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Original Title: Windows not booting up
hey, ok so i was just browsing on my acer laptop, then suddenly there was a blue screen saying kernel data inpage error, then it started restarting, after restarting again the blue screen came saying" memory management". so it tries booting up the dots going in circle screen comes up then it starts restarting, and it just keeps going round and round never showing me the login screen. Plz help. i also tried to make a recovery drive from my other laptop with windows 8 but still it doesn't work.
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ok so i refreshed my computer, but then the problems persists.:( i tried to do automatic repair and it is saying it cant repair my pc and gives me a log file called: C:\windows\system32\logfiles\srt\srttrail.txt.
so what am i do do of this my computer still wont start. what i did was make a recovery drive from another computer. it opened the advanced start up menu and i refreshed it. that what i did
What is the relevance of "usb recovery thingy"? Were you reinstalling via a Recovery Partition on the hard drive, or some Recovery Drive on a USB where you selected the Refresh option.
If you have not changed any Bios Settings then you have nothing to worry about. If you have changed Bios Settings, then there is an option in the Bios to restore safe or default settings. There is also a boot options (boot order) setting for you to adjust if you want. You do want CD/DVD ahead of hard drive at least, how the others appear is up to you. It should only boot from USB if there is a USB attached, and if it is bootable.
You can only do so much to prevent glitches, bad luck with computers is an occupational hazard I'm afraid. You counter them by having a good backup plan. I recommend regularly doing full Partition images so you don't lose too much next time bad luck occurs.
How to create a custom refresh image in Windows 8
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/create-custom-refresh-image-in-windows-8/
How to create a system image to refresh your Windows 8 PC
ok so basically iwent to the manufactures site and they told me to press f2 instaed of f8 because it was an acer ( i think). then i entered the bios screen and then rebooted to the usb recovery thingy. then set it to refresh. i have another question after i disconnect my usb when it is all well then how do i tell the computer to reboot from the hard drive. and also what should i do so this won't happen in the future. thanks in advance
no i can not even access advanced startup, neither i can access safe mode.it just keeps going from the acer start and keeps restarting
Is your BIOS setup to boot from your Recovery Drive? It needs to Boot from DVD ahead of Hard Drive in the list of booting options.
See if you can launch the Memory Test program from the Advanced Options Command Prompt.
If you can get to the Command Prompt the command required to launch the Memory Diagnostic Tool is MdSched.exe
See what other options are available to you via these too.
How To Access Advanced Startup Options in Windows 8
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/open-advanced-startup-options-windows-8.htm
Understanding and accessing Windows 8's advanced boot options
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/windows-8-advanced-boot-20121218/
Windows 8 Advanced Startup Options provide major improvements
Can you get into Safe Mode?
How to start Windows 8 in Safe Mode
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/start-windows-8-in-safe-mode/
Most new machines come with a recovery partition allowing you to go back to the time of purchase, you will have to check your user guides (or the manufacturer's Web Site) for instructions. Choosing that path requires you to save all valuable data first.
These options are built-in to Windows 8 also.
How to restore, refresh, or reset your PC
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc
