Computer won't start normally

My computer won't start normally (occasionally freezes after start up)

Once i get to the vista screen and type in my password it brings me to
my home screen with my wall paper but I cannot get it to respond to
anything i click.

Using it on safe mode is the only way i can get it to start up and run
normally.

when i started it up the first time this popped up:

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware of software change might be
the
cause.

I have a Sony VAIO laptop running on windows vista home premium. My
operating system is a 64-bit.

I currently do not have a anti virus program running, it expired and my
computer started doing this before i had time to upgrade it.

I've had a few suggestions to re download windows vista clean, but i
have not found a download website yet.

A lot of websites i have gone to also suggests that i re download
windows vista with a CD but my PC did not come with a disk.

Please help! I'm open for any suggestions, I'm willing to try anything.


If you need any more information about my problem, i will be happy to
inform you.

Thanks


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Vistahelpplease

Hi,

> I currently do not have a anti virus program running, it expired and my
> computer started doing this before i had time to upgrade it.

You are now discovering the penalty for this.

> I've had a few suggestions to re download windows vista clean, but i
> have not found a download website yet.

And you won't, not a legitimate one at least outsider of an MSDN or Technet
subscription. There are no legal sources outside of them.

What you probably have is malware in the user-definded startup axis. A tool
like autoruns (will work in safe mode) may help you to isolate and disable
the problem. Autoruns:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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"Vistahelpplease" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> My computer won't start normally (occasionally freezes after start up)
>
> Once i get to the vista screen and type in my password it brings me to
> my home screen with my wall paper but I cannot get it to respond to
> anything i click.
>
> Using it on safe mode is the only way i can get it to start up and run
> normally.
>
> when i started it up the first time this popped up:
>
> Windows failed to start. A recent hardware of software change might be
> the
> cause.
>
> I have a Sony VAIO laptop running on windows vista home premium. My
> operating system is a 64-bit.
>
> I currently do not have a anti virus program running, it expired and my
> computer started doing this before i had time to upgrade it.
>
> I've had a few suggestions to re download windows vista clean, but i
> have not found a download website yet.
>
> A lot of websites i have gone to also suggests that i re download
> windows vista with a CD but my PC did not come with a disk.
>
> Please help! I'm open for any suggestions, I'm willing to try anything.
>
>
> If you need any more information about my problem, i will be happy to
> inform you.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> Vistahelpplease