[nhmdp]

I had thought mine is shutting down n restarting now i realized it was going to sleep...by the way how to restart the laptop? I use Samsung. It has only power button and there is no button for restart... what do I do?

[Cookiegal]

You have to insert a Windows 7 CD to boot from in order to do the fix. If you don't have it you can borrow one from a friend for this purpose.

You can follow the instructions in this post:

http://forums.techguy.org/8383924-post35.html

BTW, it looks like Windows Updates were not the cause of the problem but rather Adobe Flash updates.

[nhmdp]

is there any way where we can restart the laptop without the restart button?

[Cookiegal]

What restart button are you referring to? How do you start it normally, by pressing the Power button, no?

[nhmdp]

i was able to restart now...then i pressed F1 n then F8 but i am not finding Repair Your Computer...what should I do?

[nhmdp]

Is it not possible to repair without the windows CD?

[Cookiegal]

You need a CD to boot from. If you can't borrow Windows 7 from someone you can download Puppy Linux to boot the machine and then copy the file to the proper directory. Unfortunately, I can't walk you through that procedure. I'll see if I can find someone else who can.

[nhmdp]

Ok at last I was able to fix it. Tried all the things that you all said here. Thanks a lot everyone. I was scared that my laptop will not function again. And I did not require the CD. Once again thank you.

[hapapinoy24]

Okay, so I went to the other thread located at the link below and found a couple posts with suggestions I will try.

URL: http://forums.techguy.org/windows-7/...t-start-2.html

Originally Posted by mhd1360

Insert Windows DVD and wait until you see Windows 7 installation main page .
Click on "Repair your computer"
click Next
You have to know where is your original windows 7 is stored,In this page at the top of that It writes "Windows 7 on ( D: ) Local Disk"
Even if your windows was in drive C now it mapped on D so you have to address it to drive "D"
in this example it's on drive "D" So I will copy Crypt32.dll to drive "D" (See the attachment)
Click "Command Prompt"
Type these commands and press enter after each line :

CD\Windows\System32
Copy crypt32.dll D:\Winsows\System32

if you see "1 file(s) copied." it means it has done successfully.
Remove DVD , close command prompt window and click on "restart"
Your computer should be fixed.

Also, I watched the Youtube video that was posted. I got the Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit CD from someone I know, too.

MY QUESTION: Since I have Win7 64-bit, should "CD\Windows\System32" instead be "CD\Windows\System64" for my computer?

I don't want to test this solution/method until I get an answer for my question above. Thanks for all the help from everyone who posted so far.

[Elvandil]

Not if it's crypt32.dll.

By the way, you never need the Vista or 7 DVD to replace files. They are all located in the Side-by-side folder, which is also why sfc doesn't need the DVD.

[Cookiegal]

Originally Posted by Elvandil

Not if it's crypt32.dll.

By the way, you never need the Vista or 7 DVD to replace files. They are all located in the Side-by-side folder, which is also why sfc doesn't need the DVD.

Thanks for the clarification Elvandil. Admittedly, I don't know enough about Windows 7 so apologize for any misinformation.

[hapapinoy24]

Originally Posted by Elvandil

Not if it's crypt32.dll.

By the way, you never need the Vista or 7 DVD to replace files. They are all located in the Side-by-side folder, which is also why sfc doesn't need the DVD.

Thanks.

I don't know where the side-by-side folder is located, so I used the Win7 CD/DVD I got from a friend.

[mhd1360]

So , did you fixed it ?

[hapapinoy24]

Good News: mhd1360's solution worked and my computer is working again. Woohoo! Thank you.

However... Two messages popped up on my screen after the successful boot. 1) A notification for an Adobe Flash update popped up (I ignored it/clicked on "Remind Me Later"); 2) System Restore failed (clicked "OK" or whatever).

I tested Firefox again and went to ESPN.com to watch a video. The video is lagging, and it is causing Firefox to act very "buggy." Does anyone have any solutions to fix this problem and/or advice on what to do about the Adobe Flash Update that popped up?

[hapapinoy24]

More pop-ups:
- Firefox update
- Java update

Should I go ahead and update these? (Do you think this will help minimize any "bugs"/lags?

Also, I still want to address the Adobe Flash Update since that was what caused all this mess. Should I update that, too?