Common computer startup problems

Computer startup problems can be of different kinds. Such as if you are not able to boot your Windows at all, or it starts but does not go beyond windows logo, or sometime Windows displays an error message on the screen. Usually the most common issue is a slow pc startup problem, which can be seen very easily in any computer.

There can be many reasons behind these issues. Sometime your entire operating system may be corrupted. On the other hand any infection such as virus spyware, malware, adware etc can create this issue. An incompatible hardware it can also affect startup issue for sure. Below are the common causes and possible solutions that are written for all startup problems.

Windows file is corrupted- Windows executes many files while it’s booting process. If any of the file is missing or damaged it will affect the booting sequence or boot process. In all versions of Windows operating systems there are three important files that get loaded into main memory when Windows boots. They are:

Boot.ini

NTLDR

Ntdetect.com

The above three files are very important to boot Windows successfully and if any of them is missing Windows cannot boot at all. If your startup problem is pertaining to a missing or damaged file you can either repair or replace the file. If you have Windows recovery disk (It comes along with your operating system usually nowadays) you can run the recovery disk and it will repair the damaged files.

Computer Virus- One of the most noteworthy reasons behind booting issues is a virus infection. A virus can go to any limit and sometime a virus can stop all the activities in your system. The startup problem is one of the know issues created by a virus program. I recommend using an up to date antivirus and antispyware program.

BIOS or CMOS Issues – During the POST or power on Self Test a series of beeps are generated by your system, which means hardware problem is occurred. This means that the BIOS encountered hardware or driver issues. These issues can be best resolved after thorough investigation by a hardware professional. They will replace the affected hardware component. This will also solve your computer startup problems.

A corrupted master boot record- The master boot record in a system resides in the first sector on the hard disk and is accountable for commence the Windows boot process.

The master boot record stores the partitioning table for the disk in addition to a small program called the master boot code. This helps to start Windows system. If the master boot record is damaged, the partition boot sector can’t do its job and Windows cannot be started. In case the master boot record is corrupted, you can use the good Recovery Console tool to fix it. Recovery Console Window can be accessed when Windows boots.

If startup is slow- this is again a very common issue in Windows. To increase startup rate go to the msconfig windows, select Startup tab and uncheck all the unwanted startup items from the list and reboot your system.