Windows Vista Re: Windows Vista startup problem

[M8rt1n.]

Re: Windows Vista startup problem

Hi, i have a problem with my laptop pre-installed with Windows Vista Home
Premium. When i start up, i can only start up in safe mode. I cannot log-in
normally because when it gets to the Vista loading screen, when the green
progress bar shows, it just keeps loading?? I don't know why, but i think i
had a problem like this before due to a bad boot sector.

The pinch here is that, i can only boot up in safe mode. Using last good
configuration doesn't work and when i run chkdsk /r or chkdsk /f in safe
mode, i cannot run becaus it says that because it is a NTFS file system, it
cannot lock the drive because it is write protected.

I tried using the Vista boot cd to use startup repair, didnt work, tried
using system restore, didnt work because it hung when it was trying to
restore files

This hasnt happened before, so any ideas would be appreciated.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Re: Windows Vista startup problem

Re: Windows Vista startup problem

When you press F8 during the black screen portion of startup, right after
the BIOS screen, you will see a safe mode selection window slightly
different from the one you are getting now. This will include an option to
go to the "Command Prompt". Use this way, instead of safe mode, to run the
command CHKDSK /R
The error from chkdsk in safe mode is expected behavior.

After chkdsk, I suggest trying the other option available from that same
menu that lets you 'repair startup'
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"M8rt1n." <M8rt1n.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7F12C108-7367-4B6A-AB80-BE6A1E36B792@microsoft.com...
> Hi, i have a problem with my laptop pre-installed with Windows Vista Home
> Premium. When i start up, i can only start up in safe mode. I cannot
> log-in
> normally because when it gets to the Vista loading screen, when the green
> progress bar shows, it just keeps loading?? I don't know why, but i think
> i
> had a problem like this before due to a bad boot sector.
>
> The pinch here is that, i can only boot up in safe mode. Using last good
> configuration doesn't work and when i run chkdsk /r or chkdsk /f in safe
> mode, i cannot run becaus it says that because it is a NTFS file system,
> it
> cannot lock the drive because it is write protected.
>
> I tried using the Vista boot cd to use startup repair, didnt work, tried
> using system restore, didnt work because it hung when it was trying to
> restore files
>
> This hasnt happened before, so any ideas would be appreciated.