HELP! Failure configuring Windows features

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"Failure configuring Windows features
Reverting changes
Do not turn off your computer."

Stuck on this loading screen and I can't get out! What do I do?!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
If it stays that way for a long time, shut off your computer.

But don't let it boot back up, you'll want to check your Hard Drive for errors first. You can download Hiren's Boot CD from the lonk below, burn it and boot to it after you shut your system off.

When it comes up, go into Dos Programs and then into Hard Drive Tools. I use GWscan, it depends on what kind of hard drive you have, GQscan can scan WD and Seagate drives, but not Hitachi or Toshiba or Samsungs. They have those tools in there too. Just do a quick scan, and if the Programs tells you it needs to do a full scan, do it, it should take about an hour.

After you do that, boot to the Mini-XP which is on Hiren's, and you can run a regular CHKDSK from there, it's better to do it that way cos you can see the progress.

After that, boot up the system and let it do any Auto Diag it may want to do, then check your Features again, see if the Feature you were trying to enable or disable was changed per your change.

It sounds like a lot, but with Windows 8 you have to check your drive for errors when it has been shut off ungracefully, because it corrupts the filesystem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center/Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
    CPU
    AMD 4400+/4200+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
    PSU
    Works 550w
    Case
    MSI "M-Box"
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable Medium Speed
    Browser
    Chrome/IE 10
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
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