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| | Vista wont boot correctly I installed windows xp on a separate partition, not thinking about the fact that i wouldn't be able to get back into vista normally. At that point i inserted the vista install disk and then restarted my computer and did a startup repair. I restarted my computer and the windows loading screen came up. The operating system only loads to the point that the mouse appears against the black screen. the windows logo doesnt come up, even if you wait a long time. There's no welcome screen- nothing but a black screen and the mouse cursor. The partition that has Vista on it has all my files and i can access it, but I cant run any of the programs. how can i fix this? |
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| | Re: Vista wont boot correctly How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392/en-us You should probably use the disk boot Command Prompt to do a : bootrec /fixboot and bootrec /RebuildBcd -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer Mark L. Ferguson .. "lacharis" <lacharis@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9DD0059B-B89D-4418-B53F-827D699E0E77@xxxxxx Quote: > I installed windows xp on a separate partition, not thinking about the > fact > that i wouldn't be able to get back into vista normally. At that point i > inserted the vista install disk and then restarted my computer and did a > startup repair. I restarted my computer and the windows loading screen > came > up. The operating system only loads to the point that the mouse appears > against the black screen. the windows logo doesnt come up, even if you > wait a > long time. There's no welcome screen- nothing but a black screen and the > mouse cursor. The partition that has Vista on it has all my files and i > can > access it, but I cant run any of the programs. how can i fix this? |
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| | Re: Vista wont boot correctly I've already tried this too...multiple times. When I use this tool it says "0 Operating Systems Detected" "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote: Quote: > How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to > troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392/en-us > > You should probably use the disk boot Command Prompt to do a : > > bootrec /fixboot > > and > > bootrec /RebuildBcd > > -- > Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web > interface. > http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer > Mark L. Ferguson > . > > "lacharis" <lacharis@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:9DD0059B-B89D-4418-B53F-827D699E0E77@xxxxxx Quote: > > I installed windows xp on a separate partition, not thinking about the > > fact > > that i wouldn't be able to get back into vista normally. At that point i > > inserted the vista install disk and then restarted my computer and did a > > startup repair. I restarted my computer and the windows loading screen > > came > > up. The operating system only loads to the point that the mouse appears > > against the black screen. the windows logo doesnt come up, even if you > > wait a > > long time. There's no welcome screen- nothing but a black screen and the > > mouse cursor. The partition that has Vista on it has all my files and i > > can > > access it, but I cant run any of the programs. how can i fix this? |
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| | Re: Vista wont boot correctly You could try this utility: VistaBootPRO - : http://www.vistabootpro.org/ -- Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface. http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer Mark L. Ferguson .. "lacharis" <lacharis@xxxxxx> wrote in message news 1F83723-A070-4044-819B-654C54D05650@xxxxxxQuote: > I've already tried this too...multiple times. When I use this tool it says > "0 > Operating Systems Detected" > > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote: > Quote: >> How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to >> troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista: >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392/en-us >> >> You should probably use the disk boot Command Prompt to do a : >> >> bootrec /fixboot >> >> and >> >> bootrec /RebuildBcd >> >> -- >> Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web >> interface. >> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...eAPostAsAnswer >> Mark L. Ferguson >> . >> >> "lacharis" <lacharis@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:9DD0059B-B89D-4418-B53F-827D699E0E77@xxxxxx Quote: >> > I installed windows xp on a separate partition, not thinking about the >> > fact >> > that i wouldn't be able to get back into vista normally. At that point >> > i >> > inserted the vista install disk and then restarted my computer and did >> > a >> > startup repair. I restarted my computer and the windows loading screen >> > came >> > up. The operating system only loads to the point that the mouse appears >> > against the black screen. the windows logo doesnt come up, even if you >> > wait a >> > long time. There's no welcome screen- nothing but a black screen and >> > the >> > mouse cursor. The partition that has Vista on it has all my files and i >> > can >> > access it, but I cant run any of the programs. how can i fix this? |
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