Windows 7 won’t boot / Safe Mode stuck at CLASSPNP.SYS

Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member -  
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Hello,

My mother has a problem with her PC.
She didn’t make the recovery CDs for her laptop, so reinstalling Windows 7 is going to be difficult!
Moreover, she has photos that she cares about a lot. I don’t know how to recover them for her...

Could you please help me? She is retired and her computer is vital for her.
On Tuesday she cried so much about her PC that she asked my sister to take her to buy another one (but with her retirement of 900€, I’d like to spare her such an expense).

Here is the problem:

The computer starts up normally, Windows 7 loads up to “Starting Windows…” with the color Windows window loading, loading, loading… for nothing

If I restart the PC, it offers me to “Launch System Restore (recommended)” or “Start Windows Normally.” So I choose to start Windows normally: again the infinite Windows loading...

If I agree to launch the System Restore tool: “Windows loads the files,” then after a second I see the Windows bar appear and disappear immediately… Then nothing. Black screen.

When I press F8, several options are displayed:

- Repair Your Computer
- Safe Mode
- Safe Mode with Networking
- Command Prompt in Safe Mode

Regarding “Safe Mode,” it shows lots of files loaded from system32/<drivers> up to “Classpnp.sys.” It then says “Please Wait,” and nothing more.

Regarding the Repair option, I had tried “Repair Your Computer” from that menu... but I get a black screen.

Regarding “Command Prompt in Safe Mode,” the result is the same as “Safe Mode”:

The computer loads many files from: “Windows\system32\drivers\”

Then it loads last “Windows\system32\drivers\Classpnp.sys” and tells me “Please Wait” for five minutes… then a blue screen appears for 2 seconds.

The laptop then restarts and presents me with “Launch System Restore (recommended)” or “Start Windows Normally.”

Please help me… A big thank you in advance.</drivers>

13 answers

Jojo
 
I heard about this problem around me with 2 people, and tonight for me it’s the same ... ( Virus? ). The last thing I installed yesterday is tadada: "a Java update" ? Could this Java junk be the cause?
I’ll try your solution and I’ll let you know...
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
Woohooo!!!!

A huge thank you ikewdu!!!
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Anonymous user
 
Well,

If it starts, immediately create your restoration DVDs and copy personal data to an external drive. It can recur. The hard drive is probably fragile, and it’s better to prepare recovery or reinstallation tools, in case you need to replace it someday.

1. Create factory reinstall DVds from the Acer eRecovery program (Programs - Acer): https://fr.answers.acer.com/app/error/error_id/1/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNjA3NDI2NzY5L2dlbi8xNjA3NDI2NzY5L3NpZC9mVXh1X1p4cVpMWG5iQU5obVdqVkF3YWlSa29kclhHZDE3Y2dySlFGMFdfeFRUanlFcV9RZlIxeDYwJTdFcTFkYlRGb0F6a2NQeXBIWklsYnF2RzZTbk54UUZ5czYlN0V6Qk9lY3gzdVMyS1ZHcWVreE4yUjg4ZWVNdDdBJTIxJTIx
2. Create a recovery CD: https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/22911-creer-un-disque-de-reparation-sur-windows-7
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
Good, short-lived good news! 2 days after my departure, the PC stopped working again!
Now it shows
"PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM
No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key"

If I put the CD for mini XP, it works.
I’m repeating what I did last time but it doesn’t finish...

I read on the internet that it could be the HDD that’s dead. How can I tell?

Thanks in advance for the help
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Anonymous user
 
Hi, you found the problem. If the issue reappears, it's because the DD is dead.
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
so DD dead/hosed ???
Arf :-(
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
But how can I be sure that’s really it ????
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
Thank you for your help.
There, everything has been unplugged and the battery removed. I kept holding the power button for more than 30 seconds but there’s no change.
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
Now I have a gray screen with white (looks like a wallpaper) and the mouse cursor (it responds when I move it). The cursor is however quite large (looks like safe mode but there’s nothing else).
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
I haven't touched anything since this screen and a window appeared: "Startup Repair." "The System Startup Repair tool is checking your system for problems..."
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
It’s still searching...
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Anonymous user
 
Hi,

In my opinion, it would be better to start by retrieving the data from the PC. Do you have a CD reader on this PC?
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
Yes, there is a DVD player.
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Anonymous user
 
Hello,

You will download Hiren's BootCD.

On the same site, there is a tutorial to create a bootable CD. When it's done, you boot the PC directly from it and launch Mini XP. You will then be able to access the hard drive folders and save the data to an external disk. After that, we'll see about troubleshooting.
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
I have 3 sections:

Hard Disk Drives (there are 4: RamDrive / SYSTEM RESERVED / Local Disk / Mini Xp)
Devices with Removable Storage (there are 2: Removable Disk / HBCD 15.2)
Control Panel

I suppose you have to choose one of the 4 Hard Disk Drives (I tend to think of Local Disk)
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Anonymous user
 
Yes... make the image I asked you for, and see if you find your files.
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
Am I wrong?
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Anonymous user
 
No, I don't think so, but I would like to see two or three things about how your hard drive is organized. And the image is the most informative. I want to see if you have a recovery partition, for example.
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
How do I show you?
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Anonymous user
 
You take a screenshot (or photo) and send the file to www.cjoint.com and you provide the link.
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Anonymous user
 
Hi,

Do you have a Windows 7 DVD or the recovery/repair console?
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
Windows 7 was already installed and she didn’t make the restore CDs...
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Anonymous user
 
Start by doing one first thing... unplug everything connected to the PC... remove the battery and the charger, and press the power button for 30 seconds to discharge residual current, then try again (with just the charger, then with both).

If it still behaves that way, we'll first look at how to recover the files. Does the PC have a DVD drive or not?
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
I’ll let it run, but it seems very long (the PC shows several minutes).

Otherwise, is there a way to recover the data (photos) from my mother’s PC? If so, how? If I connect the two PCs by USB, can I access the hard drive of the problematic PC from mine?
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
Thank you.
I’ve just started the download, it’ll take about 3 hours (shitty connection at my mom’s place!).
Then I’ll burn it to a CD and do what you told me. A thousand thanks for the data rescue.

Simple question: I don’t burn the .rar file, right? I decompress, right? ;)
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Anonymous user
 
Look at the tutorial on the same page.
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cheriecoeur Posted messages 91 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1
 
Hello,
I have exactly the same problem as "Optimistikman" I am in the process of downloading the software, I am rubbish at English is it easy? Could someone help me?
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optimistikman
 
I burned the CD. It doesn’t start. I went into the BIOS to set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device but I’m not really sure...

I have 6 items:

1. IDE0: Hitachi HTS547575A9E384
2. IDE1: HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT32N
3. USB FDD:
4. Network Boot: LEGACY PCI DEVICE
5. USB HDD:
6. USB CDROM:

I logically set 6. USB CDROM as first but it doesn’t work.

Which drive is it according to you?

Thanks again
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Anonymous user
 
Hi,

In my opinion, it’s ide1: HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT32N
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
That was it! Thanks

However, I can’t find the DD folders. I have "my computer," is that right?
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Anonymous user
 
yes... you can already right-click on it, choose "disk management" and take a screenshot that you upload to www.cjoint.com

For your files, you double-click on My Computer, then C or D, users/your id and you navigate there.
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Optimistikman Posted messages 40 Status Member 11
 
It ran all night! It fixed a lot of errors...
It’s back to x:/i386/system32>c, so I’m going to go out and relaunch I think. Right?
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Anonymous user
 
Yes, try a restart. Otherwise, do the requested images.
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