Vista Tutorial - A MAJOR PROBLEM

OK, I installed Vista and it ran perfectly for a while until one day when I
ran into a driver failere during strart up. The screen said my file was
corrupted and vista need to be reinstalled, so I wanted to restore my
computer to windows vista. However, I lost the burned DVD but have the ISO
image on an other computer that does not have a DVD burner. So then I thought
of first restoring to windows Xp to my messed up laptop and then moving the
iso image over via our local area network and burning it and reinstalling it.
But the restore utility is stored on a secondary partition of my computer and
i cannot get it to boot. Can anyone help me?

Restore Utillity: Phoenix CME Recovery Software

Hi,

Did you try - Last Known Good Configuration - option. Or try to boot into
Safe Mode and if you can login check which drivers is causing problem.
Uninstall that driver and reboot ?

abc

"ta" wrote:

> OK, I installed Vista and it ran perfectly for a while until one day when I
> ran into a driver failere during strart up. The screen said my file was
> corrupted and vista need to be reinstalled, so I wanted to restore my
> computer to windows vista. However, I lost the burned DVD but have the ISO
> image on an other computer that does not have a DVD burner. So then I thought
> of first restoring to windows Xp to my messed up laptop and then moving the
> iso image over via our local area network and burning it and reinstalling it.
> But the restore utility is stored on a secondary partition of my computer and
> i cannot get it to boot. Can anyone help me?
>
> Restore Utillity: Phoenix CME Recovery Software
>
>

"There's no greater high than using an unreleased operating system on a
computer that doesn't exist"

*** React to the Vista driver corruption --this will get Vista up and
running on what you are calling your messedup computer**** and you won't
have to worry about the ISO on the other PC. If these options (the 4
Windows Advanced Options and your 5th option SrT (the Startup Repair tool)
don't work, and they will, you can always install Windows XP on the laptop
and format on the setup, then my advice would be to redownload the ISO on
that laptop, and you could always install Virtual Server R2 and mount the
ISO from it. That is your alternative with no DVD writer on the laptop you
want to use to deploy Vista.

I am recommending to try the F8 advanced options first, which means to try
each listing on the menu Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode
with Command, and then Last Known Good last there. One may work if another
does not. The first 3 or used as a vehicle to do a system restore. If you
cannot use these, try Last Known Good Configuration.

I don't use Safe Mode VGA for this. I have put every KB that contexts these
options here for you to look at if you need to.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...r/default.mspx

Follow this if you need to, but again I'm betting heavily on the first five
options I just gave you:

Running Vista under Virtual Server
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikekol/archiv...11/511810.aspx

"There's no greater high than using an unreleased operating system on a
computer that doesn't exist"

***Your first five options****
These options to recover in Vista are similar to XP although System Restore
is based on a system now from server technology.

1) I'd use the F8 options including the 3 safe modes (I'm omitting VGA for
this purpose) to try to system restore and I would use Last Known Good if
they don't work. I say 3 because sometimes one works when another will not.
If you use safe mode command, the command for system restore is:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

This approach in Vista is the same as in XP and is based on Chapter 28 of
the XP resource kit and will soon be adapted to the Vista Resource Kit. The
MSKB that outlines this is here--yes it has XP in the title but these
options are available in Vista and I want you to try them first:

Resources for troubleshooting startup problems in Windows XP [and Vista]

http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/


How to Use System Restore from a Command Prompt
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279736/en-us

How to start your computer by using the Last Known Good Configuration
feature in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307852/en-us


2) If these 4 options don't work, you can try a new way to fix Vista, called
Startup Repair which is part of a platform in Vista called Windows Repair
Environment or Win RE.

I'm going to tell you what it can do>going to give you the step by step>
and you have no downside for trying it.

What It Can Do:

If you run Win RE's Startup Repair in Vista, it will try to check and repair
the following and we're taking about under three minutes usually when it
works which is often: (this is not a complete list but a list of major tasks
it can perform):

Registry Corruptions

Missing/corrupt driver files (you don't have to guess here--it looks at all
of them

Missing/corrupt system files (disabled in Beta 2 as is System File Checker
but present newer builds)

Incompatible Driver Installation

Incompatible OS update installations

Startup Repair may offer a dialogue box to use System restore.

How to Use Startup Repair:

***Accessing Windows RE (Repair Environment):***

1) Insert Media into PC (the DVD you burned)

2) ***You will see on the Vista logo setup screen after lang. options in the
lower left corner, a link called "System Recovery Options."***

Screenshot: System Recovery Options (Lower Left Link)
http://blogs.itecn.net/photos/liuhui...4/500x375.aspx

Screenshot: (Click first option "Startup Repair"
http://www.leedesmond.com/images/img...SysRecOpt2.bmp

3) Select your OS for repair.

4) Its been my experience that you can see some causes of the crash from
theWin RE feature:

You'll have a choice there of using:

1) Startup Repair
2) System Restore
3) Complete PC Restore
________________________________________________

Good luck,

CH











"ta" <ta@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46B94358-DA2E-41BF-A418-4AEF8F2CCE87@microsoft.com...
> OK, I installed Vista and it ran perfectly for a while until one day when
> I
> ran into a driver failere during strart up. The screen said my file was
> corrupted and vista need to be reinstalled, so I wanted to restore my
> computer to windows vista. However, I lost the burned DVD but have the ISO
> image on an other computer that does not have a DVD burner. So then I
> thought
> of first restoring to windows Xp to my messed up laptop and then moving
> the
> iso image over via our local area network and burning it and reinstalling
> it.
> But the restore utility is stored on a secondary partition of my computer
> and
> i cannot get it to boot. Can anyone help me?
>
> Restore Utillity: Phoenix CME Recovery Software
>
>

If you do go the route of VMware on your laptop, then you'll want to use
this for Virtual Server R2 to mount Vista:

FINALLY: Virtual Machine Additions for Beta 2 are available
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikekol/archiv...27/643152.aspx

From Mike Kol [MSFT]:

We've finally released the Microsoft Virtual Machine Additions for Windows
Vista Beta 2!

You can download the additions here:
http://connect.microsoft.com

Log into the site, and sign up for the Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Beta if
you're not already in it. In the downloads section, you'll see the
Additions for Beta 2.

To install them run the MSI installer from the download site (yeah... that
should be pretty obvious, actually). The installer will ask you where you
want to put the new Additions, but will default to %SystemDrive%\Program
Files\Microsoft Virtual Machine Additions.

To install the Additions in your Vista VM, just mount the
VMAdditionsforVistaB2.iso file in your Virtual Machine, and run the
installer as normal.

Enjoy!



Getting the New VM Addition for Non-Connect Memters:

http://blogs.msdn.com/mikekol/archiv...27/680836.aspx

CH

"ta" <ta@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46B94358-DA2E-41BF-A418-4AEF8F2CCE87@microsoft.com...
> OK, I installed Vista and it ran perfectly for a while until one day when
> I
> ran into a driver failere during strart up. The screen said my file was
> corrupted and vista need to be reinstalled, so I wanted to restore my
> computer to windows vista. However, I lost the burned DVD but have the ISO
> image on an other computer that does not have a DVD burner. So then I
> thought
> of first restoring to windows Xp to my messed up laptop and then moving
> the
> iso image over via our local area network and burning it and reinstalling
> it.
> But the restore utility is stored on a secondary partition of my computer
> and
> i cannot get it to boot. Can anyone help me?
>
> Restore Utillity: Phoenix CME Recovery Software
>
>

Virtual Machine Additions 13.709 now available for Vista Beta 2 July Refresh
http://blogs.virtualserver.tv/blogs/...dditions_.aspx

CH

"ta" <ta@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46B94358-DA2E-41BF-A418-4AEF8F2CCE87@microsoft.com...
> OK, I installed Vista and it ran perfectly for a while until one day when
> I
> ran into a driver failere during strart up. The screen said my file was
> corrupted and vista need to be reinstalled, so I wanted to restore my
> computer to windows vista. However, I lost the burned DVD but have the ISO
> image on an other computer that does not have a DVD burner. So then I
> thought
> of first restoring to windows Xp to my messed up laptop and then moving
> the
> iso image over via our local area network and burning it and reinstalling
> it.
> But the restore utility is stored on a secondary partition of my computer
> and
> i cannot get it to boot. Can anyone help me?
>
> Restore Utillity: Phoenix CME Recovery Software
>
>

"ta" wrote:

> OK, I installed Vista and it ran perfectly for a while until one day when I
> ran into a driver failere during strart up. The screen said my file was
> corrupted and vista need to be reinstalled, so I wanted to restore my
> computer to windows vista. However, I lost the burned DVD but have the ISO
> image on an other computer that does not have a DVD burner. So then I thought
> of first restoring to windows Xp to my messed up laptop and then moving the
> iso image over via our local area network and burning it and reinstalling it.
> But the restore utility is stored on a secondary partition of my computer and
> i cannot get it to boot. Can anyone help me?
>
> Restore Utillity: Phoenix CME Recovery Software
>
>