Vista Won't Boot - BootMGR is compressed :(

[hatehereyes]

haha well there's nothing really interesting here..

except we have two targets and two best buys at each end of the town and one of the targets is the first Super Target in the country.

 

[SCSIraidGURU]

Sounds like a fun place. No Walmarts? What does your town do for jobs?

 

[HalsAngels]

Hey Sid I hope you Are here...i downloaded the Vista repair and followed your 1st instructions and unchecked the compress the drive to save space and so on..then i hit apply and ok and it said I would need admin priv. i said ok then it said syntax error?? and a bunch of numbers and letters so i hit ignore and now its still at the C:/ properties with the purple and blue circle pie. What now? do I just wait? it doesn't appear to be doing anything..Please I hope your there. Hally

 

[acdcfan]

I just stayed up all night trying to do this. I used utorrent to download the vista repair cd.. but i don't think it worked..I used a imgburn and it seemed to work but when I put it in the laptop it did nothing even when i changed the boot order. i am just so frustrated! And dissappointed. i cant believe its not easier,i cant understand how to do any of the instructions to burn and then it says the disc is not rewritable..I found 1 that was and it looked like it worked. i even tried the file transfer from this laptop(dads) to mine..didn't work.. I love vista but this is jacked up!

Did you download correct one? x86? not x64?
Did you change it boot sequence to boot form CD-rom? It should have booted form CD, you must have done something wrong. Try again.

 

[sidney1st]

Yep, verify if you use the correct recovery disc for your system which appears to be 32 bit further what said your brother.

 

[HalsAngels]

Its whichever one is the better one according to him. i believe I did install the right one. Do I just exit out and then set the boot back to default?

 

[HalsAngels]

what about these options under tools..like error checking? or hardware? should i try that? how do i reboot? sorry newbie?

 

[HalsAngels]

when its says to load device drivers it says the file type is setup information..so should i insert a certain file? what is it called? and it says local disk And boot as the 2 hard dics drives and then cd drive d under computer..Should I look around for a setup information file?

 

[HalsAngels]

ok i assumed that the notebook harddrive shuld be 1st..when i went back into the bios it said the network adapter was disabled and had a exclamation mark next to it..i enabled it and saved and when it restarted it took me to a windows memory diagnostic tool? i am just letting it diagnose...lol i cant believe i've even made it this far! thanks so how is france? and australia? my 6 yr old son wishes we lived there..he says good day mate all the time..lol

 

[sidney1st]

Its whichever one is the better one according to him.

No, you have tu use the one corresponding to your Vista.

what about these options under tools..like error checking? or hardware? should i try that? how do i reboot? sorry newbie?

Verify first that the recovery cd used corresponds to you Vista (32 bit normally)

when its says to load device drivers it says the file type is setup information..so should i insert a certain file? what is it called? and it says local disk And boot as the 2 hard dics drives and then cd drive d under computer..Should I look around for a setup information file?

No, the load drivers button just allows you to get the C:\ drive so that you can try to decompress it.


So, ensure you downloaded/burnt the right CD
Try again an note exactly the errors in case of.

If it does not work, i think it will be quicker for you, as it is a new install, to perform a clean install.
Contact your brother and ask him to reinstall Vista

 

[HalsAngels]

I went to the website to see and it is the vista boot pro for 64 bit on the system requirements. It worked!!! I am looking at my beautiful desktop! I looked at the welcome screen and it says this is a 32 bit operating system..Is it going to be ok? I dont even know what that all means..What is a 32 bit and 64 bit and whats the 84 have to do with anything? lol Thank you guys so much..I shll have to say hi next time i am in your area.lol! really for a digbat like me to of done this I had some good coaches..thanks.

 

[HalsAngels]

is there anything I should do on my laptop to make sure its all ok?

 

[acdcfan]

ok i assumed that the notebook harddrive shuld be 1st..when i went back into the bios it said the network adapter was disabled and had a exclamation mark next to it..i enabled it and saved and when it restarted it took me to a windows memory diagnostic tool? i am just letting it diagnose...lol i cant believe i've even made it this far! thanks so how is france? and australia? my 6 yr old son wishes we lived there..he says good day mate all the time..lol

to live in OZ....
It is Gods country? you have to seasons.... Hot and dry and wet and cold? I leave on West coast 2 min form the ocean. During summer when beaches are packed there are public bbq that u can use to throw couple of prawns ( calling it shrimp in USA) on a barby or a nice mouth watering stake and spend all day at the beach.....

Proper way of spelling is G'day mate, how is ya?

 

[acdcfan]

I went to the website to see and it is the vista boot pro for 64 bit on the system requirements. It worked!!! I am looking at my beautiful desktop! I looked at the welcome screen and it says this is a 32 bit operating system..Is it going to be ok? I dont even know what that all means..What is a 32 bit and 64 bit and whats the 84 have to do with anything? lol Thank you guys so much..I shll have to say hi next time i am in your area.lol! really for a digbat like me to of done this I had some good coaches..thanks.

it is not 84 is is actually x86 which is marking/identifying 32 bit system architecture......:D
x64 is for 64 bit architecture

you need to go back and download file that has x86 not x64

 

[sidney1st]

Very glad it works
You may eventually verify the integrity of your files
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html
But if it works fine, you shouldn't bother.

If you come one day in Paris (not in Texas) you'll be very welcome

 

[johngalt]

Good onya! Now get to work learning Vista and doing things with it.

 

[hatehereyes]

Sounds like a fun place. No Walmarts? What does your town do for jobs?

oh yeah forgot about the two walmarts also. both of them also at each end of the town.

Moreno Valley was the highest growing city in the US about a year or two ago but now it has the most foreclosure rates of homes..

 

[Thiago]

It had windows black i believe and i wanted something real..my dad doesnt have the cd but i do have his laptop here if there is some way to hook them up?

Hi HalsAngels!!!

I have the same problem today and i like to know if you found an solution!


Regards