Some stages to simplify description:<\/p>\n
1. Windows 7 x64 is working fine.<\/p>\n
2. Shutdown like normal, unplug computer, install new HDD, accidentally unplug cable to Boot SSD (but left sata power plugged into drive), start computer.<\/p>\n
3. Obvious boot error.<\/p>\n
4. Discover dislodged sata cable, plug in, boot.<\/p>\n
5. Everything seems to be going fine, windows boots, login screen appears, I log on and the desktop appears.<\/p>\n
6. First sign of a problem is that the loading circle on the network icon in the lower left freezes. I can still do limited things, open “My Computer” start task manager, open VLC. If I try to open firefox or right click “computer” to open the “Manage” window, DWM freezes but VLC and My computer keep functioning like normal.<\/p>\n
7. OK, weird. I shut down. Freezes at “shutting down” –> hard shutdown.<\/p>\n
8. Boot into safemode. I am able to get into “Manage” and take the opportunity to initialize and format the new drive. everything runs in safemode.<\/p>\n
9. Restart and run windows. 6 occures again. –> hard shutdown *grimace*<\/p>\n
10. Insert windows install disk, run startup repair –> “no problems”. Run windows memory check on next restart. restart, memory check, no problems.<\/p>\n
11. Reboot, select old HDD with other windows 7 installation, boot. Boots fine, login, everything works, none of the problems in 6. I am at this stage right now.<\/p>\n
I would like to:<\/p>\n
> understand the problem
\n>fix it without a fresh install(lots of programs I don’t want to reinstall…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"iawp_total_views":6},"question-category":[42],"question_tags":[],"class_list":["post-13214","question","type-question","status-publish","hentry","question-category-windows-7"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computing.net\/answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/question\/13214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computing.net\/answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/question"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computing.net\/answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/question"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computing.net\/answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computing.net\/answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computing.net\/answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"question-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computing.net\/answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/question-category?post=13214"},{"taxonomy":"question_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computing.net\/answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/question_tags?post=13214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}