Vista Repair

sandy10

sandy10

sandy10

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Hi,

Windows isn't booting at all (Vista 32) and following research, it was suggested I enter the advanced boot menu and select the repair tool. :rolleyes:

On entering this, there isn't a repair too available!, the options are:

Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt

Enable Boot Logging
Enable Low Res Video
Last Known Good Configuration (advanced)
Directory Services Restore Mode
Debugging Mode
Disable automatic restart on system failure
Disable driver signature enforcement

Start windows normally.


Would you recommend I get the recovery disc from Toshiba? (it's a U400-124 notebook).

Thanks. :confused:
 
I imagine the Toshiba disk will have a repair function but it might reimage the drive and you'd lose your data.

Try loading it in to safe mode, this will load windows basic systems so you can perform maintances. Sometimes just booting in to safe mode then back in to normal windows will fix the porblem.

You could also try last known good configuration.

Have you changed anything recently? Installed anything?
 
When you say crash what do you mean? The machine restarts, blue screen, freezes?

If you know someone with a Vista DVD you could use the repair function on that to fix the installation.
 
Essentially, it froze during standard use - ie surfing - so, I rebooted and was greeted with an error - "a disk read error occured, press ctrl+alt+del to restart".

Have borrowed my Dad's Vista 32 disc but when it trys to boot from it, it says "loading windows files", then hangs on a black screen indefinitely.

No option given to undertake a repair :(
 
Eww had a look at that thank you, but seems blooming complicated for a novice! (me).

Are there any direct download-and-go programs you can recommend?!
 
Does sound like a hardware issue, a memory test is the logical starting point.

Might also be your hard drive is dying.
 
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