You say you have no Vista DVD, but if you can borrow one, either Startup
Repair or the BCDedit tool should get you back up and running. If you can
borrow a DVD, you can rebuild the BCD and probably get running following the
instructions in this MSKB or you could try them from the command prompt that
you can get to by tapping F8.
How to Use Startup Repair: (Any of the links provide screen shots)
http://www.windowsvista.windowsreins...rtup/index.htm
http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content...r-computer.png
Here is the MSKB for rebuilding the BCD using very simple quick commands
from the command prompt which you can either reach with by inserting a Vista
DVD or by tapping F8 when you start your pc and at the F8 (Windows Advancd
Options Menu) selecting "Safe Mode with Command"
Using the Bootrec.exe tool to Fix
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392/en-us
You may only have to type these commands--it has helped me to fix a variety
of software no boots consistently:
bootrec /Rebuild BCD
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /scanos
bootrec /Fixboot
In addition you can try all of the options at F8 to use system restore to
fix this. The point here is that sometimes trying system restore from one
of the F8 safe modes works, when system restore from the others don't.
Since they each take only seconds to try, if the options above don't work,
I'd try them. Then you can also try (it takes a couple seconds) LKG--Last
Known Good Configuration at the F8 menu. Documentation on how to do this
follows:
***Using the F8 Environment***
***Taking Full Advantage of the F8 Options (Windows Advanced Options Menu)
by starting the PC and tapping F8 once per second when the firmware screen
with the pc manufacturer's name shows a few seconds after restarting***:
The F8 options in Vista are the same as XP, and the link for Safe Mode Boot
options is labled XP by MSFT but they are the same for Vista (they haven't
updated to add Vista to the title as they have with several MSKBs that apply
to both).
Again, pressing F8 repeatedly when you seem the firmware screen may be is a
generic way to launch Windows RE on some OEM Vista computers.
You could also:
Think: I have 4 different ways to get back my XP at F8 and try them in
order.
1) Safe Mode 2) Safe Mode with Cmd to Sys Restore which is simply a cmd
prompt in safe mode 3) Safe Mode with Neworking 4) LKG or Last Known Good
Configuration
Try to F8 to the Windows Adv Options Menu>try 3 safe modes there (I don't
use WGA for this purpose) and Last Known Good>then I go to Win RE in Vista.
That gives you a choice of Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,and Safe
Mode with Command Prompt.
These methods are outlined in
A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP/and Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore from MSFT:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../faqsrwxp.mspx
System Restore can be run from the Win RE recovery environment from the same
link as Startup Repair, and sometimes it will work from one F8 safe mode
location or from the Win Recovery Environment when it won't work from other
locations.
How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304449
As I said, if you can't borrow a Visa DVD you can also try the bootrec
command switches I gave you above at the safe mode command prompt you reach
by tapping F8.
Try Andre's suggestions or any others that you think might work as well. All
the OEM pcs have a recovery partition, and it may get you back to normal;
some of them have a "recovery CD" as well. This depends on who your OEM
manufacturer was and what the provide. Dell promised with Vista to ship a
Vista DVD.
None of these suggestions are going to take long. Also if nothing works
(and they should), you can borrow one of your buddie's
laptops/notebooks/pcs, and you can hopefully get the English report done.
Keep in mind that if you borrowed a PC and it didn't have Office on it, you
could try Office Pro for 60 days free by going to
http://office.microsoft.com and clicking the free trial download.
Good luck,
CH
"LynxBlade" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hello all!
> Recently, and litterally about 5 minutes ago, I turned on my PC. It
> came as a total shock to me to read:
>
> A Windows Error Has Occured:
> Windows will not start, A recent software or hardware installation may
> have caused this.
> Info: this problem was caused by \BCD while trying to read Vista Boot
> Data.
>
> To fix the problem try:
> 1. Insert your Vista Installation CD
> 2. Click "Repair My Computer"
> 3. Restart your computer.
>
> That is not the EXACT words, but it is more or less the main point. My
> Vista will not boot, and I am panicking. I have a big English report due
> tomorrow and I do not know what to do. It says and recommends to insert
> the Vista installation CD. but I bought the PC with Vista already
> installed, so I received no CD when the PC was purchased.
>
> Please, this is urgent. Is there ANY way to repair the BCD and startup
> files so I can get back to work. Please and thank you! Any help is
> appreciated.
>
> To my knowledge, the problem was caused because I installed the program
> "Turing" for my programming homework. I have Windows Vista Premium.
> [image: http://thevistaforums.com/style_emot...t/realmad.gif]
>
> Thank You!
>
> LynxBlade
>
>
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