Solved VIsta won't run

[602tryliardy]

Hello,

After creating a snaphoot of my Windows partition (so that I can easily refresh the OS in the case of a virus or something) I had to remove all my partiions.

Then I created a partition the same as the previous was, and copied the snaphoot there. The problem is that Windows Vista won't run, and I don't know why.

The size of the partition, the filesystem, the data are all the same (even the md5sum of the partition is the same!). I don't know what to do with that issue.

The snapshoot was created in that way:

backup_date='2012.05.27'
backup_filename='VistaBackup_'$backup_date
summers='md5sum sha1sum sha224sum sha256sum sha384sum sha512sum'

for summer in $summers; do $summer /dev/sda1 > $backup_filename.$summer; done && \
dd if=/dev/sda1 | 7za a -y -si $backup_filename.7z && \
for summer in $summers; do $summer $backup_filename.7z > $backup_filename.7z.$summer; done && \
echo 'snapshoot created';

and restored just like that:

backup_date='2012.05.27'
backup_filename='VistaBackup_'$backup_date
summers='md5sum sha1sum sha224sum sha256sum sha384sum sha512sum'

for summer in $summers; do $summer -c $backup_filename.7z.$summer; done && \
7za x -y -so $backup_filename.7z | dd of=/dev/sda1 && \
for summer in $summers; do $summer -c $backup_filename.$summer; done && \
echo 'the state of the partition was restored';

I was doing the snaphoots many times, and everything was all right. But this time after removing the partition, and creating the same one, something have gone wrong

Please advice.

 

[usasma]

What is crashing?
What needs debugging?
Where are the reports?
What does the system do when you try to start it?
What are the exact error messages that you get?

 

[602tryliardy]

What is crashing?
What needs debugging?

I have chosen this place (Crashes and Debuggin) because I appears to me as the most suitable.

Where are the reports?
What does the system do when you try to start it?
What are the exact error messages that you get?

When I want to start the system I see only a blinking coursor.

 

[Brink]

Moved to appropriate forum.

 

[usasma]

Try Startup Repair: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html

Beyond that, you can try these bootable hardware diagnostics: Initial Hardware Diagnostics

If the Startup Repair doesn't work, we'll have to discuss either a repair install or backing up your data and reinstalling Windows (assuming the hardware diags all pass).

 

[602tryliardy]

usasma,
Thank you for you response.
Unfortunately, my recovery disc doesn't have "Startup Repair" option. I bought Vista OEM with HP notebook, and when I boot my recovery disk, there are three options:
* restore your system to a given point in time
* restore your system to the initial state
* backup you directories

My disk doesn't contain Microsotft software, but HP software and, as mensioned, there is no "Startup Repair" option.

You gave me a link to the hardware diagnostics. I have found there some bootable rescue disks.
Maybe there is a bootable rescue disk that could perform a startup repair. Have you heard about such a tool?

I have found that:
Create a System Repair Disc in Windows 7 - How-To Geek
but this description was created for Windows 7 users. Do you think the same method would work in Vista?

 

[Brink]

Hello tryliardy,

Here you go.

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

 

[usasma]

Thanks Brink!

 

[602tryliardy]

Thanks to you all for your time and help.

Unfortunately I had to reinstall my Vista.

 

[Brink]

Thank you for posting back with your results.