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daffy123

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hi uys new to this forum i have a big problem, i have windows vista on my laptop but, stupidly i downloaded a mac them and iv lost my vista iv tried everything i can think off the 1 thing left to do is get my hand on the vista disk but i dont no anyone that got one so can i do anything online with out paying or any ideas what to try, thanks hope to here from u soon guys!!!!!!!!!!!:shock:
 

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Hello Daffy,

Welcome to the Vista Forums.

I'm not sure I understand what happened here. You tried to install a Mac theme and now you can't boot into Vista??? Most OEM comps have a recovery partition. If you fill out your system specs (under 'User CP') we may be able to help you further.

If you have the owners manual for the lappy, the info on how to get to the recovery/repair features will be in there.

You could also try 'safe mode'. Info here if needed: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/123496-safe-mode.html


Hope you enjoy the forums.
Please keep us posted.

Gary
 

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    Crucial Ballistix 4x2GB PC2 6400
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    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB
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    Creative SB X-Fi
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So you have installed mac on a vista machine and you lost vista and you want vista back. right?
 

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    Intel Dual Core 3 GHz
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    Intel 945 GCL desktop motherboard
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    3 GB DDR 2 667 Mhz
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    ATI X1550 256 MB
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    Onboard
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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    CPU
    Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix 4x2GB PC2 6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Creative SB X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207 + HPvs15
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 + 1024x768
    Hard Drives
    2-WD5000AAKS-500 GB
    WD 5000AAV-500 GB external
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve
    Mouse
    MX Revolution
    Other Info
    Wacom Intuos 2 Graphics Tablet
    Experience Index=5.5
Hello Daffy,​




Welcome to the Vista Forums.​

I'm not sure I understand what happened here. You tried to install a Mac theme and now you can't boot into Vista??? Most OEM comps have a recovery partition. If you fill out your system specs (under 'User CP') we may be able to help you further.​

If you have the owners manual for the lappy, the info on how to get to the recovery/repair features will be in there.​

You could also try 'safe mode'. Info here if needed: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/123496-safe-mode.html


Hope you enjoy the forums.
Please keep us posted.​

Gary​

Hello daffy123, welcome to Vista forums!

You could do as Gary said and boot into safe mode, then when there you could select the "Last Known Good" option.


Later :shock: Ted
 

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    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
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    ASUS P5Q Pro
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    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
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    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
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    Realtek HD 7-1
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    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
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    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
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    Corsair 620HX
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    CM Cosmos RC-1000
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    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
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    HP Enhansed Multimedia
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    Razer Diamondback 3G
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Hi,

The issue with a lot of these MAC themes is that they physically change a lot of system resource files. The good ones (bricopak is one for XP), backup all the original files it changes and thus allows you to uninstall the changes. A lot of these themes are not that well written and do not backup anything because of this the only real way to remove is to re-install :mad:

System restore will sometimes work but as some of the files normally changed may not be included in the restore this can be a bit hit and miss.

One thing to try is to check on the website of the theme pack and see if they have any removal instructions

Alternatively you could Google for removal instructions for the specific pack you have used

If it's possible to borrow a Vista DVD a repair install may cure the problems but it may be that a complete re-install is the only solution

Repair Install For Vista
 

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    AMD FX8350 Vishera 8 Core @4GHz
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    Asus M5A78L-M USB3
    Memory
    32GB [4x8GB] DDR3 1600 MHz
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    Asus nVidia GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 (2GB DDR5)
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    Samsung 32" TV
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    1920 x 1080
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    Crucial CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SSD,
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    Aerocool Templarius Imperator 750W 80+ Silver
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    AeroCool X-Warrior Red Devil Tower
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    Hyper103 CPU, Rear 120mm, Front 2x120mm, Side 2x120mm
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