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I have tried so many ways to repair my computer but still non of them are working . My PC is saying "Windows failed to start . A recent hardware or software change might be the cause . To fix the problem ......
I tried via automatic repair , it couldn't fix my problem after that I tried with system restore to the earlier point , but iit' showing no restore point detected .
I even tried by booting from usb usb flash drive and after that it sayings "Windows file is loading" and then windows 7 logo appeared and then it stucks , A black screen appears and now i am in trouble .
Please help me to get rid of this trouble.
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I want to save files on my external hard drive but I am not seeing my external hard drive installed. Where to save my files so that it stay protected .
You can see in the image that only PC hard drives are availabe and you can see all my hard drives and the system reserved disk too . Now where should I save my files so that I can install yhe windows again ?
Hi,
I just checked my machine, and my external USB 3.0 HDD appears...
Was your drive attached and plugged in when you started the computer ?
I don't know if it will work if it is plugged after the machine boots... The repair works different than regular windows under some conditions like that..
If you can not get the external drive to appear, you may need to use one of the other drives if they have enough room...
I'm glad you posted that picture though... I forgot to mention something about installing Windows..
It is best to unhook ALL extra drives when doing the installation... Except for a CD\DVD drive...
This is because Windows will store boot files on any drive that is attached... If you should then remove one of those drives in the future, Windows will not boot...
From your picture, I can not determine which drives are actually "Drives" or just "Partitions" on a drive..
Unfortunately that is the way windows does things...
Yes first I plugged my hard drive in then i started my computer . It's not showing my hard drive.
And These are all partition of only one 500GB hard drive .
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