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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: smoosh on June 13, 2009, 04:44:01 AM

Title: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: smoosh on June 13, 2009, 04:44:01 AM

My vista has been working fine until yesterday there was an update that installed my computer auto installed it and restarted after this it seemed to work ok.  When I tried to boot computer up now it goes past the bios page then blue screen shows for 2 secs and restarts.  I have tried a repair and did not work I tried to go into safe mode but it also has the same blue screen I have recovery switched off so cant use this either! any ideas to how to get this solved I am able to slave the drive and access it this way?

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: jerryheavyarms on June 13, 2009, 10:19:39 AM

Do you have your installer disk? You can do a repair of Vista from there.

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: Broni on June 13, 2009, 11:51:59 AM

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I have tried a repair

What kind of repair was it?
What does BSOD say?

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: smoosh on June 13, 2009, 01:00:29 PM

The bscreen just flashes on the screen then restarts and goes in a loop I have seen this happen on Dell GX755 when going from windows xp sp2 to sp3.  A repair fixes this though.  When I try running the repair it says it cant.  Is there another way to repair with vista?  Is there a way I can get the error message when I have the hard drive slaved up? 

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: jerryheavyarms on June 13, 2009, 01:12:55 PM

I think Automatic Restart is enabled on your machine. May we know what kind of repair have you done with it? Is it a repair installation?

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: smoosh on June 13, 2009, 01:20:05 PM

hi the repair I did was with the vista disk and then there was the repair this was the only one I could see unless like xp when you go into the install it also give a repair?

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: Broni on June 13, 2009, 01:23:12 PM

If you have real Vista DVD, try this: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: smoosh on June 13, 2009, 01:51:09 PM

Quote from: Broni on June 13, 2009, 01:23:12 PM

If you have real Vista DVD, try this: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

Thanks for the link I have the vista dvd so I will go try this from the link given thanks ever so much.  The repair I used does find an error on start up but cant fix I shall try this way and get back.

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: Broni on June 13, 2009, 02:08:23 PM

This over the top install should fix the issue.

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: smoosh on June 14, 2009, 08:08:20 AM

Just an update on this.  I did what you said to try and it still had the same issue.  I create a BartPE cd and managed to access the computer and removed the windows update that was installed I forgot to take note of this but this cleared the issue windows vista ultimate backup and working thanks for your help

Title: Re: Unable to boot into vista
Post by: Broni on June 14, 2009, 10:45:20 AM

Good job :)