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Boggin:
--- Quote from: as1953 on February 09, 2015, 04:13:57 pm ---although I do not use the PS/2 connexion that is why I am looking for a mouse to connect.
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I understand that and is why I suggest that you download that driver after creating a restore point if you can't find a PS/2 mouse.
While it gave me something different, probably because I'm using a laptop, it may give you the correct driver but should get rid of that yellow alert regardless.
As long as Windows keeps trying to load that missing driver, you are going to have Boot problems.
Xas1953NC:
Thanks Boggin. I shall ask my son as he has some stuff in his stock box too.
Shane:
I dont know if my Windows Repair will help with this or not. If it is hardware related then it isnt going to help. If Windows is just shot then a fresh install would be best, because then the drive could be wiped and formatted to make sure the file system and the boot manager are all intact properly.
When I asked if you had SP2 I didnt mean if you had SP2 installed, I mean if you have a vista install disk you want one that has SP2 already on it.
So looking over old posts, and what of the logs you posted, it looks like you are on vista home prem. 32 bit. I found the ISO you need which has SP2 already on it
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1bjzCHZkpy9ejgzMllaMlM4T2M
Its over 3GB download so it will take some time. Once you have the ISO (ISO is a dvd image file) you will need a program like imgburn to burn it to a dvd or you can use a program like rufus to take the iso and put it on a usb thumb drive that you can boot off of and install vista.
https://rufus.akeo.ie/
Shane
Xas1953NC:
Hello Shane, so does that mean that the link you supplied will result in a disk that will re-install vista inclusive of SP2? Will it go back to factory standard meaning I shall have to reinstall my programs again? I clicked on the link and a page came up with "sorry no preview available" and below that a download button. At the moment I am validating data of stuff I moved from when ext usb drive to another and that will finish at midnight. I would prefer to go to the link and download without any other stuff going on in the background. Thanks.
Boggin:
I take it your son didn't have a PS/2 mouse either ?
If you are going to go to the bother of a reinstall and all of that entails, download that PS/2 driver to see if it resolves your boot problems.
I can't quite understand your reluctance/resistance to trying this.
If your machine has a recovery partition, then factory resetting it would be another option to the reinstall, but you would have back up your personal stuff as well as reinstalling any programs.
If you have any paid for programs, you will need their product keys and you should check to see if the COA sticker key is the same as the vendor's generic key should you opt for the reinstall, as sometimes the COA sticker key if different from the generic won't activate a retail install.
You may want to back up your drivers folders from Windows\System32 as well.
Belarc Advisor will list the product keys. http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
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