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Old 02-20-2008   #1 (permalink)
Glenn


 
 

Corrupt Boot Record?

Help is greatly appreciated.

I stupidly plugged my USB music player into my pc with only the native Vista
Home Premium running. The machine hung. Reboots and Startup Repair failed
to resolve this known problem (documented in Knowledgebase article 934540).
I then tried to use the Bootrec.exe tool to fix my master boot record, boot
sector or boot configuration data store (documented in Knowledgebase article
927392). This also failed. I finally reloaded the Vista OS, and it still
won't boot. Suggestions please!!
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Glenn

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-20-2008   #2 (permalink)
John Barnes


 
 

Re: Corrupt Boot Record?

Failed isn't very descriptive. We know nothing about your machine or setup.
Hardware, drive types, number, partitions, etc. Did you check the BIOS to
see if the boot priority is set properly. What exactly happened and is
happening when you fail. Did you try the F8 options like 'last known good'
safe etc.?


"Glenn" <glenterius@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Help is greatly appreciated.
>
> I stupidly plugged my USB music player into my pc with only the native
> Vista
> Home Premium running. The machine hung. Reboots and Startup Repair
> failed
> to resolve this known problem (documented in Knowledgebase article
> 934540).
> I then tried to use the Bootrec.exe tool to fix my master boot record,
> boot
> sector or boot configuration data store (documented in Knowledgebase
> article
> 927392). This also failed. I finally reloaded the Vista OS, and it still
> won't boot. Suggestions please!!
> --
> Glenn
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-20-2008   #3 (permalink)
Mark L. Ferguson


 
 

Re: Corrupt Boot Record?

It boots at the end of setup, and that fails to start? You probably lost a
hard drive.

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"Glenn" <glenterius@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news5C1552A-1BD2-4718-86C9-E5F9834E2303@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Help is greatly appreciated.
>
> I stupidly plugged my USB music player into my pc with only the native
> Vista
> Home Premium running. The machine hung. Reboots and Startup Repair
> failed
> to resolve this known problem (documented in Knowledgebase article
> 934540).
> I then tried to use the Bootrec.exe tool to fix my master boot record,
> boot
> sector or boot configuration data store (documented in Knowledgebase
> article
> 927392). This also failed. I finally reloaded the Vista OS, and it still
> won't boot. Suggestions please!!
> --
> Glenn
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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