messed something up

**moving-target** · 05-07-12, 09:39 AM

ran ccleaner the other day and now whenever i boot up it goes to the bios menu eveything works fine its just a bit annoying

**Warprosper** · 05-07-12, 09:42 AM

well hate to tell you this ... but running cc cleaner will not make your computer boot into the bios.. we are talking about 2 different monsters here..

**DJ Ms. White** · 05-07-12, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Warprosper

well hate to tell you this ... but running cc cleaner will not make your computer boot into the bios.. we are talking about 2 different monsters here..

What if he used the registry cleaner and something got borked?

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**moving-target** · 05-07-12, 10:12 AM

i cleaned everything if my settings are the same as when i did it i did the whole system list the whole advanced list minus custom files and folders all the apps list minus some firefoxe options and registry cleaner i use often

**Thorsen** · 05-07-12, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

What if he used the registry cleaner and something got borked?

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Windows isn't loaded yet when BIOS is launched. At that point in the boot cycle you're running off the motherboard memory/software. You could have a completely fucked Windows installation and it would not affect your BIOS or boot sequence.

Only way it might affect anything in BIOS is if you somehow damaged hardware, but that seems unlikely.

**Warprosper** · 05-07-12, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

What if he used the registry cleaner and something got borked?

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The registry doesn't work like that. It is meant to change parameters within the OS not the BIOS.

**Warprosper** · 05-07-12, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by moving-target

i cleaned everything if my settings are the same as when i did it i did the whole system list the whole advanced list minus custom files and folders all the apps list minus some firefoxe options and registry cleaner i use often

When your computer is booting what do you see before you have to restart... Or what do you see right before it restarts itself..

**Rooster050** · 05-07-12, 10:19 AM

What exactly is is doing in bios? Is it error checking/scanning or anything like that?

Try unplugging your keyboard and any external HDD you may have when booting. ( this rules out any external hardware from causing the issue) If that doesn't work, it could be you need a new CMOS battery. Another thing to try if all else fails is throwing in your windows disk and choosing "repair install".

I could see cccleaner causing this. I've seen it throw computers into BSOD after it performed it's so called "cleaning" tasks. It has the capability to clean up your registry... So it is possible that it changed/removed an entry or 2.

Cleaning your registry is generally not recommended and can create more problems then it fixes. If you chose this option, now you know not to do it again.

**Rooster050** · 05-07-12, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Warprosper

The registry doesn't work like that. It is meant to change parameters within the OS not the BIOS.

It probably didn't change anything in the bios at all, but it could have messed with the way the OS boots up, causing the bios to run some kind of scan or check on the HDD before it recognizes it as a bootable disk.

**Warprosper** · 05-07-12, 10:42 AM

The MBR is what knows where to boot and how to boot to it.. The registry does not modify this either. The only possible thing here is that he deleted some kernel settings in the registry and is causing the os to load partially then going into constant reboot.