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New behavior when booting to Vista
  1. #1


    DJ Bjorklund Guest

    New behavior when booting to Vista

    I either hang on the BIOS ID screen with a "Can't find drive 0", or if
    I get to the boot selector screen )after a C/A/D or cold boot, and
    select "Microsoft Windows"(Vista)it goes to a dark screen and hangs



    Booting here to XP, perhaps obviously, works. Corrupted MBR or what?
    Just did an update to XP (Wga Notify). I'm going to restore to before
    that and see...

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  2. #2


    Colin Barnhorst Guest

    Re: New behavior when booting to Vista

    If you boot with the Vista DVD you will see repair options on the lower left
    of the splash screen.

    "DJ Bjorklund" <bjork57@hickorytech.net> wrote in message
    news:rvpoa21mj5u0blqu52oldlp7un26e05pr4@4ax.com...
    >I either hang on the BIOS ID screen with a "Can't find drive 0", or if
    > I get to the boot selector screen )after a C/A/D or cold boot, and
    > select "Microsoft Windows"(Vista)it goes to a dark screen and hangs
    >
    > Booting here to XP, perhaps obviously, works. Corrupted MBR or what?
    > Just did an update to XP (Wga Notify). I'm going to restore to before
    > that and see...




      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    DJ Bjorklund Guest

    Re: New behavior when booting to Vista

    Ahh, Colin, do I just put in the DVD and cold boot? See, I don't
    think I've ever booted to the DVD drive exactly, just started the
    Vista install from XP (sheepishly shuffling feet);-)(sorry)



    On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:03:37 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
    <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote:

    >If you boot with the Vista DVD you will see repair options on the lower left
    >of the splash screen.
    >
    >"DJ Bjorklund" <bjork57@hickorytech.net> wrote in message
    >news:rvpoa21mj5u0blqu52oldlp7un26e05pr4@4ax.com...
    >>I either hang on the BIOS ID screen with a "Can't find drive 0", or if
    >> I get to the boot selector screen )after a C/A/D or cold boot, and
    >> select "Microsoft Windows"(Vista)it goes to a dark screen and hangs
    >>
    >> Booting here to XP, perhaps obviously, works. Corrupted MBR or what?
    >> Just did an update to XP (Wga Notify). I'm going to restore to before
    >> that and see...

    >


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  4. #4


    DJ Bjorklund Guest

    Re: New behavior when booting to Vista

    Oh, things did get back to normal with a restore to prior to that XP
    update, but I still don't like what happened. I'll try that repair
    once I get that lesson in booting to my DVD drive that is ;-)



    On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:03:37 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
    <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote:

    >If you boot with the Vista DVD you will see repair options on the lower left
    >of the splash screen.
    >
    >"DJ Bjorklund" <bjork57@hickorytech.net> wrote in message
    >news:rvpoa21mj5u0blqu52oldlp7un26e05pr4@4ax.com...
    >>I either hang on the BIOS ID screen with a "Can't find drive 0", or if
    >> I get to the boot selector screen )after a C/A/D or cold boot, and
    >> select "Microsoft Windows"(Vista)it goes to a dark screen and hangs
    >>
    >> Booting here to XP, perhaps obviously, works. Corrupted MBR or what?
    >> Just did an update to XP (Wga Notify). I'm going to restore to before
    >> that and see...

    >


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  5. #5


    Colin Barnhorst Guest

    Re: New behavior when booting to Vista

    If it ain't broke, don't fix it. This is a beta and instability is the
    order of the day.

    "DJ Bjorklund" <bjork57@hickorytech.net> wrote in message
    news:q5toa2dt78pfn1p5hvjdva4c9vokkv1fh9@4ax.com...
    > Oh, things did get back to normal with a restore to prior to that XP
    > update, but I still don't like what happened. I'll try that repair
    > once I get that lesson in booting to my DVD drive that is ;-)
    >
    >
    >
    > On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:03:37 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
    > <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote:
    >
    >>If you boot with the Vista DVD you will see repair options on the lower
    >>left
    >>of the splash screen.
    >>
    >>"DJ Bjorklund" <bjork57@hickorytech.net> wrote in message
    >>news:rvpoa21mj5u0blqu52oldlp7un26e05pr4@4ax.com...
    >>>I either hang on the BIOS ID screen with a "Can't find drive 0", or if
    >>> I get to the boot selector screen )after a C/A/D or cold boot, and
    >>> select "Microsoft Windows"(Vista)it goes to a dark screen and hangs
    >>>
    >>> Booting here to XP, perhaps obviously, works. Corrupted MBR or what?
    >>> Just did an update to XP (Wga Notify). I'm going to restore to before
    >>> that and see...

    >>




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