Quote: Originally Posted by
Mike 
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.
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Sorry Mike,
This is the correct link
Startup Repair
Tho it appears you have tried it already, not sure what dvd you have, or at what stage it failed - for example ( underneath the tutorial )
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For step 5: What if there isn't an operating system listed?
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Go ahead and click Next anyway.
Shawn
If it works, then make sure you have prod. key for future use ( unless you have it already ).
If that doesn't succeed, afraid I don't know a way of repairing if you can't get in - looks like it will have to be a reinstall. During the reinstall process it is possible to select the option to save your existing files into a folder called Windows.old - if you have things you can't afford to lose.
Hope that helps
SIW2