Hi encee :-)
Then all I can suggrest is that you either reinstall XP or Vista, and let
them reformat the hard drive in the install process.
Jan
> Thanks. However, I have tried the startup repair option. Unfortunately,
> I
> am still faced will the same black screen on reboot and cannot logon to
> Vista.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> "Jan Il" wrote:
>
>> Sorry, forget my first reply, these are the correct steps:
>>
>> Put in the Vista DVD in the ROM and restart the computer
>> When it comes up, continue to the screen that offers the Repair. Select
>> Repair and let it do the job.
>>
>> As soon as Vista comes up and you are logged on, burn/copy your data
>> files
>> to a DVD or another hard drive( internal or external) for safe keeping.
>>
>> Next, 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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