NULL boot or system driver failed to load.

04-28-2008

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.

04-29-2008

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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	> 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.

04-29-2008

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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> "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.

>

04-29-2008

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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> 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
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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.

>>

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