Booting using the Vista Media

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cmpinggrl

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My computer has gotten the "black screen of death". I have found a tutorial on how to fix it...the only problem is the first step is: "on the affected machine boot using the vista media". How do I do this? I have a refurbished computer and it did not come with any discs. Is there an option to do this using the F2 or F12 keys on the boot-up? Any help would be appreciated!!!
 

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cmpinggrl said:
My computer has gotten the "black screen of death". I have found a tutorial on how to fix it...the only problem is the first step is: "on the affected machine boot using the vista media". How do I do this? I have a refurbished computer and it did not come with any discs. Is there an option to do this using the F2 or F12 keys on the boot-up? Any help would be appreciated!!!
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Nope you need an image to boot from. It can be on dvd, usb, HD. If you know someone that might have one you could borrow. Maybe some other user might know where. Im running windows 7 and dont have my bookmarks with me.

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Just let us know if we can help
 

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    4 gigs
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    300 gig internal
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    10 down 1.5 up
Did the computer come with a manual and a recovery partition?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
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    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
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    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
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To boot from the Windows media you'll need to insert the Windows disk into your DVD drive and restart the computer.

To get to the boot menu you'll have to press a certain key as the system first starts to boot.

Asus - F8
HP/Compaq - Esc
Sony - F2
Acer - F2
Gateway - F10
eMachnes - F10
Toshiba - F12
Dell - F12
IBM/Lenovo - the blue Thinkvantage button
 

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Thanks all...no, I have no discs or manuals. It just came by itself...just a refurbished computer. Any ideas where I can get a CD for free by download?
 

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Hello Cmpinggrl, and welcome to Vista Forums.

What brand is your computer? Usually all OEM (store bought brand) computers come with a recovery partition to do a factory restore of Vista with.
 

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Custom
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    512 GB M.2 SSD
My computer is a Gateway. My old computer broke and Gateway sent a refurbished computer as a replacement but it came with no software or anything...
 

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Not sure what you are referring to in your first post. Do you think you need to reinstall Vista - or repair it?

Do you mean this fix:

http://www.logicitc.com/blog/?p=102

What happened, exactly. Please describe the symptoms and any error messages.

You will probably have a "recovery partition" which can be used to replace Vista - as you originally got it.

If you don't have any way of checking, download this:

Free Download Partition Wizard ( bootable cd download at the bottom of the link)

( some screenshots so you can see what it will look like and how to use it Partition Wizard Bootable CD allows user to boot computer directly to manage partition. )

Burn it to cd-r with this ( do not format the cd)

View attachment isoburn.exe.zip

Boot the cd you just made and tell us what it says.



If you want a disc that has the system repair options on it - may as well get the 7 recovery disc - works very well on Vista:

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/141820-create-recovery-disc.html

or

http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/
 

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    Vista
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    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
cmpinggrl said:
My computer is a Gateway. My old computer broke and Gateway sent a refurbished computer as a replacement but it came with no software or anything...
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I would say contact Gateway support for a free replace OEM Vista recovery and OEM Applications and Drivers discs since they sent you a replacement computer with no recovery partition on it. With their agreement with Microsoft, they are suppose to provide a way to reinstall your legal copy of Vista that came with their computer.
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
All refurbished Gateways come without recovery media, however it is possible to create one via Gateway Recovery Center. If you didn't do that yet, I hope, you would still make these full Gateway recovery discs with the OS and drivers, but first you have to boot your OS.
Try to download the recovery disc, Theog provided the link in his post.
 

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    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
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    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
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    intel i5-8400
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