New
#11
Before reinstalling Windows, I recommend booting into Safe Mode.
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete a few times during the blue Windows logo with the spinning dots (the logo may be the manufacturer's). (Not the motherboard screen)
2. Keep doing that until you get a "starting Startup Repair" message.
3. Wait for startup repair to finish scanning. It may or may not detect problems. If it detects and fixes problems, great, but I would recommend continuing anyway to make sure that everything has been fixed.
4. Choose Advanced Options on the screen after startup repair.
5. Choose Troubleshooting.
6. Choose Startup Options,
7. Click the "Reboot" button.
8. You'll get a screen of options that says to press the corresponding number of the startup mode that you want on the keyboard. Press the number for safe mode (I think this is 5)
9. If it boots into safe mode, great. If it can't, and freezes or something, you can just hold the power button on the front of the computer for a few seconds and it will shut off.
10. If it does boot, sign in, and open Device Manager.
11. In Device Manager, at the top, click Actions, and select Scan for Hardware Changes.
12. Any drivers you need for the hardware on the new computer will be installed (the old drivers most likely carried over).
Then choose Restart under Power in the start menu.
If that fails, boot into Safe Mode and right click and click remove on all of the devices in Device Manager and reboot, but if that also does not fix the problem, an install directly on that computer with a CD/USB would be your best bet.