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BSOD is back
Rick:
--- Quote from: Boggin on December 23, 2015, 09:43:16 am ---JR's instructions are for to create a bootable USB from your install disk but the Windows USB/DVD burner tool will do that and a bootable USB is only any good if your computer can boot from an USB as some older models cannot.
You can only do a repair install from within Windows - so that is out.
I'm puzzled by that Failed: computer started using the installation disk error message you got - is that after changing the boot order and then booting up with the install disk ?
If it boots up with it you need to select Repair your Computer to navigate to the RE to run the Bootrec cmds unless you are going for a clean install - in which case you will lose everything you had on the computer.
The Bootrec cmds will also only work if it can find the OS.
In navigating to the RE it will look for the location of the OS and if that is blank then you're looking at a clean (Custom) install.
The Paragon disk has a File Transfer Wizard which may find something to salvage of your personal stuff.
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Where is the event viewer located?; perhaps something useful in their we can review.
additionally; maybe we need reset the explorer command after it boots :)
how to do that?
Rick:
Well
I have an answer to this problem, but I wont share it!
I think, shall revert back to vista....
Boggin, I would like to ask whats that link to update drivers?
thanks in advance
Boggin:
Can you tell us where you are at with this - did Win 7 reinstall or not or were you able to get the Win 7 install disk to boot up ?
I used to use the free version of Slimdrivers, but only to see if there were any updates and then go to the driver vendor support sites if I felt an updated driver would be beneficial, but you may get some driver updates through Windows Updates.
http://www.driverupdate.net/ (left hand download button)
Remember - MS support for Vista ends 11th April 2017 and then it will no longer be safe to go online with.
Rick:
--- Quote from: Boggin on December 24, 2015, 12:22:35 am ---Can you tell us where you are at with this - did Win 7 reinstall or not or were you able to get the Win 7 install disk to boot up ?
I used to use the free version of Slimdrivers, but only to see if there were any updates and then go to the driver vendor support sites if I felt an updated driver would be beneficial, but you may get some driver updates through Windows Updates.
http://www.driverupdate.net/ (left hand download button)
Remember - MS support for Vista ends 11th April 2017 and then it will no longer be safe to go online with.
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the solution is;
I copied my old vista operating system to a new drive prior = bit to bit; making it bootable
working with the old vista system now to update it before copying to a new drive; AGAIN in only one month!
then to upgrade that to win7/ultimate;;
the purpose to do this way way is keep all the programs functioning without restoring them; who knows where the licenses are!
Dear MSFT; your system needs to operate separately from all programs; nice day!
Note; am upgrading the current vista system with a ISO file I downloaded a while back.
"Uninstall Power shell, save your self half an hour wait time by doing it in advance".
More later -
Boggin:
Do you have valid product keys for both Vista and Win 7 Ultimate ?
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