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Wife's Computer Won't Boot Into Safe Mode
Posted on 9/17/21 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 9/17/21 at 7:42 pm
If I re-format her hard drive, can I access the BIOS to reinstall Windows from a thumb drive?
We got an "overrun of a stack-based buffer" error and I can't reboot in safe mode.
We got an "overrun of a stack-based buffer" error and I can't reboot in safe mode.
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Posted on 9/17/21 at 7:44 pm to Stadium Rat
Can you boot from a recovery drive?
Posted on 9/17/21 at 8:05 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Her PC doesn't even have a CD drive. And I can't get to the bios to change the boot drive to USB.
This post was edited on 9/17/21 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 9/17/21 at 8:18 pm to Stadium Rat
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Her PC doesn't even have a CD drive. And I can't get to the bios to change the boot drive to USB.
Is this a laptop or a desktop? Regardless, how comfortable are you going in and manually clearing cmos?
Posted on 9/17/21 at 8:57 pm to Joshjrn
It's a laptop.
I know nothing about changing the cmos.
I was thinking I could pull the hard drive and format it. Then could I do a new install of Win 10? It'a a 4 year old convertible laptop/tablet.
I know nothing about changing the cmos.
I was thinking I could pull the hard drive and format it. Then could I do a new install of Win 10? It'a a 4 year old convertible laptop/tablet.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 9:02 pm to Stadium Rat
quote:
It's a laptop.
I know nothing about changing the cmos.
It would likely be a pain in the arse, with no guarantee it would help you along.
quote:
I was thinking I could pull the hard drive and format it. Then could I do a new install of Win 10? It'a a 4 year old convertible laptop/tablet.
Worth a shot, assuming you can manage to format it.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 10:05 pm to Joshjrn
So, if I had a newly formatted hard drive in it, could I reach the BIOS?
Posted on 9/18/21 at 7:14 am to Stadium Rat
Does she have any files she doesn't want to lose? Might be better to move the hard drive into an external enclosure. Then you might be able to access them from a different computer.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 7:25 am to Stadium Rat
quote:
So, if I had a newly formatted hard drive in it, could I reach the BIOS?
Depends what’s wrong. If not, I would try clearing the bios next. If that doesn’t work, you likely have some kind of hardware failure.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:56 am to Joshjrn
Disconnect the existing hard drive, I sent a bootable USB drive. Power on, usually pressing F8 as soon as you see the logo screen will allow you to select the boot drive (this may vary depending on on bios versions).
Either way if you can't select boot drive, it may run out of options and if USB boot is available it will find it if no bootable hard drive is present.
Either way if you can't select boot drive, it may run out of options and if USB boot is available it will find it if no bootable hard drive is present.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 10:30 am to Bestbank Tiger
quote:She backed up her files right before we evacuated for Ida.
Does she have any files she doesn't want to lose? Might be better to move the hard drive into an external enclosure. Then you might be able to access them from a different computer.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 10:37 am to dakarx
quote:Can't get to safe mode. After the logo, this comes up:
Disconnect the existing hard drive, I sent a bootable USB drive. Power on, usually pressing F8 as soon as you see the logo screen will allow you to select the boot drive (this may vary depending on on bios versions).
Either way if you can't select boot drive, it may run out of options and if USB boot is available it will find it if no bootable hard drive is present.
Then it goes to a black screen with cursor and a small blue loading symbol. Never moves on from that.
This post was edited on 9/18/21 at 10:41 am
Posted on 9/18/21 at 10:44 am to Stadium Rat
What he's saying is to disconnect the current windows install drive, but plug in a usb install drive. If the motherboard isn't an idiot, when it doesn't see the drive it expects, it should automatically move down the line.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 10:55 am to Joshjrn
quote:Oh, I see what you're saying. If I can get the USB to boot and I've reformatted the hard drive on another computer, can I then reinstall it?
What he's saying is to disconnect the current windows install drive, but plug in a usb install drive. If the motherboard isn't an idiot, when it doesn't see the drive it expects, it should automatically move down the line.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 11:02 am to Stadium Rat
Depends on what, exactly, is wrong. But possibly.
Posted on 9/18/21 at 11:23 am to Stadium Rat
Quick questions just to clarify. You cannot boot in regular or safe mode, correct?
Also, on BIOS, which key are you hitting to try to get into the BIOS? F10, F2, F12, F1, or DEL are all possibilities.
I think I would start by trying to boot from a bootable USB drive.
ETA: https://rufus.ie/en/
Also, on BIOS, which key are you hitting to try to get into the BIOS? F10, F2, F12, F1, or DEL are all possibilities.
I think I would start by trying to boot from a bootable USB drive.
ETA: https://rufus.ie/en/
This post was edited on 9/18/21 at 11:28 am
Posted on 9/18/21 at 12:01 pm to mdomingue
quote:Correct
Quick questions just to clarify. You cannot boot in regular or safe mode, correct?
quote:It's an Acer - supposed to be F8. I haven't tried any others.
Also, on BIOS, which key are you hitting to try to get into the BIOS? F10, F2, F12, F1, or DEL are all possibilities.
This post was edited on 9/18/21 at 12:20 pm
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