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Windows 8 won't boot, stuck on logo screen
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<blockquote data-quote="Fabiannnn" data-source="post: 323727" data-attributes="member: 32528"><p>Hello, sorry for reviving this old topic.</p><p></p><p>I just wanted to let you all know how to solve this problem, as I've been looking on the internet for a long period when I had this problem going on and couldn't find the correct solution. I tried a lot with my computer, and I finally found what is causing this problem.</p><p></p><p>If you're stuck on the logo, and it tries to boot for 5-10 minutes and then crashes into a short blue screen, then restarts into repair but it won't repair (black screen).. This is what you'll have to do:</p><p></p><p>This is a solution that does not involve completely wiping Windows hence losing all your files, nor reinstalling everything .</p><p></p><p>You need 2 computers for this:</p><p></p><p>- Unplug your hard drive from the computer that has this problem, then plug it into the secondary computer.</p><p>- From the secondary computer, enter the hard drive that you recently plugged in. Now locate the Windows folder, then open it.</p><p>- Sort the files by last modified</p><p>- You'll now see that ''bootstat.dat'' was edited last.</p><p>- Remove this file</p><p>- Plug your the hard drive back into the computer that had the problem</p><p>- Start the computer, you'll notice that it starts repairing the hard drive</p><p>- The computer now works again and you didn't lose a single file.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fabiannnn, post: 323727, member: 32528"] Hello, sorry for reviving this old topic. I just wanted to let you all know how to solve this problem, as I've been looking on the internet for a long period when I had this problem going on and couldn't find the correct solution. I tried a lot with my computer, and I finally found what is causing this problem. If you're stuck on the logo, and it tries to boot for 5-10 minutes and then crashes into a short blue screen, then restarts into repair but it won't repair (black screen).. This is what you'll have to do: This is a solution that does not involve completely wiping Windows hence losing all your files, nor reinstalling everything . You need 2 computers for this: - Unplug your hard drive from the computer that has this problem, then plug it into the secondary computer. - From the secondary computer, enter the hard drive that you recently plugged in. Now locate the Windows folder, then open it. - Sort the files by last modified - You'll now see that ''bootstat.dat'' was edited last. - Remove this file - Plug your the hard drive back into the computer that had the problem - Start the computer, you'll notice that it starts repairing the hard drive - The computer now works again and you didn't lose a single file. [/QUOTE]
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