Msi notebook. on startup it gets as far as the windows loading screen then crashes. iv tried F8 F3 rebootin and the same thing happens over again. i know that the problm is due to downloading a update for macfee antivirus but cant get my laptop to stay on long enough to fix it..help please

If you have backed up your data (photos, documents, etc.) on an external hard drive, USB disk, DVD's.

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After you have baked up your data. You could try to recover windows from the error by:
-Pressing F3 repeatedly when the unit is powered on.
-This will get you a menu to load Windows, or Windows recovery
-After this, select "Windows Sytem Recovery Options"
-Follow the on-screen options to try and fix the issue
-If this doesn't work, power on the laptop again and press F3
-load up the Windows option that you are given
!THIS WILL DELETE ALL YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND RESTORE THE COMPUTER TO FACTORY DEFAULTS!
-Select "MSI Recovery Manager"
-IF YOU ARE SURE IT'S OKAY TO LOSE ALL DATA: "OK" > "OK"

-IF F3 Doesn't work, either your recovery files are missing, or your hard disk is failing. If this is the case, you can read on at:

Reinstalling Windows when recovery fails MSI HQ User to User FAQ
Hope this helps!

Press F8 during boot, and load Safe Mode. A program may be preventing a proper startup.

Try disabling startup programs. Go to Start > Run (search in Win 7) and type MSConfig > Startup tab and uncheck anything that you don't want Windows to load automatically. It will make Windows boot faster and use less resources while running.


This just disables them in startup. Programs will still load, but when you initiate.

You don't say exactly at what point in the boot sequence the system crashed and restarts. Many things could be at work here. You say you are using the HDD from the previous system. Did you swap this drive straight out and are still using the OS load from the previous system? Windows loads drivers at startup based upon the hardware installed. If you are using and old WIndows load with a new mainboard, this could be the entire cause of your crashes. YOu may be able to get to SAGE mode and remove the old drivers and try to restart the system, but from experience I will tell you that to get the best results when installing a new mainboard, you should reload the OS from the original OS disk, and then load the new mainboard drivers.

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If all the the options in the Advance option wont work. 1.Removed your battery, ac adapter and drain you power button for 5 to 10 seconds. 2. Used only ac adapter and turn on the laptop keep on tapping f8 3. Tried any option again. first choice would be last known good configuration. then try safemode 4.If you are successful in going to safemode, try to do system restore. If it fails to load all oftions, and you dont have any important files -Try to reboot pc and hit f3 to reset the computer to factory setting. it will open a prompt to do a complete restore. If f3 does not work- the recovery partition is already corrupted. -You need to call MSI tech support to get a recovery disc from MSI -You need to resinstall the Operating System.

Some files have gone missing or corrupted. Could be Windows files or driver files. You can't replace the device as it's built-in on the motherboard. What you can try is to remove the driver, restart the PC, and reinstall. If that doesn't work, boot with the Windows installation CD and choose to repair Windows. Try updating the driver too.

You can also try setting the IP to be static in your notebook instead of letting the router set it through DHCP.

I've had a problem like this before but it's not even the wifi's fault. Try disabling one by one your startup programs. It happened to me that a program tries to connect to the network on startup but since wifi takes longer to connect than ethernet, it crashes and brings down Windows with it.

If it's still not working, I suggest disabling it and just get yourself a USB Wifi dongle...

You should try booting into safe mode. Press the F8 key before the windows logo and choose safe mode without network support. If windows loads run a checkdisk by right clicking on the c drive, left click on properties and then select the tools tab. From there you can run a disk test to check for errors. If you get that far then reboot and see if it starts normally. If not try F8 again and try selecting restore the last known working condition. This will restore your settings from the last time it worked. If you can’t get to the F8 screen get back with me and I will try a few more drastic solutions. Good Luck

Usually this happens when the vista boot loader fails. During boot up, keep tapping F8 and then select Disable Automatic Restart... and get the stop error code which usually starts with 0x

A few ways to try and eliminate.
Upon startup F8 for safe mode: Last Know Configuraton

Hit F8 for safe mode. Go into accessories>system tools>system restore
Doesn't work then: need Windows CD setup. Let it run and hit R for Recovery Console. At the DOS prompt type FIXMBR or FIXBOOT.
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try to do a clean reinstall of windows

if that does not work than when the comp starts up (after the BIOS tests) press F8 (or F5, i dont remember with one is for XP(i presume this is the OS ! if not ..do the same anyway !)) and try selecting VGA mode - the problem might be do to video drivers, or Safe mode ... log in as Administrator, and try to check if the hard drive is ok, if the computers drivers are installed ...etc ...

try these fore now and give more details if is still not loading. ....

Try this:

1. Turn on the laptop
2. Wait for the first page to go blank.
3. Start to press the F8 key repeadly
4. You should get a Windows Start" page pop up that gives options on how you want to start Windows.
5. If you see the Windows Logo (the screen you normally see when Windows starts) screen then just restart the laptop again.
6. Choose "Last known Good Configuration" and press Enter.

If that fails then please post back and we can try some other things.