This is a similar situation to many posts. Windows 7 64bit boots to the Windows logo and hangs. Safe Mode boots up to aswRvrt.sys and then hangs. I am unable to create a USB bootdisk because the Windows 7 64bit RC link (in the calcuttaman thread) gives me a 404 error at Dropbox. Consequently I can’t provide a FRST.txt file.
If essexboy is available to help me (since he seems to be magic at this issue), I would be very happy.
Additional info: I’ve used avast with no issues for many years. It did detect a Flufferminer trojan yesterday. The bootscan found some infected Windows Defender file, which I deleted. Also (not sure whether this was before or after), Windows installed some updates yesterday. Booting was fine after all these. My PC did not shut down properly yesterday, since the power went out. I only started it up again this morning, at which point I was met with my current predicament.
Hi there I will PM the link for the win7 64bit ISO. I cannot use a public link as it exceeds my download limit and I lose the download folder for 24 hours
Once the USB has been created could you attach the FRST log
Okay, I created the USB bootdisk. It showed the screen stating that Windows is loading files, then moved on to a black screen with “Microsoft Corporation” and a bar above it with some green lines moving across it. No further progress is made.
So the recovery console is not loading at all … We can use another programme to access the hard drive and see if the problem is related to the registry
Download Peazip to the desktop
Run and install the programme
As it installs this page will show, deselect the AVG ticks
Press decline and it will then install cleanly
[*]Reboot your system using the boot USB you just created. Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from USB follow the steps here
[]As the Programme needs to detect your hardware and load the operating system, I would recommend a nice cup of tea whilst it loads
[]Your system should now display a Reatogo desktop.
[]Locate the flash drive and run FSRT
[]The tool will start to run.
[*]When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
[*]Press Scan button.
[*]It will make a log (FRST.txt) on the flash drive. Please copy and paste it to your reply.
Is there someplace else to get OTLPE? I’ve tried and tried to download it and it stops every time. The best I’ve managed is a pathetic 3MB. Usually I don’t even make it to 1 …
I can’t access anything. With any form of Safe Mode booting, I get to aswRvrt.sys and then it hangs. Attempting to boot using your USB drive or the Windows 7 installation disc leads to the black screen with the progress bar and tirelessly moving green lines.
Is it possible that my HDD is dead? I’m clinging to the hope that it’s alive but just “locked away”, due to the fact that Windows does load a couple of files before it hangs.
It turns out the internet turns into the autobahn in the wee hours of the morning in my country and I seemed to be the only one screaming down it. So I managed to download OTLPE in less time it took me to get Peazip yesterday. Alas, my euphoria was shortlived. Booting from this newly created USB disk resulted in a black screen with a blinking cursor in the top left corner (just after selecting the boot from USB option). Nothing changed for at least 20 minutes. The USB drive’s light remain on and unflickering.
Then I tried something else. I made an Ubuntu USB boot drive and managed to successfully boot with that. I know absolutely nothing about Linux, but I was able to access my HDD and copy some important data to a flashdrive.
Is it possible to do something with Ubuntu to remedy my situation?
Sorry to hear about your problem. I was unclear whether you had windows and ubuntu file systems to check or just windows ones?
Both can be checked from the terminal on the live CD - boot it up and open gparted (on the desktop) to work out what each of the partitions you want to scan are - and what file system they are, for example /dev/sda1 - ntfs, /dev/sda2 - ext4
then open a terminal by pressing ctrl+alt+t
For scanning NTFS (Windows)
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdaX - set X as the number of the Windows (NTFS) partition in gparted
Hope it helps
Okay. Gparted results:
/dev/sda1 ntfs System Reserved 100 MiB
/dev/sda2 red ! ntfs 931.41 GiB
unallocated unallocated 1.71 MiB
sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
Package ntfsprogs is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
ntfs-3g ntfs-3g:i386
E: Package ‘ntfsprogs’ has no installation candidate
sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda2
Mounting volume… OK
Processing of SMFT and SMFTMirr completed successfully.
NTFS volume version is 3.1.
NTFS partition /dev/sda2 was processed successfully.
I am running Ubuntu in Try mode from the USB drive.
Rebooting takes me to the screen with the options to Repair or Start Normally. Repair goes the black screen with the bar and green lines. Normal goes the splash screen. Both hang.
I have additional information from Gparted, relating to the red exclamation mark:
Warning:
[i]ntfsresize v2012.1.15AR.1 (libntfs-3g)
Device name :/dev/sda2
NTFS volume version 3.1
Cluster size :4096 bytes
Current volume size: 1000097182208 bytes (1000098 MB)
Current device size: 1000097185792 bytes (1000098 MB)
Checking filesystem consistency…
Accounting clusters…
Cluster accounting failed at 23051869 (0x15fbe5d): missing cluster in $Bitmap
Filesystem check failed! Totally 1 cluster accounting mismatches.
ERROR: NTFS is inconsistent. Run chkdsk /f on Windows then reboot it TWICE!
The usage of the /f paramter is very IMPORTANT! No modification was and will be made to NTFS by this software until it gets repaired.
Unable to read the contents of this file system!
Because of this some operations may be unavailable.
The cause might be a missing software package.
The following list of software packages is required for ntfs file system support: ntfsprogs.[/i]
It appears from my reading that you are in a catch 22 situation, Ubuntu will not attempt a repair until a chkdsk is run. Chkdsk will not run until it is repaired.
I would suggest that you back up all data using Ubuntu and then re-install windows
