My apologies,
This stuff is new to me. My name is John Hofmann and pretty soon I'll be
an alcoholic! My version of Vista Business is an upgrade. I also happen to
have a legal copy of XP 64 bit so I may just bite the bullet and start from
scratch and upgrade to 64 bit and stay with XP for now. I've also sent the
old board back to Asus for repair but this just may be the opportunity to go
the 64 bit route. I use the computer for my photo business so am well backed
up. The only programs I care about are CS3, Bridge, Lightroom and MS Office.
My C Drive is Programs only and my F is pictures only and I have a One Care
Backup of all my documents and images.
"R. C. White" wrote:
Quote:
> Hi, Motherboard. (What IS your name - or handle? You apparently put the
> Subject where your From name should have been in your OP (Original Post).)
>
> Thanks for the additional info. It seems that a repair install is the what
> you need to do.
>
> You still didn't answer this question from my first reply: Quote:
Quote:
> >> We don't even know ... if your copy
> >> of Vista is Full, Upgrade or OEM. It DOES make a difference!
>
> It apparently is NOT an OEM disk because that would not have allowed you to
> upgrade from WinXP with it. If it is a Retail Upgrade DVD, then you very
> well may have to reinstall WinXP and run Vista Install from within WinXP.
>
> But, if it is a Full Retail Vista DVD, then boot from it and Install Vista
> again. When Setup asks, tell it you want to Upgrade.
>
> You've already tried the Repair Boot option, but that new mobo/chipset
> apparently needs more re-customization than simply repairing the startup
> files. As I said, the in-place upgrade is more like a complete reinstall of
> Vista, so it takes a long time. In my case, it took several times longer
> than the original clean install of Vista. Upgrades - even an "upgrade" to
> the already-installed same version - apparently involve a lot of
> backtracking and undoing previous customizations.
>
> If you can backup your data and if you have installation media for all your
> applications, your best bet might be a clean install - but if you have only
> an Upgrade DVD, then it might involve reinstalling WinXP first.
>
> But I'm still shooting in the dark because I still don't have a clear
> picture of what kind of Vista DVD you have. Until I know that, my tries to
> help have to be full of "If...if..." :>(
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@xxxxxx
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "Motherboard and Processor Replacement"
> <MotherboardandProcessorReplacement@xxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:AA71E067-E300-446C-BA78-52DABF2228AF@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Ok a little more info, sorry this is new to me. Had an Asus P5WD Premium
> > with Pentium 840 extreme. The board crapped out even though on a surge
> > protector when the lights in the house blinked very briefly other
> > computers
> > in house did not even reboot. I replaced the board with a P5E and quad
> > core
> > intel so it was not close to a duplicate. When the system attempts to
> > boot
> > the microsoft window bar shows up at the bottom of the screen but is
> > shaded
> > and then it just tries to reboot itself. When I attempt to reinstall my
> > Vista Bus I enter my license but it comes back telling me I need to boot
> > from
> > the original OS which was that copy of Vista Bus. I originally upgraded
> > from
> > XP Pro to Vista Bus using this same DVD.
> >
> > "R. C. White" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> Hi, Motherboard.
> >>
> >> Unless that motherboard was an exact duplicate of the failed one, you
> >> probably will need to do a "repair install", also known as an "in-place
> >> upgrade" so that Vista Setup can detect the new hardware and customize
> >> YOUR
> >> installation of Vista to fit its changed environment. It basically
> >> reinstalls Vista, but leaves your installed applications and data in
> >> place.
> >> You probably should set aside half a day to do this. I did it several
> >> times
> >> with WinXP; the only time I had to do it with Vista it took me six hours,
> >> including updating and re-tweaking afterwards.
> >>
> >> You've given us no details - not even the make and model of your computer
> >> or
> >> the specific version of Vista - so we can give only generic advice at
> >> this
> >> point. We don't even know if your computer is in warranty, or if your
> >> copy
> >> of Vista is Full, Upgrade or OEM. It DOES make a difference!
> >>
> >> Did you get a Vista DVD-ROM with your computer, or only a recovery disk
> >> that
> >> restores Vista but wipes out all your apps and data?
> >>
> >> (Too late for this episode, but backup power supplies cost only $100 or
> >> so
> >> these days. Cheap insurance against power surges.)
> >>
> >> RC
> >> --
> >> R. C. White, CPA
> >> San Marcos, TX
> >> rc@xxxxxx
> >> Microsoft Windows MVP
> >> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64)
> >>
> >> "Motherboard and Processor Replacement" <Motherboard and Processor
> >> Replacement@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:9707775A-5521-474D-84BF-AA0FCF7EEB9B@xxxxxx
> >> > replaced motherboard and processor after pwr surge. I've run "repair"
> >> > from
> >> > Vista disc several times and memory diagnostics to no avail. System
> >> > won't
> >> > restart in Safe mode either. I've tried to restore from last known
> >> > good
> >> > state but doesn't work either. My only backup is a One Care but it is
> >> > not
> >> > a
> >> > "full" backup. Any suggestions?
> >>