Mike wrote:
Quote:
> "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?
>
> Then you don't have a retail version of the install DVD where you can
boot off the DVD retail version that has the other Repair/Restore
options. And that's a DVD that you would put into the drive trey,
change the BIOS settings to boot from the DVD. The current Vista would
not be running, as computer would be booting off of the DVD, standalone.