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i was hoping not to do a clean install as there is data on the hard drive. am i ok using this method
thanks
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Stark Raving MOD
What are you talking about a clean install? Just download the .exe file and install it.
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SP s just add to what you have installed.
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it will not boot to windows, even in safe mode.
i just thought, booting off a vista disk with it slipstreamed would do a clean install
have never done this before.....sorry
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Stark Raving MOD
Ah I see what you mean now. You would need to run a system restore or a startup repair using a disc of the same SP level as your current install.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial148.html
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have already tried the repair off the dell vista disk, when it rebooted the problem remained. could not see any option to restore, where do i find that
thanks
kev
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Stark Raving MOD
Did you look at the link i posted?
This screen provides access to five tools that can help you repair your Vista installation. These tools are:
Startup Repair
Startup Repair is an automated repair process that scans your Vista installation for problems and attempts to automatically fix them. When you select to repair Vista from the Vista setup screen, and Vista detects problems, this process will be started automatically. You can cancel this process at any time to access the other repair tools described below. The Startup Repair process has already been introduced above when we discussed performing an automated repair.
System Restore
System Restore allows you to restore your computer's configuration, driver information, and programs to a previous state while leaving your existing data intact. Using this option can typically fix a installation's problem if it is not associated with faulty hardware. In order to use this option, you must have had System Restore enabled in Vista so that there are restore points available to restore to. To learn how to use this feature you should read this tutorial: Using System Restore from the Vista Windows Recovery Environment.
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have tried repair, according to your link i need to boot up in safe mode to do restore, it will not boot in safe mode
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did the repair again, it could not auto complete
but in the details gives
corrupt volume and corrupt boot manager
just seen when i hit finish i get option to restore, going to do that
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restore has failed twice now, tried 2 different dates
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Stark Raving MOD
Not much more you can do with the repair options. Vista doesn't have the same repair install like XP did. You'll probably have to do a clean install if you don't have backups.
have tried to boot in safe mode, no joy, running diagnosicts now
You said you ran diagnostics. Did you check the hard drive and ram?
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ram was fine, chkdsk/r found loads of errors
dell have agreed to take it back
thanks
kev
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Stark Raving MOD
chkdsk/r found loads of errors
why didn't you say that earlier? chkdsk is NOT an adequate hard drive diag.
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