HELP! Black Screen & wont boot up windows Vista

[Azzaboi]

Unless you can work blind and it's still actually functioning?
Your best bet would be to remote access the laptop - most techics have special tools and software to do this.
If it's hardware failure, there is probably not must you can do about it but send it in for repair.
Your've tried using a external monitor?

[johngetter]

Download this
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

Burn to dvd. boot it. Select repair. DONT INSTALL. choose your options.
there you go.

[Salmon Trout]

Link to torrents for Windows recovery disks. Is this legal?

[JJ 3000]

Link to torrents for Windows recovery disks. Is this legal?

Yes.

Dave, the fact that safe mode didn't produce any results is indicative of a hardware failure. Safe mode loads a generic video driver, so if the driver was the culprit, then safe mode would have worked. Have you tried connecting the laptop to an external monitor? Do you see anything at all on the screen when the computer is first starting up? Can you see the BIOS screen? If you are unsure how to get to BIOS look here:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000192.htm

[Chindia]

Hi thx for your replies I dont have an extrnal monitor to try & view the screen via this menthod I only have this very slow laptop!

I'll try BIOS & post later

thx again for help!

Dave

[Chindia]

Hi When I press start button the drive does whir for a few seconds, & some paint green lines across the screen I cant get into BIOS using any of the methods ie F1, F2 holding down key for stuck down key.

Thx Dave

[Chindia]

PROGRESS

I have found the Vista Recovery disc that came with my laptop, this is what I have done, but I am stuck now to progress!

1 Load recovery disc
2 Boot from cd/dvd
3 Windows is loading files
4 Install windows & choose languages
5 Choose ‘repair computer’
6 Searching for windows recovery options
Window showing

System Recovery   Partition Size   Local
Options         101338      (c:) Boot
Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista
7 Choose a recovery tool
Start up repair – click on restart
Windows error recovery
I then get a blank screen with a blinking arrow
DRIVERS?
I did not know what to choose if when says install drivers from the list

I also tried restore point but it asks to insert 
 rstrui.exe/offline:c:\windows
I don’t know where to install this
I can also start in safe mode with the CD inserted.

[Chindia]

I have carried out an windows memory diagnostic tool check on extended memory which didnt find any faults.

If I start insafe mode, with command prompt loads/shows windows drivers, I then get a blank screen with cursor/arrow blinking.

HELP REQUIRED TO FINISH REPAIR!!

[patio]

Vista Repair Install...

[johngetter]

Link to torrents for Windows recovery disks. Is this legal?

Not all Torrents are illegal.  there just a shared way to download things. Makes downloading faster.
This one is not I;;eagle because it just helps fix boot up problems. it does not include the actual windows!
Learn to read to website. I didn't know a popular website who provides popular,safe software, lets you download illegal things.
goodness! 

[johngetter]

Link to torrents for Windows recovery disks. Is this legal?

Quote
"If you are unable or unwilling to download these files via bittorrent, we have partnered with SystemDiscs.com to make direct download links to these ISO images available."

They wouldn't do that either if it was illegal

[johngetter]

Please stop judging me. Thats all im trying to say 

[patio]

Enough...

[Chindia]

Hi thx for replies Im still trying to sort this Im still often ending up with blank screen with a blinking cursos/arrow, after runing repair, I have been able to view the both hard-drives with the partition & total memory & amount of space taken up (when running repair disc).

I dont have a monitor, but I think I can connect my problem laptop to my flatscreen tv via an HDMI cable?

Thanks Dave

[JJ 3000]

Did you try system restore from the recovery disk?