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It will want to schedule itself to run at the next restart. While in Command Prompt, type chkdsk /f /r and enter and let it run. Try to attach the report (you may need to copy it to a flash drive and move it to a computer that works and can access the internet before it will permit you to attach it) here so we can see if they can be repaired with good copies from the installation disk or perhaps from other files on the drive (unless there are too many). Hopefully it will complete with no corruption it could not repair (if there is such corruption post back here or try to analyze it to find the problem file(s) using. It will scan and try to fix some of your system files. Type sfc /scannow and enter and let it run. If using the disk, cd to C:\Windows\System32. Then let's check some of your system files: If that doesn't work, go to the command prompt on the disk. If the System Restore doesn't work, do a Startup Repair by booting to the genuine Windows Vista Installation Disk (or one you can borrow from ANYONE) or from a Recovery Disk with recovery options included on it. The recovery disk works a bit different from the above procedures but if you follow the prompts from the System Restore menu option with the above information you should be able to restore with no problems. Use the recovery disk if the system prompt doesn’t work.
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NOTE: You will have to re-install any software and updates you installed between now and the restore point, but you can use Windows Update for the updates. If the first attempt fails, then try an earlier point or two. Be sure to check the box to show more than 5 days of restore points. When prompted, push any key to boot from the CD.ĭo you know when this problem began? Try a System Restore to a point in time BEFORE the problem began. Make the changes, save your work, and exit. To do that, wait for the screen that tells you the F key to push to access the boot menu or boot setup. To boot to the CD you may need to change the BIOS to make the CD-drive first in the boot sequence. But it will give you the options shown in the screen Lottie posted. This is only for recovery repair options, it will not restore your system to factory conditions like the Recovery Manager or the Recovery Disks from HP. You can make a bootable Recovery Disk using along with burning software like: and, of course, a blank CD (perhaps made on a different computer).