"SIW2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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> Mike;852717 Wrote: Quote:
>> I am running Vista Home Premium & can't get the thing to boot to
>> Windows.
>> I might get as far as the progress bar running across the bottom of the
>> screen, but it will inevitably reboot, never getting all the was to the
>> log
>> in screen.
>> I have been trying various restore points after booting from the DVD &
>> selecting the Repair My Computer option, but none of them has worked.
>> Is there a repair install option?
>> I have an OEM version & there seems to be mixed answers out there.
>>
>> --
>> Mr. Simpson, there are thousands of people like you with no discernable
>> talent.
>> Yeah, they're called Congress.
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> If you have a MS dvd, with the hologram, then either the retail or oem
> version will be fine to do this
>
> Repair Install For Vista
>
> ( tho you don't need the product key to do this, make sure you have it
> anyway - it's probably on a sticker on your machine - if not, and you
> need to get it from your hd
> Product Key Number )
>
> If you have a recovery dvd sent with your computer , most have very
> limited options. ( However Dell have recently been shipping what appear
> to be straight copies of the MS dvd ). If you have one of these , you
> need to check what is on it.
>
> Put the dvd in the drive, right click the dvd drive and select Open -
> if there's just one big folder, double click that to open it. With any
> luck you will have these files
>
> 7046
>
> - you may want to take a jpeg screenshot and post it back, if you're in
> doubt
>
> How to use the Snipping Tool in Vista
>
> Hope that helps
>
> SIW2
>
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> SIW2 From the link:
1. Insert the Vista DVD into the DVD drive while your current Vista is
running.
Did I mention that it won't boot to windows?