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'Missing Operating system'- Windows Vista
The Vista install is on a raid volume. I googled a little bit and found some information about bootrec and tried to boot from the DVD and tried /fixboot, but nothing happens. When I load the recovery console it doesn't display any Vista installations, so I wasn't very surprised that bootrec failed.

Dual-boot XP-Vista
Our Computer Club classroom now has 30 computers, including 2 new iMacs with OS X Leopard, both dual boot with Vista, 5 new HP Vista Only machines, 4 dual boot XP That's why Vista is failing; it's failing the human mind. It's trying to dumb down all the users. Their not ALL dumb (and there are some dumb ones).

Format C:\ Hard Drive
I've read that there's a program called bcdedit.exe. I tried to make that one work on XP, but I failed. That's because Bcedit.exe is a Vista program. However, this KB Article (not for the faint of heart) explains how to repair the Vista boot process after installing WinXP: Windows Vista no longer starts after

Windows Boot Manager issue
Brannigan@localhost microsoft public windows vista general "christos" <chris...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:26706C79-DC03-4832-B0BC-437B5AF2477D@microsoft.com... So today I go to boot Vista and it just takes me to the 'blah blah corrupt something!" boot screen. I've tried to select safe mode,

BDD 2007 Deployment Workbench failing to create ISO files
John Barnes jbar...@email.net microsoft public windows vista general You are getting down on options. You should see if you can disconnect all Last week upon starting my computer I got a screen that says: Windows Boot Manager Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.

Vista MBR vs. XP MBR
You have to boot from the installation CD. OSX only installs this way, if you run the installer from the DVD it gives you only one button; restart. Why can't Windows do this? Why, because the bot order is set in the bios, and can't be changed by the installer software." Is this really a failing of Vista?

startup problems in windows vista home premium
Michael Jennings metarh...@gmail.com microsoft public windows vista general I suppose that the Windows ME on the desktop hard drive is an OEM version, which has no drivers for your notebook. It is also apt to suspect you of attempting to steal Windows, if it will boot. Check with Gateway about drivers for the

Windows Vista update failure.
My first post said: Unless there's something special about your computer that you haven't told us, just boot into Vista and remove WinXP's \Windows folder. free 30gigs free space from xp on g. now what will prevent my vista boot file which is set up for first vista then xp from failing to boot when xp is gone,

VISTA (does not boot) get a BLUE SCREEN
Bryan Br...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista performance_maintenance RC: I am also trying to delete the XP dual boot so Vista will .... free 30gigs free space from xp on g. now what will prevent my vista boot file which is set up for first vista then xp from failing to boot when xp is gone,

Format C:\ Hard Drive
cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user) cquirken...@nospam.mvps.org microsoft public windows vista hardware_devices On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:38:27 +0530, to find a Vista installation - writes tester to HD before rebooting to test - shows only the current pass - writes results to the HD - requires you to boot the Vista

Format C:\ Hard Drive
Robert Aldwinckle rob...@techemail.com microsoft public windows vista performance_maintenance microsoft public windowsupdate (cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint) "typhoon763" <typhoon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message Does anyone have an idea where I can look to see what driver is failing? Thanks.

Vista MBR vs. XP MBR
microsvc micro...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general I have previously asked aQ about my booting Vista issue, and now I have more I noticed the BOOTMGR and BOOT folder on my slave drive and asked about this. Well, yesterday this slave drive started failing, so I pulled it out,

Two problems resulting from failed dual boot install
Now I can't boot Vista anymore. I tried with boot.ini [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] I tried to make that one work on XP, but I failed. Can someone pls help me? Thank you very much! EDIT: I don't have Vista's DVD, and I'm trying to avoid

Format C:\ Hard Drive
tim t...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista performance_maintenance Hi rick thanks for your help i shipped my computer back to acer for You have a component that is failing and it needs to be replaced. This is a typical symptom of a hairline crack in the board or solder, or a bad capacitor.

delete xp in dual boot
"troubledman" <troubled...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message recently i bought a dell computer installed with Windows Vista Business, but it's been giving me problems lately - lagging a lot (i think its due to the hardware) If mouse pointer sticks while this happens, it could be a failing HD - can only

Vista Upgrade: "Just Lovely"
In article <12j9rm2vt04...@corp.supernews.com>, "Syltrem" <syltremz...@videotron.ca> writes: Is there any hope that I can install Vista on my PC, I tried a software that supposedly helps in this process (Acronis) but it miserably failed at boot time... Build a master image of Windows for the labs and then

Windows Vista impressions
"Darrell Gorter[MSFT]" Darre...@online.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hello, I think you have to set the partition active first. The partition that you boot from has to be a primary partition and it has to be active Disk Management shows you which partition is active and identifies

Duel boot a 1.4Ghz MS ME HD on my Vista 2.1 Ghz - WIll it work?
I was under the impression that drive was junk 'cause it failed to boot. For the past year, that drive had seen a lot of indiscriminate banging around and I'm very much surprised the damn thing still works. This is after reformatting (low level) and reinstalling Windows?? Yep. Did you try perhaps a Unix OS. Nope.

Vista has weird 0xc0000221 error
Windows recovery loophole lets hackers in ,----[ Quote ] Windows Vista may be Microsoft's most secure operating system to date, but researchers are still The best defense, of course, is to physically secure the important machines, but failing that, one can forestall the process in various ways with varying

Windows Boot Manager issue
MS should look to creating a default radio button which activates the default services in situations like this - something for Vista? There is normally no need for the "button" because what happened to your machine is a sign of something seriously failing. You need to determine the cause of the failure.