Hi encee :-)
Try the following:
1. Put in the Vista DVD in the ROM and restart the computer
2. When it comes up, the drive and/or partition you created should show in
the list. Select the one you to install Vista on and let Vista format the
drive/partition itself.
Once Vista is installed and you are logged on, download and install the
VistaBoot Pro
http://www.pro-networks.org/vistabootpro/intro.php
For Single Booting:
1. Open the VistaBoot Pro and click on the Configure tab and under the
Bootloader section, select Vista from the drop down box to be your default
OS.
2. Set the Boot time out for 3 seconds. Click apply.
3. IF you want to rename the Vista install to another name, in the
Entry-Based section, click on Select OS to modify. Select the Vista name and
in the Rename to window, type in whatever name you want to give it.
4. Click on the Manage Entries tab, and highlight the OS in the window that
you want to be the first in the boot menu, and if it is not in the list
first, click the Up tab to move it up.
5. Then click the Backup/Restore tab and save a backup of the new boot menu,
create a new folder on the XP drive and save it there, just in case.
Then close out of VistaBoot Pro and reboot
Your new boot menu should appear on restart
Hope this helps.
Jan
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> Hi, I have just booted my PC this morning to be greeted by a black screen
> (apart from the Vista RC1 5600 version number and my mouse pointer). I
> have
> to this point been using RC1 with no problems for a couple of weeks.
>
> Booting into safe mode results in the same screen.
>
> What are my options to recover this installation?
>
> Unfortunately, I have found out that System restore was disabled after the
> upgrade from XP and that my backup is corrupted!!
>
> Any ideas?
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