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Old 06-20-2008   #1 (permalink)
VanOfTheDawn
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vista wont boot

my vista home edition 32 bit hangs on the loading screen and does nothing. iv
tried doing the start up repair thing but that didnt work, iv done a virus
scan but it has come up with nothing. this problem is really annoying and any
help is good

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Old 06-21-2008   #2 (permalink)
Mick Murphy
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RE: vista wont boot

Something must be working; you did a virus scan!
Tell us more!!!!
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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"VanOfTheDawn" wrote:
Quote:

> my vista home edition 32 bit hangs on the loading screen and does nothing. iv
> tried doing the start up repair thing but that didnt work, iv done a virus
> scan but it has come up with nothing. this problem is really annoying and any
> help is good
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 06-21-2008   #3 (permalink)
VanOfTheDawn
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RE: vista wont boot



"Mick Murphy" wrote:
Quote:

> Something must be working; you did a virus scan!
> Tell us more!!!!
> --
> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>
>
> "VanOfTheDawn" wrote:
>
Quote:

> > my vista home edition 32 bit hangs on the loading screen and does nothing. iv
> > tried doing the start up repair thing but that didnt work, iv done a virus
> > scan but it has come up with nothing. this problem is really annoying and any
> > help is good
well since i dual boot with XP i did the virus scan on that, all i can get
to in vista is the vista loading bar screen then it will stay there
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 06-21-2008   #4 (permalink)
Charlie Tame
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Re: vista wont boot

VanOfTheDawn wrote:
Quote:

>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> Something must be working; you did a virus scan!
>> Tell us more!!!!
>> --
>> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>>
>>
>> "VanOfTheDawn" wrote:
>>
Quote:

>>> my vista home edition 32 bit hangs on the loading screen and does nothing. iv
>>> tried doing the start up repair thing but that didnt work, iv done a virus
>>> scan but it has come up with nothing. this problem is really annoying and any
>>> help is good
>
> well since i dual boot with XP i did the virus scan on that, all i can get
> to in vista is the vista loading bar screen then it will stay there

Usually hangs like this are difficult to cure.

You could try going into the BIOS setup and make sure the default video
display is correct, often there are a couple of options and just maybe
one will work. Does the machine do anything (Drive lights etc) if you
leave it for a few minutes? Most video cards have dual display
capability and I have seen on one occasion where these get switched, if
you only have one monitor but a second place to plug one in try that first.

If it's damaged drivers then you may or may not get into safe mode, if
you can do that then a fix should be possible.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 06-22-2008   #5 (permalink)
Mick Murphy
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RE: vista wont boot

You can do a vista System Restore from the DVD too.
Mine did not even hang on the loading screen, and it was a corrupted
Graphics driver whuich vista restored
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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"VanOfTheDawn" wrote:
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>
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
Quote:

> > Something must be working; you did a virus scan!
> > Tell us more!!!!
> > --
> > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
> >
> >
> > "VanOfTheDawn" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> > > my vista home edition 32 bit hangs on the loading screen and does nothing. iv
> > > tried doing the start up repair thing but that didnt work, iv done a virus
> > > scan but it has come up with nothing. this problem is really annoying and any
> > > help is good
>
> well since i dual boot with XP i did the virus scan on that, all i can get
> to in vista is the vista loading bar screen then it will stay there
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 06-23-2008   #6 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Vista Business 32 bit
 
 

Re: vista wont boot

try a program called super Grub disc
this helped me when vista didnt boot.
Super Grub Disk Official Webpage - Auto for Windows
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