Trying to repair a Vista installation that won't boot:
I inherited this PC which used to run Vista, but now only goes to the black "Windows Error Recovery" screen.
Won't start Windows in any mode, and certainly not normally - it loops continually back to WER screen.
Bought Vista 32-bit recovery CD .iso download - (special version for my mobo/graphics) - which boots into Recovery Essentials OK.
Tried Option 1 - Automated Repair - 3+ times - appears to complete OK, but doesn't fix it.
Tried Option 2 - Manually Repairing the Windows Bootloader - appears to complete OK, but doesn't fix it.
Tired Option 3 - Nuclear Holocaust option - - appears to complete OK (no complaints from the Command Prompt) but doesn't fix it.
No OEM discs came with this PC, so I don't have any original Vista installation disks. I don't care about the user files, but I'd like to get (virgin?) Vista going?
Do I have any other options left to try? (Thanks in advance.)
I inherited this PC which used to run Vista, but now only goes to the black "Windows Error Recovery" screen.
Won't start Windows in any mode, and certainly not normally - it loops continually back to WER screen.
Bought Vista 32-bit recovery CD .iso download - (special version for my mobo/graphics) - which boots into Recovery Essentials OK.
Tried Option 1 - Automated Repair - 3+ times - appears to complete OK, but doesn't fix it.
Tried Option 2 - Manually Repairing the Windows Bootloader - appears to complete OK, but doesn't fix it.
Tired Option 3 - Nuclear Holocaust option - - appears to complete OK (no complaints from the Command Prompt) but doesn't fix it.
No OEM discs came with this PC, so I don't have any original Vista installation disks. I don't care about the user files, but I'd like to get (virgin?) Vista going?
Do I have any other options left to try? (Thanks in advance.)