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  1. 06 Feb 2012 #11
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    Re: BSOD Help

    You are welcome. I will be here to answer any question to the best of my ability.


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  2. 06 Feb 2012 #12


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    Re: BSOD Help

    It was an issue with the RAM, I removed a stick and I can now load up the Vista DVD and recovery disc. I tried a repair and got this message 'the partition table does not have a valid system partition'.

    It looks like Vista has corrupted somehow which I guess fits in with the ntoskrnl.exe, acpi.sys, pci.sys and winload.exe errors that I was getting. I am also getting a 'operating system not found' message when trying to boot up from the HDD.

    What would you advise me to do next, is the current Windows installation recoverable or should I perform a clean installation?

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  3. 06 Feb 2012 #13
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    Re: BSOD Help

    You have an install DVD?
    If so try a repair first.
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  4. 06 Feb 2012 #14


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    Re: BSOD Help

    I have reinstalled Vista onto the laptop and everything is now. Many thanks for your help, it really is much appreciated!

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  5. 06 Feb 2012 #15
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    Re: BSOD Help

    Im really glad that it all worked out. Thanks for using the Vista Forum. Come back often.

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