I'm running Windows 8 on a Dell laptop. Every time I try to start up my laptop, it goes to a blue screen, but it flashes away before I can read the error, then it starts loading the "Preparing Automatic Repair" screen. After that, it goes to a screen where it asks if you want to Troubleshoot or Turn off the PC. The results are as follows
1) Refresh your PC
I get a message that says "The drive where Windows is installed is locked. Unlock the drive and try again."
2) Reset your PC
Haven't tried that yet. That's kind of a last resort thing for me.
3) Dell Backup and Recovery
"The recovery environment is incomplete or corrupted. We recommend that you to try to recover your system from another bootable recovery media."
4) Advanced Options
1) System Restore
"To use System Restore, you must specify which Windows installation to restore. Restart this computer, select an operating system, and then select System Restore."
2) System Image Recovery
"An internal error occurred. The following information might help you resolve the error: The system cannot find the file specified. (0x80070002)
3) Automatic Repair
Doesn't help at all. Just says Diagnosing PC then gives me a screen that says "Automatic Repair couldn't repair your PC. Press "Advanced options" to try other options to repair your PC or "Shut down" to turn off your PC. Log file: "
4 & 5) Doesn't really help me cause I have no idea what to do with them.
I don't understand why this has happened. It was working perfectly fine before.