Re: Extremely Frustrating Vista Problem

Hi,

Remove all bootable devices from the BIOS listing except the optical drive
to force it to load the DVD.

Prior to bothering with a reinstall, I would recommend that you run a
software diagnostic on the memory and on the hard drive. I suspect you may
find one of them has developed a fault. The power supply should also be
checked if you have the equipment.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"NickDebene" <> wrote in message
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> I do have access to the BIOS. This is a custom built computer:
>
> -E8500 Core 2 Duo 3.16 GHz
> -Microsoft Home premium
> -EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel
> -Motherboard - Retail37516271 (N
> -EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3
> PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail37516271
>
> -G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual
> Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
> -Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
> 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -
> -LG 20X DVD±R Super Multi DVD Burner Black
>
> Every component of the computer has been working until this issue with
> Vista began. Playing games, burning dvds, watching movies, etc...Im
> inclined to believe it is a problem with vista rather than the hardware.
> If there is any more information you need, Ill be happy to help.
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
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Hi,

Download on a separate machine a drive diagnostic utility from the
manufacturer, and you can get memory diagnostics from OCA, memtest86, or
Docmemory for free. These are downloadable in .iso format so you can create
a bootable disk.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
Vote for my shoe: http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

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> I confused now. I disabled every boot up device besides my optical drive
> and it still does not boot up the vista installation but rather my
> windows in limited mode. How do I run diagnostics without a start bar
> and only access to bios and internet.
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