Laptop won't turn on after updates

Hi just wondered if anyone knows what the problem is if my computer tells me
i have updates to install when i go to turn it off when i then come back to
turn it on the next day it either takes forever to turn on or won't turn on
at all.

This always happens after updates but not at any other time sometimes it
eventually starts up but today the only way it completely froze and the only
way i could sort it out was to take the battery out in then came up with a
message to say it hadn't be shut down properly the last time so somewhere
along the line its obviously turning on but it never reachers the welcome
screen on my desktop

I have windows vista if anyone can tell me what the problem is i would be
very greatful!!

Charly wrote:
> Just wondered if anyone knows what the problem is if my computer
> tells me i have updates to install when i go to turn it off when i
> then come back to turn it on the next day it either takes forever
> to turn on or won't turn on at all.
>
> This always happens after updates but not at any other time
> sometimes it eventually starts up but today the only way it
> completely froze and the only way i could sort it out was to take
> the battery out in then came up with a message to say it hadn't be
> shut down properly the last time so somewhere along the line its
> obviously turning on but it never reachers the welcome screen on my
> desktop
>
> I have windows vista if anyone can tell me what the problem is i
> would be very greatful!!

What happens (what is shown, etc) if you do updates manually?
What does your update history show in Windows Vista (success/failure/etc?)

Not sure how to manually update in Windows Vista?
Not sure how to view your update history in Windows Vista?

Try the built-in help system and the keywords given to you (or plain
english) and/or Google:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

To be honest i haven't done the updates manually very often but i do remember
once when i did i seemed to have the same problem the next day

The update history shows successful for all updates


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Charly wrote:
> > Just wondered if anyone knows what the problem is if my computer
> > tells me i have updates to install when i go to turn it off when i
> > then come back to turn it on the next day it either takes forever
> > to turn on or won't turn on at all.
> >
> > This always happens after updates but not at any other time
> > sometimes it eventually starts up but today the only way it
> > completely froze and the only way i could sort it out was to take
> > the battery out in then came up with a message to say it hadn't be
> > shut down properly the last time so somewhere along the line its
> > obviously turning on but it never reachers the welcome screen on my
> > desktop
> >
> > I have windows vista if anyone can tell me what the problem is i
> > would be very greatful!!
>
> What happens (what is shown, etc) if you do updates manually?
> What does your update history show in Windows Vista (success/failure/etc?)
>
> Not sure how to manually update in Windows Vista?
> Not sure how to view your update history in Windows Vista?
>
> Try the built-in help system and the keywords given to you (or plain
> english) and/or Google:
>
> Search using Google!
> http://www.google.com/
> (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Are you running Vista or Vista SP1 now? (just a question!)

Is the machine still under warranty or service contract?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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Charly wrote:
> Hi just wondered if anyone knows what the problem is if my computer tells
> me
> i have updates to install when i go to turn it off when i then come back
> to
> turn it on the next day it either takes forever to turn on or won't turn
> on
> at all.
>
> This always happens after updates but not at any other time sometimes it
> eventually starts up but today the only way it completely froze and the
> only
> way i could sort it out was to take the battery out in then came up with a
> message to say it hadn't be shut down properly the last time so somewhere
> along the line its obviously turning on but it never reachers the welcome
> screen on my desktop
>
> I have windows vista if anyone can tell me what the problem is i would be
> very greatful!!