operating system not found vista home premium

karen86

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Hi everyone,

My vaio sony laptop is coming up with operating system not found when i start my computer. it worked once and then frooze and went back to the blank screen again.

I have run system repair and system recovery, but it is still not working. any suggestions??

Apparently my insurance does not cover for any software damage, so it would be helpful if you think its a software or hardware damage!! just to save the pennies!!
 

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Most likely a software problem. I suggest you inspect your disk with the bootable CD of this program, One possibility is that you do not have an active partition. Another possibility is that the MBR is mucked up.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Hi everyone,

My vaio sony laptop is coming up with operating system not found when i start my computer. it worked once and then frooze and went back to the blank screen again.

I have run system repair and system recovery, but it is still not working. any suggestions??

Apparently my insurance does not cover for any software damage, so it would be helpful if you think its a software or hardware damage!! just to save the pennies!!

Do u have a restore disk? if so follow to where is have 2 options.Chose repair computer.5 options there.try restore from here it may work better.Need to go back a few restore points.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    gateway t3616 desktop
    CPU
    sata
    Motherboard
    generic
    Memory
    250 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    generic
    Sound Card
    generic
    Monitor(s) Displays
    generic
    Screen Resolution
    1020
    Hard Drives
    2 drives vista 250 gb Win 7 pro 1tb win 7 frist
    Other Info
    Adding new 1tb drive replacing 160gb drive
Do you have a genuine Vista Installation Disk (or can you get your hands on one of the same bit-size)?

Do you have Recovery Disks from Sony or are you using a Recovery Partition on the computer?

Do a Startup Repair by booting to the genuine Windows Vista Installation Disk (or one you can borrow from ANYONE) or from a Recovery Disk. Here's the procedure: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html. To boot to the CD you may need to change the BIOS to make the CD-drive first in the boot sequence. To do that, wait for the screen that tells you the F key to push to access the boot menu or boot setup. Push it quickly. Make the changes, save your work, and exit. Put the CD in the drive and reboot. When prompted, push any key to boot from the CD.

If you don't have a disk, you can make a bootable Recovery Disk using http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/ along with burning software like:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html and, of course, a blank CD.

If that doesn't resolve the problem, try the following:


To run the Bootrec.exe tool, you must start Windows RE. To do this, follow these steps: (you need a Vista Installation Disk to do this)

1. Put the Windows Vista installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
2. Press a key when you are prompted.
3. Select a language, a time, a currency, a keyboard or an input method, and then click Next.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. Click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.
7. Type Bootrec.exe, and then press ENTER.

Note If rebuilding the BCD does not resolve the startup issue, you can export and delete the BCD, and then run this option again. By doing this, you make sure that the BCD is completely rebuilt. To do this, type the following commands at the Windows RE command prompt:

 bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
 c:
 cd boot
 attrib bcd -s -h -r
 ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
 bootrec /RebuildBcd

If you don't have the disk, try EasyBCD http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 (you may need to create this using another computer) and see if that helps resolve the problem.

Good luck and I hope this helps!
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inc. MP061 Inspiron E1705
    CPU
    2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo 64 kilobyte primary memory
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0YD479 Bus Clock: 166 megahertz
    Memory
    2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) [Di
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n SB2411SJGLLRMB, rev SB4OC74P, SMART Status: Healthy
    Case
    Chassis Serial Number: 5YK95C1
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech HID-compliant Cordless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1958 Kbps download ; 754.8 Kbps upload
    Other Info
    Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-5540A ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

    Dell AIO Printer A940

    Conexant HDA D110 MDC V.92 Modem

    6TO4 Adapter
    Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
    Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
    Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
    Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface

    Router Linksys / WRT54G -01
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