Windows Error Recovery - Inspiron 1545

isaacsouthwell,

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Try running a factory image restore on the system.

The Dell™ Factory Image Restore tool replaces PC Restore. Access it from the boot menu. Once in the menu select the option to "Repair Your Computer"

This utility formats the operating system hard drive partition prior to restoring the factory image. This means data on that partition is deleted and cannot be recovered.

If you create a second partition with a third-party utility, Dell Factory Image Restore is not affected as long as the image partition is not removed.

hi there,

thanks for your reply.

unfortunately i do not get this option when going into the boot menu.  the only options i have are:

1/  Windows Vista

2/ Windows Memory Diagnostic

both these options take me back to the inital Windows Error Recovery screen.

Any other ideas?

thanks

isaac

While trying to restore one of my client's Inspiron 1721 laptop via th "repair my computer" F8 boot option I am running into a similar loop as Isaac.

When I choose the "repair my computer" option from the F8 menu I land in the Windows Error Recovery menu with the same two options that Isaac is seeing.  Launch Startup Repair (Recommended) & Start Windows Normally.  There is an automatic 30 second timer countdown and if I let it get down to zero or hit Enter to do the recommended startup repair the screen blanks for a second and then I'm back at the same place with the 30 second countdown started all over again.  From the help documentation that I've been reading about doing a factory image restore this Error Recovery menu is not what is supposed to show up when I choose Repair My Computer from the F8 Advanced Boot menu.

Will my customer have to order system disks from Dell? 

Or are there other things that can be tried?

Thanks for the help (and let me know if I need to start a new thread)

~Chris Heath

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See if this article helps: Article ID: 336966

I kept pressing F8 a lot while the POST was going so that I could get into the menu before Windows started.

has anyone actually sorted this error as this is now happening to my friends pc?

I'm having similar issues. I got some sort of virus a day ago and managed to get rid of it with reinstalling everything...(windows, drivers, etc) computer was working fine until (i'm assuming) automatic updates were installed overnight and every time I used it it would lock up after only minutes of use. I began uninstalling the updates one by one (because I was unaware of which update was causing things to lock up) and in the midst of doing so, got booted off...that was 7 hours ago. I have tried everything...F8 no longer gives me the option of system restore...and if I attempt to go into safe mode, it just recycles back into the "microsoft corporation" screen then back into the black screen asking me what mode I want to go into (To which, no mode that I select works) and over and over again...constant loop. I'm attempting to use the installation disk now, and it's taking a very, very long time...any help would be very much appreciated! Major distress here!

Lisa

how did you solve the problem? the exact same thing is happening to me... Plz help!

I am having exactly the same problems on my son's laptop. Tried the above but no joy. Don't have any discs at all with the laptop - think everything came pre-installed. WIll wait with interest to see if any solutions.

My 1545 was not booting today. I could choose two options - Start Windows Normally or a repair option. I tried both and it kept looping back to the same screen. Windows looked like it was going to start but it would reboot. I placed an install DVD for Windows 7 in the drive and clicked F12 to boot from DVD drive. After running the repair option and rebooting it my laptop seems to be working again. I am pretty sure I had a system file or two corrupted. It does not look like there is any problem with the hardware.

PLEASE HELP ME: Dell Inspiron 1545:

Computer will not load on safe mode

F8 Menu doesnt have that "repair your computer" option

I tried the CD recovery & it just doesn't work

It just stays on the page with "Microsoft Corporation" & it seems to be loading something for hours... nothing loads

This is the message once i turn it on without trying nothing else: "Windows Error Recovery" and asks me to install the CD I have done this toooo many times & at the ends is the same thing nothing is fixed

I WANT TO DO THE FACTORY RESET - I WANT TO DELETE EVERYTHING AND START FRESH PLEASE HELP ME!

Thank You.

Im having same problem. I was going to purchase windows 7 software and install it from scratch. But i noticed windows 8 might work by looking at specs. So i just purchased that, later tonight im going to try to install windows 8 and hope everything works.  Il keep you updated if it works.   Otherwise im selling the laptop on ebay as for parts or repair.  Message me if you like

Try Windows 10 Insider Build 10074, theres no point in buying Windows 8.1 as it'll be obsolete in Late summer as Windows 8.1 users are upgraded to Windows 10 RTM:

http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-microsoft-windows-and-office/download-microsoft-windows/download-windows-10-technical-preview-iso/

Your Windows 7 OEM license should also be eligible for a free upgrade but theres no mention on how Microsoft are going to allow the "free" upgrade when you can't boot into the previous Windows 7 OEM installation.

Yea i know, but i cant even get into the laptop as of now. And dont have windows 7 disc or code number of anything.    Im stuck on windows error recovery black screen due to an issue.  Admin password isnt working, so i cant get into dell bios. And it just keeps bringing me back to same black page ( windows error recovery) whatever its called.

So i heard buying software is a way to fix it by reinstalling it.    If you have any other solution to the problem, pleasee let me know.