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Old 05-06-2008   #1 (permalink)
lacharis


 
 

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?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-06-2008   #2 (permalink)
Mark L. Ferguson


 
 

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

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"lacharis" <lacharis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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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?
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-06-2008   #3 (permalink)
lacharis


 
 

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
>
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> 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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Old 05-06-2008   #4 (permalink)
Mark L. Ferguson


 
 

Re: Vista wont boot correctly

You could try this utility:

VistaBootPRO - : http://www.vistabootpro.org/
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"lacharis" <lacharis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> 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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