vista not booting

Windows Vista Ultimate not booting due to Corrupt file
Why cant I just transfer the good boot files onto the old drive, then all my SETTINGS and PROGRAMS will be saved also. so my question to you smart people is...... what files would i have to replace in vista ultimate x86 to make my old drive boot properly. Is it that simple or am i just kidding myself?

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
Upgraded from XP to Vista Business originally, then to Ultimate. I know, messy. Not messy if done properly, but easy to make a wrong sidestep. What I really meant was whether you are - or ever were - dual-booting multiple operating systems at the same time. Your mention of the boot manager triggered that question.

Windows vista not booting
This is not 64 bit specific? You said that it is not possible to install unsigned drivers in vista 64, but I did, I did press “continue anyways”, it gives you the option. I really can’t do the upgrade installation you mentioned because I really want to keep XP as a dual boot in a seperate hard drive since many of

KB943899, vista not booting
Much slower than XP in boot time and app response therefore increased memory as well as eliminated non-essential Apps. My personal view is that the attention many people pay to how long it takes to boot is unwarranted. Assuming that the computer's speed is otherwise satisfactory, it may not be worth worrying about.

KB943899, vista not booting
The way to fix it is to boot from your Vista DVD. Since you are not savvy I will step through it. 1. Place the Vista DVD/CD in your DVD/CD drive. 2. When your computer boots up there should be an option displayed on the motherboard start up screen to 'Boot' or 'Boot from a Disk', this is normally set as F12 but it

Windows vista not booting
please help please_h...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general i think my computer is broken it will not give me a start menu and I can not hear anything please help "Michael Solomon" wrote: Paul MH wrote: Hello. i was upgrading my windows xp to windows vista when the power cable was

KB943899, vista not booting
Windows Novice Windows_Nov...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista performance_maintenance Hi, My PC is not booting (even in safe mode) due to corrupt/missing \windows\system32\config\system file. What should I do? This PC has dual boot of XP/Vista. When I try to start the PC with Vista DVD with

laptop not booting from any disc
Questions: - does anyone know what the Dell specific partitions were doing, what the boot order was, and how I might go about recreating it; It sounds as if you've altered the partition order. So its not booting from the right partition. Probably you'd have been able to recover if you'd had a Vista cd (M$ was/ is?

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
(donotspam) microsoft public windows vista general I think that's wishful thinking that all you will have to do is copy a file from your good boot copy to your bad boot copy. From your last comment it sounds as if your system can't mount the old hard drive. Way back when, before hard drives became Plug N Play and

How to tell 32 bit or 64 bit vista when computer will not boot
After running the Vista Business OS install I and failing the notebook after installing KB943899 I was able to safe boot and uninstalled the KB943899 update. After which I set the KB943899 update to be hidden. All was working fine. After reading you findings I decided to give it a go with the intention to roll back

Vista not booting up
I have installed it on my custom built desktop and not had a problem. -- willgimmence ------------------------------------------------------------------------ willgimmence's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=39450 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=889111

XP not booting
brink brink.2xa...@no-mx.forums.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Rob, You might try removing the extra HDD, and try with just the boot HDD. Once you have checked for newer SATA drivers and installed them, then you add the other HDD back. Other than this, I do not know. Shawn -- brink *There are

KB943899, vista not booting
It came with Vista Home Basic, which I returned to dell for a $100 refund. I installed my own copy of XP Pro. I now want to reinstall XP, but can not boot from the cd. I've tried booting off three seperate OS cd's, but after choosing cd/dvd in the boot menu, it sits at a blank screen, dvd drive idle, until I power

How do you repair windows entirely using your Windows Vista DV
Paul MH paulmorrish...@googlemail.com microsoft public windows vista general Hello. i was upgrading my windows xp to windows vista when the power cable was knockd and fell out when i start my comp it gives me three options Windows vista, earlier version, and windows setup roll back when i start windows vista i get

Mike computer Not booting,
Although the initial release of Windows Vista will not include UEFI x64 64-bit support, a subsequent Windows Vista release will support UEFI. [end Microsoft quote] So there you go, at the present time unless you have an Itanium computer you are not booting an EFI computer using any Microsoft operating systems.

KB943899, vista not booting
Tervueren Tervue...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsupdate Not just Dell users, Mesh owners are having the same problem, if you google this update there are more and more people having trouble. Methinks MS have really cocked this one up. I contacted MS support and was directed here !!!!

ActiveSync ruined my dual-boot - how to restore Vista boot order?
Do you still see the Windows Vista Boot Menu? Have you booted into Windows XP or not? If not you may have a Restore Point available to you to roll back to <Windows Nov...@discussions.microsoft.com> Subject: Windows Vista Ultimate not booting due to Corrupt file Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:35:01 -0700 Lines: 14

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
mikeyhsd mikey...@comcast.net microsoft public windows vista general when you selected the vista roll back option did you allow the system to try and roll back or interrupt it mid stream. mikey...@comcast.net "Paul MH" <paulmorrish...@googlemail.com> wrote in message

Startup repair not working
WGD wgd.roami...@verizon.net microsoft public windows vista general See my posting above, pulled from another (non-PC related) newsgroup. Is the solution hogwash? I do not know, just making Vista users aware of what "might" be going on. A MS MVP should have a more complete answer.

Vista will not boot - work around
"Darrell Gorter[MSFT]" Darre...@online.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general Hello, If you have media, you can boot to the Repair option offered on the Of you can follow the steps in this article where you need to take ownership of the article 929833 Some Windows Vista functions may not work,