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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: tlamelo on May 05, 2009, 12:51:56 AM

Title: help me with my vista
Post by: tlamelo on May 05, 2009, 12:51:56 AM

i have reinstalled vista but now i get an error message
booting 'windows vista'
acpi
vista loader 2.0.0

done!
fallback 1
find --set-root /bootmgr

error 17: file not found
booting 'windows NT/2000/XP'

fallback 2
find -- set-root /ntldr

error 17: file not found
booting 'Enter Command Line'

boot failed! Press any key to enter command line.

please help me on what to do on the command line, i have reinstalled vista many times trying my luck that may be it will just continue but it just install perfectly and require me to enter the administrator and password and PC name the problem is here on the above mentioned error.

Title: Re: help me with my vista
Post by: Old Fart on May 05, 2009, 03:32:05 AM

Try installing it again, but delete the partition and choose the unallocated space to install onto.

Title: Re: help me with my vista
Post by: patio on May 05, 2009, 06:57:35 AM

Is XP installed on this machine also ?

Title: Re: help me with my vista
Post by: tlamelo on May 05, 2009, 07:40:19 AM

im not sure when vista frastrated me i tried to install XP but it said it cant find the harddrive, so with vista when i reinstall it it does not give me option to delete partitions, i have tried to formart partition disc c it does write that it is dynamic.please what should i do at the command line.

Quote from: patio on May 05, 2009, 06:57:35 AM

Is XP installed on this machine also ?

Title: Re: help me with my vista
Post by: Broni on May 05, 2009, 06:51:53 PM

Make sure, you follow this manual: http://www.5starsupport.com/tutorial/vista-clean-install.htm

Title: Re: help me with my vista
Post by: tlamelo on May 09, 2009, 08:46:09 AM

carbon
thanks i did not know i thought you said you cant find my first topic.anyway thanks

Title: Re: help me with my vista
Post by: ajojart on June 15, 2009, 06:16:13 AM

need a vista boot cd

Title: Re: help me with my vista
Post by: patio on June 15, 2009, 06:56:38 AM

Where's Carbon ? ?

Title: Re: help me with my vista
Post by: blitz on June 16, 2009, 10:55:18 PM

I also have vista but it already preinstall from the reseller so i dont have much problem with that AND I hope cd instalation CD helps you ;D