restart it just goes to a blank screen.

today i seacrhed windows for explorer.exe and found a few files called explorer.exe in C:\Windows\winsxs\ i doubled clicked and it started for me.

i am very new to windows 7. does anybody know what the hell is going on here?

old_aussie

Run the Windows 7 recovery disc

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows7/What-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-7

What it does: The Windows 7 Recovery Disc can be used to access a system recovery menu, giving you options of using System Restore, Complete PC Backup, automated system repair, and a command-line prompt for manual advanced recovery.

What it doesn't do: You cannot use the Windows 7 Recovery Disc to re-install Windows - it only fixes (not replaces!) Windows.


http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/