Download our recovery and repair disk for Microsoft Windows Vista (also available for Windows 7, 8, XP, 10, 11 or Windows Server editions) that can be used to access system recovery tools, giving you options of using an antivirus, System Restore, document and picture backup and recovery, automated system repair, and a command-line prompt for manual advanced recovery.
Download recovery disk for Windows Vista
Looking for recovery disks for other Windows versions?
- Download Windows 7 recovery disk
- Download Windows 8 (and 8.1) recovery disk
- Download Windows XP recovery disk
Easy Recovery Essentials (or EasyRE) is a 55 to 135 MiB download image ready to be burned directly to a CD, DVD or a USB stick.
Features of Easy Recovery Essentials include:
- Automatically find and fix errors
- Works even when you can’t get into Windows
- Recover from virus infections
- Restore your PC to a working state
- Access and back up your important data
- Use your PC even when it doesn’t work
- Advanced tools for IT experts
Contents
Disk for recovery & repair
If you’re like most PC users, you probably got Windows Vista with a new PC or laptop. And if you’re like 99% of the population, you get your new machines from one of the major manufacturers.
Dell, Acer, HP, Toshiba, Lenovo, they all have one thing in common: they don’t give you a real Windows Vista installation disk with your purchase.
Instead, they bundle what they call a “recovery disk” (that’s if you’re lucky – otherwise you’ll have a recovery partition instead) with your machine and leave it at that.
It doesn’t matter that you just paid a thousand dollars for a machine that comes with a valid Windows Vista license – your computer manufacturer just don’t want to spend the money (or perhaps take on the responsibility) of giving you a Windows Vista installation DVD to accompany your expensive purchase.
The problem is, with Windows Vista, the installation media serves more than one purpose. It’s not just a way to get Windows installed, it’s also the only way of recovering a borked installation.
The DVD has a “recovery center” that provides you with the option of recovering your system via automated recovery (searches for problems and attempts to fix them automatically), rolling-back to a system restore point, recovering a full PC backup, or accessing a command-line recovery console for advanced recovery purposes.
Download recovery disk for Windows Vista
Easy Recovery Essentials repair process is non-destructive, recovering PCs without formatting or reinstalling Windows.
The powerful repair process can fix many issues that Microsoft’s own Startup Repair cannot. In addition to the industry-leading automated repair features, this disk will give you access to the following:
- System Restore
- Web Browser
- Partition Editor
- Antivirus Scanner
- Data/File Backup and Recovery
- Commandline/Terminal Access
Later update: Please note that this download is no longer free, due to licensing restrictions imposed upon us.
Download Easy Recovery Essentials for Windows Vista
Our recovery disk supports x86 and x64 platforms and all Windows Vista versions, including 32-bit and 64-bit editions:
- Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows Vista Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows Vista Business (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows Vista Home Basic (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows Vista Starter (32-bit edition)
And all Service Packs:
- Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1)
- Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)
This disk is a 120 MiB download in standard ISO format that you’ll need to burn to a CD or DVD before you can use it as a bootable recovery medium. You can also burn it on a USB stick.
You cannot use a recovery or repair disk to install or reinstall Windows Vista.
Burn to CDs, DVDs or USB sticks
NeoSmart Technologies has published a guide on how to burn an ISO image to CD or DVD with your favorite burning program, which you can read if you need more information or help on this topic. You can burnt it with ImgBurn, Alcohol 120% or ActiveISO:
You can also burn it on a USB stick if you don’t want to use CDs or DVDs. We published a guide on making a EasyRE recovery USB.
Compatible with PC manufacturers
This recovery and repair disk is compatible with desktops, workstations, laptops, notebooks, netbooks, ultrabooks and servers from major PC manufacturers, like Dell, HP, Asus, Acer or Lenovo plus more.
Dell, HP, Asus, Acer
Dell
The disk is compatible with all Dell laptops and desktop computers, including all its manufactured series like Adamo, Inspiron, Studio, Vostro, XPS, Latitude.
Do you have a Dell computer running Windows Vista? Read our Dell recovery and restore guide.
HP
The disk is compatible with HP computers: ENVY, EliteBook, Essential Home, Pavilion and x2 for laptops and ENVY, Essential Home and Pavilion for desktops and All-in-One Desktop PCs.
Do you have a HP computer running Windows Vista? Read our HP recovery and restore guide.
Asus
It’s compatible with notebooks, ultrabooks, laptops and desktops from ASUS.
It works for any computer that was manufactured by ASUS, if it runs Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or any of the following Windows Server editions: 2003, 2008, 2012.
Do you have an Asus computer running Windows Vista? Read our Asus recovery and restore guide.
Acer
It’s compatible with any Acer computer that has Windows installed, including these manufactured series:
- Aspire R, Aspire V3 and Aspire E for notebooks
- Aspire S7, Aspire S5, Aspire S3, Aspire P, Aspire M, Aspire V7, Aspire V5 for ultra-thin computers
- Aspire One for netbooks
- Aspire M and T, Aspire X and Predator G for desktops
Do you have an Acer computer running Windows Vista? Read our Acer recovery and restore guide.
Lenovo, Toshiba, Samsung
Lenovo
You can download the repair disk for any Lenovo computers, such as:
- ThinkPad, IdeaPad, Essential series for laptops
- Thinkcentre, Ideacentre and Essentials series for desktop PCs
Do you have a Lenovo computer running Windows Vista? Read our Lenovo recovery and restore guide.
Toshiba
It’s compatible with any Toshiba computers running Windows:
- Satellite, Qosmio, Portege, Tecra, Kira family series
- All-in-One desktop series
Do you have a Toshiba computer running Windows Vista? Read our Toshiba recovery and restore guide.
Samsung
The disk is compatible with Samsung line of laptops and desktops, including:
- ATIV Book, Gaming and Business PC series for laptops
- ATIV One for All-in-One desktops
IBM, Compaq, Gateway, eMachines
IBM
IBM personal computer business division was acquired by Lenovo in 2005.
This disk supports IBM desktop and laptop models, most notably the ThinkPad line.
Compaq
Compaq was acquired by HP in 2002, but some of its famous PC line series are still used by our customers.
Our disk works with Compaq notebooks and desktops PCs, including Compaq Presario series.
Gateway
Gateway Computer was acquired by Acer in 2007.
Our disk is compatible with Gateway Computers netbooks, notebooks and desktops PCs, such as:
- Series SX, DX and One ZX for desktop systems
- NE and NV series for notebooks
- LT series for netbooks
Do you have a Gateway computer running Windows Vista? Read our Gateway recovery and restore guide.
eMachines
eMachines PCs were manufactured up until 2004 when Gateway Computers brought the company. Gateway Computers was later acquired by Acer in 2007, but the eMachines PC brand was used until 2012.
If you own a computer from this computer brand, our disk is compatible with eMachines PCs.
Disk for Windows 7, 8, XP or Server editions
Windows 7
You can get our recovery disk for Windows 7. It supports all versions: Ultimate, Enterprise, Professional, Home Premium, Home Basic and Starter.
Windows 8
You can also get the recovery disk for Windows 8.
Windows XP
Easy Recovery Essentials is available for Windows XP users and it supports all Service Packs: Service Pack 1 (SP1), Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Service Pack 3 (SP3).
Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012
Easy Recovery Essentials supports Microsoft Windows Server editions: 2003, 2008 and 2012.
Support
Our disk supports all Windows service packs (Windows XP SP1, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 7 SP2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012 R2.
Please don’t ask for help below, it’ll get real cluttered real soon! Open a support thread at https://neosmart.net/forums/ and we’ll help you resolve your problem ASAP.
“Mahmoud Al-Qudsi
Dec. 11th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Doug, bittorrent has built-in SHA1.”
Bittorrents compare the downloaded hash with the seeded hash. If the seed is corrupt or hacked or infected, the downloaded file is too.
Obviously, I a torrent novice though I have repaired many PC’s broken by torrent downloads. If I am misunderstanding the way the file hash comparisons work, please educate me and others here.
Thanks again.
Hello again, Doug.
You do have a good point. However, we run our own trackers and host our own .torrent files – nothing is outsourced to other sites or third parties. As such, you can trust the download as much as you can trust anything we write in this post. If the server were compromised and the torrent files’ built-in hashes altered, the attacker wouldn’t have any problem also changing anything we posted here.
Thanks for the clarification. It is appears that my understanding is correct. For the seeding scheme to operate as the torrent promoters desire, there needs to be a reliable source or sources for each file’s hash. As an example, if your site shows the SHA-1 hash, then someone downloading from my seed can confirm their download by verifying the hash from your site which is trusted as a reliable source without loading up your server with much seeding work. Your web site still gets visits (probably more) from people coming here to verify the hash of downloads they got from other seeders.
I realize this is beyond the scope of this page but I did not know where else to bring this up.
By now, most Vista systems are running SP2. Does the Windows Vista 32-Bit (x86) Recovery Disc Torrent include SP2?
To whoever it was calling the person names who wanted a refund ,the one who misspelled dumb ass ,the non torrent downloads do cost 10.00 so you should grow up and stop making a fool of yourself.
For those who say they are unconcerned with the loss of data just reformat .
If you will just partition the drive and put my documents on another partition, or better yet another drive , you won’t have so much grief.
That is why I only use Windows when I have no other choice, with Linux you can copy the operating system with programs and all and just paste it on a another drive for backup and just past it back if it fails, which is rare.
can someone tell me why, at startup, BIOS reads this recovery CD, but it doesnt read any of my other installation CD?
Doug, I guess I wasn’t very clear. The .torrent file you download from our site already contains a SHA-1 hash (by us). This SHA-1 hash is the expected, correct, and trusted hash according to the people that host the .torrent file – in this case, us. When you download parts of a file from seeds, they don’t give you a hash. They give you the data iteself, and your torrent client (µtorrent) will calculate the hash for the parts of the download the seeds gave you, and compare it to the hash that we already gave your client (in the .torrent file).
In short – we’re already doing exactly what you asked. Except instead of us posting it here in the blog and you manually coming to validate that your download matches, we’re telling your torrent download client that same hash, and it’s doing the checking automatically for you.
Hope this clears things up 🙂
“ZC:
can someone tell me why, at startup, BIOS reads this recovery CD, but it doesnt read any of my other installation CD?”
Is the “other installation CD” to install Windows? If it is just any application installation CD, it does not have boot files; therefore, it is not bootable.
Thank you to the people who made this software, I will donate to the cause.
If I paid what the software was really worth I could not use open source. If everyone gave something it would be enough.
I used the disk to rescue a Vista installation via system restore that was corrupted by simply trying to read a notebook drive. Vista was a poor attempt to bring MS Windows in line with Unix/Linux on security and these kinds of defects are examples of how they failed. XP now has open source options to allow you to easily use administrator mode without logging out and in all the time so I would use XP if I was a windows fan.
Bit Torrent clients are open source so send at least 5.00 to the people who made them and 5.00 to the people who made this instead of buying the download and everyone will benefit. Never log in as admin while on th net unless you have no choice!
Because of a faulty harddisk in my laptop I copied my 160 GB harddisk with Window Vista to a 500 GB disk. In the additional 340 GB I installed Fedora 14. At the end of this process Grub was installed in the MBR. Fedora would start up fine, but Windows Vista would give some error about winload.exe being damaged. After searching the internet I found a lot of sites advising to change the bootline for Vista in Grub to this or to that. I tried a few of these recommendations to no effect. Then I came across a link to the Neosmart site.
As it was free to download I decided it would not do much harm to try the Vista recovery disk.
It found the Vista installation, found a few errors and repaired them.
After a reboot Vista came up fine after I selected it in the Grub menu.
I now have a laptop with Vista in 160 GB and Fedora 14 in 340 GB.
This little disk saved me a lot of work. Needless to say, I made a donation.
Keep up the good work.
just a personal choice but if you put your my-documents folder in a faT 32 partition you can use the same data files in Linux and Windows to save space and make back up easier.
You can also copy your entire Linux OS to the partition for 2 minute recovery.
By now, most Vista systems are running SP2. Does the Windows Vista 32-Bit (x86) Recovery Disc Torrent include SP2?
windows vista recovery download, who so ever uploaded this file is a life saver. i have been evrywhere and tried evrything apart from this app on this site. for some mad reason my hp notebook just crashed after doing a driver scan. i kept getting the blue error screen. i cudnt get past it. so i downloaded and installed vista but halfway through i stopped the installation and managed to get in to my laptop and move all my files to an external hard drive. then reinstalled vista again with a clean install. and after a whole day was working just fine when all of a sudden i logged off and then tried logging back on wen it came with the following; File:
\Boot\Bcd
Status: 0xc000000f
and it was asking for an installation disk wich i did not have and had lost all my original disks what ever they were. and just by chance i came across this site and found the recovery disks for vista, what a life saver. cheers and much appreciated. i have saved this site for future reference. thanks and thanks again.
Here is a post that I made to Amazon about a product I purchased where your download helped me:
Hey Folks,
I’m mostly happy with my purchase. I got the kit and a 320GB hard
drive for $76 before taxes and that’s not bad (at least in 2010). I
did run into a few problems that I will let the company know about and
hopefully they can help others avoid. First of all, double check
whether you have an IDE drive or a SATA drive before you order (if you
don’t understand these terms, this may not be for you). Once you’re
sure you have a SATA drive (this review is for the SATA drive kit),
I’ll feel better.
If you are currently running Vista and you are planning on cloning
your existing drive, there are a couple of preparatory things you
should do. For one, you should download the Vista Recovery DVD. I
used the one located here:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
Also, when I went through the install, I decided to do the “typical”
install, but afterward, I regretted it. I bought a 320G hard drive,
but I only have 280G available. This is partially because my original
HP hard drive had a 10G partition for recovery. It’s also partially
because when the typical install occurred, it expanded the recovery
partition to 16G for some reason. It looks like I may have lost
additional gigabytes elsewhere- I don’t know for sure, but if I were
you, I would customize the install and make sure that the partitions
are the size you desire.
To download, you do have to use BitTorrent (download and install) and
after you download the Vista Recovery DVD, you will have to burn the
ISO to a DVD. If you don’t understand a word I’m saying, turn back
now- go to the Geek Squad instead. I was not that excited about using
software downloaded via BitTorrent from a site I am not familiar with,
but it turned out that it really needed to be done.
Most of the process worked the way it’s described at the Apricorn web
site. I connected the cable to my new drive, I plugged that in to the
USB port (USB 2.0 is preferred, of course). I then loaded the CD, ran
the software and chose to run EZ Gig III. It did recognize the new
drive, the old drive and it let me select the source and destination
drives. The cloning process went smoothly. I ran into a problem when
I installed the new drive. Instead of booting up directly into
Windows, I got an error:
\windows\system32\winload.exe
Info: The selected entry could not be loaded…
After searching around google, I discovered that this problem could be
fixed by using the Vista Recovery DVD at neosmart. So, I downloaded
that, burned it onto a DVD. I then put the DVD in the drive and
started the computer. This time when the computer started, it began
to load files from the VRD. It looked like it was trying to install
Windows, but eventually I got to a screen that had a menu option
“Repair computer.” I chose this option, it detected a problem and
gave me the option of fixing it. I chose to fix the problem. The
computer rebooted, I ejected the DVD and the laptop came up in Windows
as I had hoped. It was a bit more effort than expected, but if
you’re prepared, you’ll have less angst than I did. I now have a 7200
RPM 320G hard drive instead of a 5400 RPM 160GB hard drive, so I’m
happy.
I have a laptop Dell Vostro 1015 with Windows 7. Missing bootmgr. I try BIOS, but appeard particion a:>. Help me with this….. Thanks.
O ….. THANKS MAN GOD BLESS YOU … O MY GOD YOU SAVE MY LIFE MY MONEY AND MY 9 YEARS WORK ON THIS FUCKING PC … THANKS…
hey i have a laptop hp so it will work this recovery disc with it or not
Gilbert-it makes no difference-desktop or laptop.
Doug it will work on sp2
@ Reidy
All you have to do is when the computer cuts on there should be the option to hit F2 or F12 either one should have the option to change the boot order, simply move the cd drive to the first on the list so that it will boot from the cd drive.
Dear Friends,
I have got hp laptop with vista home premire edition, i have not received any recovery disc with the system, my system had clased last week. due to my urgent requirement of the work. i have temporary install windows 7 trail os to it.
now i am free and i want to reinstall it to my vista geniune edition, if
suppose i download & run this recovery disc.will it work or not?
please suggest/help me to solve this issue.
please reply me on parthradia@gmail.com
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Parth
what do i do after i burn it to a cd? i dont understand
whenever i try to use the cd it says operating system not found…what do i do please helpp
I hope you are right. If a recovery of a Vista SP2 system is attempted with a Vista SP1 disk, the system will have even more problems than it did before the atttempted repair. Most of the recovery disk downloads on the Internet do NOT include Service Pack 2 and are useless for most Vista systems.
“Frank Cox
Dec. 20th, 2010 at 12:38 am
Doug it will work on sp2”
My notebook starts to bootup, then I get an windows error recovery window.
in the window I can select start windows normal, or launch startup repair.
seems like ti is looping back to the windows error recovery window.
Also how do I know if the computer is running 64bit, or 32 bit Windows vista when vista does not bootup all the way
Thank you
Mike C
@Mike,I am sure that this Recovery Disc will solve your problem-it doesn’t matter if it’s 32- or 64-bit. Not to worry. Just make sure that your laptop’ cd-drive is the chosen first drive to boot up from, and not the harddrive. Remember to not choose to Install the OS, but just to do a Recovery of your MBR. And if you don’t see your OS in the window, it also doesn’t matter. Just proceed with the process (Next) and it will recover the MBR and the laptop should start up normally again. Good luck!
@Josh, @Justin & @Doug, this should also solve your problems to. I also repost what @Wesley posted: “All you have to do is when the computer cuts on there should be the option to hit Delete, F2 or F12 either one should have the option to change the boot order, simply move the cd drive to the first on the list so that it will boot from the cd drive.” And then make the Harddrive the 2nd boot drive. Bless you all on this Christ-Mass day!
@Mike, sorry, what I didn’t say is: Burn a CD for both the 32-bit and the 64-bit (on 2 different cd’s, of course). If I am correct (somebody please reply if not so!), when you insert the ‘wrong’ repair disc, it should tell you that. If not, it will proceed with the full recovery procedure. If the wrong one, reboot again with the other disc. ALSO: if you had the original Vista installation, you should have the Vista license stuck underneath your laptop and there it will mention which version it is, i.e. 32- or 64-bit.
anyone can help?
when i boot the cd my vista (which is unable to start up and startup repair isnt working as well..),
it shows a blinking underscore and stays there?
whats the problem with it? Im sure my laptop is a 32-bit.
I tried installing service pack 1, now my laptop won’t boot.
Tried both 32 & 64 bit disc’s and nothing works. It just keeps trying to reboot in a continuing cycle.
I purchased Vista 32 but version and used it to boot the machine. After booting and going through steps to repair, it looks like my C drive is not working. So it is not able to find the Install.wim file. I have a Windows backup F drive, ut am unable to locate .wim file there. Is it possible to find it? If not, will i need to get a Vista retail DVD to install this? Since I have a Vista license but it is OEM.
Is my C drive complete broken or is it just an IDE problem, and if so, how do i fix it?
Also, I have a Windows 7 upgrade license. If i install a new HD, can i just use the Vista Lic number and then use 7 to clean-install 7? Sorry this is a tangential question, but I am trying to figure out how to fix this.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
@Xnic, see to it that there is nothing connected to the laptop, i.e. flash drive, printer, etc. when you start it up.
Then reboot and press F2 or F12 or Delete (depending on the make you’ve got) and go into the BIOS setup options. Check that the first priority boot device is your main Hard-Drive, rather than a CD-ROM, etc…
It sounds to me like the computer is trying to boot from a location other than the disc where your OS is installed.
Also try the following:
Remove & replace battery.
Remove hard drive – see if it will boot at all without it. If it will, put it back in & try again (could try connecting drive with adapter to PC to see if its ok or not).
It may be a boot loader problem. If so and if all the above fails, get an expert to help you with this.
Just to be sure, there’s no harm done booting from the disk to get to the Recovery Environment (which was never part of my PC that came preinstalled with Vista/64 Home Premium) – correct? i.e., my PC is working fine noew & I don’t want to do a restore – just want to see whats available for that frantic day when I do need to do a restore!
Dan
Now my windows is not genuine, thank I will just grab a bootleged version and skip all this recovery crap
Thanks!!! I deleted all of my duplicate files using “comodo system cleaner” then windows wouldn’t boot. It deleted like 30,000 files. I didn’t even check before deleting them… Anyways, utorrented this disc, burnt to DVD, then inserted and restarted, chose the REPAIR option and now everything is fine. THANK YOU!
hi pls. help with my problem, I just got a problem with my pc. Its showing this msg. after booting “disk boot failure and please insert system disk and press enter” I tried the diagnostic tools and I test my hard drive theres a a msg. pop up that I should replace my hardisk then I bought a Brand new HArd disk I replaced the old one and still the msg. is there “Disk boot failure …..enter” pls. reply me with my question is the recovery disc can help me with this? or the OS installation CD?
any suggestion I would appreciate it.
I’m having the same install.wim file not found issue. I’ve read numerous responses above with the same issues, but unless I missed it, no solution? I’ve tried burning it to both a CD and a DVD at this point. Copied the files to a USB drive, keep getting the same issue. Though in my case, the file really does not exist on the disc after I burn the ISO image? There are 2 directories, “Boot”, “Sources”, and one file called “bootmgr”. In those directories there aren’t many files either, and certainly not a install.wim (there is a “boot.wim” though?).
Help!?
This CD/ISO saved my ass! Thank you for making it available! I restored a Dell Vista system to original factory conditions then it just kept doing a reset after the splash screen but using this disc fixed all probs! Thanks again!!!
I’m having the same install.wim file not found issue. I’ve read numerous responses above with the same issues, but unless I missed it, no solution? I’ve tried burning it to both a CD and a DVD at this point. Copied the files to a USB drive, keep getting the same issue. Though in my case, the file really does not exist on the disc after I burn the ISO image? There are 2 directories, “Boot”, “Sources”, and one file called “bootmgr”. In those directories there aren’t many files either, and certainly not a install.wim (there is a “boot.wim” though?).
Help!?
Steve I am having the same problem and I cannot find an answer anywhere – if you or anyone knows how to resolve please email me daveoh883@hotmail.com…..just out of curiosity do the people affected by this problem have a toshiba? I cant imagine why it would make a difference but just wondering.
I got the same problem, install.wim is not found? PLEASE anyone got the answer? I do not have any specific manufacture.. I got it customized for gaming 🙂
I will never understand how people cannot take the time to press (CTRL+F | install.wim) and find out everything pertaining to why this file isn’t there. It’s not a bug.
Cause there is 2500 comments and you can find more than 100+ “install.wim”
Thats why.. Hope you understand 🙂
Thanks!!! i was very scared but this worked perfectly!!! 10/10
You posted the links to the torrent files.Is it generally legally or not?
I heard that downloading via torrent – it’s not legal.
Thanks.
Hi,
I followed step by step your solution and I am having trouble when it goes to the windows loqding file : BLACK SCREEN WITH MOUSE POINTER THAT MOVE…..
Can anyone help please….
many thanks……
Having facing same issue in Presario A900
Worked for me, Thanks a lot!!!!!
couple of procedures who are curious 😉
I downloaded and burned on cd. then put on my desktop computer and restart it.
It asks you to whether to press any key to boot with cd rom…. press any key and you will see dialogue box appear, continue with appropriate option until u get below dialogue box and click and start repair.
http://cdn2.mytechguide.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/windows-7-startup-repair-71.jpg
bittorrent file down load was slow but worth doing it….. thanks ;p
ohh, btw it didnt ask me for any serial keys. thanks
I got all the way up to the repair screen & it said it was the wrong vista for both 32. & 64… So I have windows home preium version? Does this work for that?
Hey Guys i used both 64 bit and 32 bit and nothings happening to my computer im writing the data on CDR discs are those the write ones if their now , then what are the right discs to use ?
\windows\system32\config\default error <—– after i repaired and restarted ..help?