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Old 04-28-2008   #1 (permalink)
peter c.a.hawkins
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NULL boot or system driver failed to load.

Iv`e just re-installed vista and im now getting the above error on each boot
up.
Where does one start to try and trouble shoot the error?
thanks.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-29-2008   #2 (permalink)
Mark L. Ferguson
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Re: NULL boot or system driver failed to load.

Startup repair

Windows Vista Help What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...4be5e1033.mspx

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"peter c.a.hawkins" <petercahawkins@xxxxxx> wrote in
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> Iv`e just re-installed vista and im now getting the above error on each
> boot
> up.
> Where does one start to try and trouble shoot the error?
> thanks.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-29-2008   #3 (permalink)
peter c.a.hawkins
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Re: NULL boot or system driver failed to load.

Mark,that did not work,so today iv`e reinstalled vista...clean install
....with no software loaded at all just bare vista i still get the error
indicated in the title,does any-one know?

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
Quote:

> Startup repair
>
> Windows Vista Help What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista:
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...4be5e1033.mspx
>
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> Mark L. Ferguson
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> "peter c.a.hawkins" <petercahawkins@xxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:29FA7F5F-36D9-48DC-9D8F-E6736EE0671D@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Iv`e just re-installed vista and im now getting the above error on each
> > boot
> > up.
> > Where does one start to try and trouble shoot the error?
> > thanks.
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-29-2008   #4 (permalink)
Mark L. Ferguson
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Re: NULL boot or system driver failed to load.

You may be using SATA hard drive, and will need the 'chipset' drivers, or
perhaps the Sata drivers on floppy, (or slipstreamed onto a setup disk)

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"peter c.a.hawkins" <petercahawkins@xxxxxx> wrote in
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> Mark,that did not work,so today iv`e reinstalled vista...clean install
> ...with no software loaded at all just bare vista i still get the error
> indicated in the title,does any-one know?
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> Startup repair
>>
>> Windows Vista Help What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista:
>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...4be5e1033.mspx
>>
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>> Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web
>> interface.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer
>> Mark L. Ferguson
>> .
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>> "peter c.a.hawkins" <petercahawkins@xxxxxx> wrote in
>> message news:29FA7F5F-36D9-48DC-9D8F-E6736EE0671D@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> > Iv`e just re-installed vista and im now getting the above error on each
>> > boot
>> > up.
>> > Where does one start to try and trouble shoot the error?
>> > thanks.
>>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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