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04-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista Disc needed to start windows On Apr 9, 12:24*pm, Reb1313 <barnetb...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > I ran windows update and the updates failed, I have sorted that out by > stopping one update but now the computer wont boot without the vista > disc being there. > On start up everything is ok, it gets to verifying DMI datapool and I > get a message something like - > File Boot\BCD - an error occured while attempting to read the boot > config data ox000000f. > I have run windows start up repair & this says it cant find a problem. > I have used bootrec /scan and it returned 0 windows installs, /rebuild > & Fixboot did nothing, I havent tried FixMbr cos I dont understand what > that does and I dont want to make the problem worse - so long as I have > the cd in I can ignore when it says press any key to boot from cd & it > starts but why do I have to have the cd in? > I tried one system restore but that made no difference, it seemed to > say boot info wasnt part of the restore & I cant see anywhere to say I > want that included but thats another question! > Any help/suggestions would be great! > > -- > Reb1313 -solon fox |
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04-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista Disc needed to start windows solon fox wrote: Quote: > On Apr 9, 12:24Â*pm, Reb1313 <barnetb...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >> I ran windows update and the updates failed, I have sorted that out by >> stopping one update but now the computer wont boot without the vista >> disc being there. >> On start up everything is ok, it gets to verifying DMI datapool and I >> get a message something like - >> File Boot\BCD - an error occured while attempting to read the boot >> config data ox000000f. >> I have run windows start up repair & this says it cant find a problem. >> I have used bootrec /scan and it returned 0 windows installs, /rebuild >> & Fixboot did nothing, I havent tried FixMbr cos I dont understand what >> that does and I dont want to make the problem worse - so long as I have >> the cd in I can ignore when it says press any key to boot from cd & it >> starts but why do I have to have the cd in? I tried one system restore >> but that made no difference, it seemed to say boot info wasnt part of >> the restore & I cant see anywhere to say I want that included but thats >> another question! Any help/suggestions would be great! >> >> -- >> Reb1313 > I would try a clean install. > > -solon fox http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392 -- Peace! Kurt Former Self-anointed Moderator microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!" |
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04-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista Disc needed to start windows I had this same problem before, download EasyBCD and have it reinstall the Vista boot loader. "Reb1313" <barnetbest@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:Reb1313.37lywf@xxxxxx-mx.tabletquestions.com... Quote: > > I ran windows update and the updates failed, I have sorted that out by > stopping one update but now the computer wont boot without the vista > disc being there. > On start up everything is ok, it gets to verifying DMI datapool and I > get a message something like - > File Boot\BCD - an error occured while attempting to read the boot > config data ox000000f. > I have run windows start up repair & this says it cant find a problem. > I have used bootrec /scan and it returned 0 windows installs, /rebuild > & Fixboot did nothing, I havent tried FixMbr cos I dont understand what > that does and I dont want to make the problem worse - so long as I have > the cd in I can ignore when it says press any key to boot from cd & it > starts but why do I have to have the cd in? > I tried one system restore but that made no difference, it seemed to > say boot info wasnt part of the restore & I cant see anywhere to say I > want that included but thats another question! > Any help/suggestions would be great! > > > -- > Reb1313 |
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