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Airborne80

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Ok... new guy here and not a computer guy by any stretch. I hope that someone can walk a rock through this. My Nephew was playing some online game on my wife's Vista desktop. A screen appeared that said "System Recovery". Fr two days now, I have tried everything from "Start In Repair mode.... recommended" to "Normal Start Up" and nothing happens. It just gets to a blue screen with a cursor flashing. Here comes the other bad news. I cant find the disc that came with the computer. Should I
A: Smash the computer with a hammer?
B: Murder my Nephew?
C: pray that someone here can walk me through some kind of recover.

At this point, I am willing to write off all of the documents that may be lost.

Thanks in advance for any and all help
 
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Airborne80 said:
Ok... new guy here and not a computer guy by any stretch. I hope that someone can walk a rock through this. My Nephew was playing some online game on my wife's Vista desktop. A screen appeared that said "System Recovery". Fr two days now, I have tried everything from "Start In Repair mode.... recommended" to "Normal Start Up" and nothing happens. It just gets to a blue screen with a cursor flashing. Here comes the other bad news. I cant find the disc that came with the computer. Should I
A: Smash the computer with a hammer?
B: Murder my Nephew?
C: pray that someone here can walk me through some kind of recover.

At this point, I am willing to write off all of the documents that may be lost.

Thanks in advance for any and all help
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AB

B, then C. Can you download and burn a vista dvd?

Ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
Hello AB, and welcome to Vista Forums.

If you are able to, you can create a Vista recovery disc (from another computer if needed), then use it to do a System Restore at boot using a restore point dated before you had this problem to hopefully fix it for you.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
zigzag3143 said:
Airborne80 said:
Ok... new guy here and not a computer guy by any stretch. I hope that someone can walk a rock through this. My Nephew was playing some online game on my wife's Vista desktop. A screen appeared that said "System Recovery". Fr two days now, I have tried everything from "Start In Repair mode.... recommended" to "Normal Start Up" and nothing happens. It just gets to a blue screen with a cursor flashing. Here comes the other bad news. I cant find the disc that came with the computer. Should I
A: Smash the computer with a hammer?
B: Murder my Nephew?
C: pray that someone here can walk me through some kind of recover.

At this point, I am willing to write off all of the documents that may be lost.

Thanks in advance for any and all help
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AB

B, then C. Can you download and burn a vista dvd?

Ken
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Yes... I can do that from the laptop I am using now. Do you have a site for that?
 

My Computer

System One

If someone could direct me to a download, I can do it on this computer and then use it on the H.P Vista that is having the problem. That would be awesome.
 

My Computer

System One

Airborne80 said:
If someone could direct me to a download, I can do it on this computer and then use it on the H.P Vista that is having the problem. That would be awesome.
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AB

What OS was on the computer when you got it? Vista? if so do you have a label on it with a vista "key"?

Ken
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP dv5-1120ej Notebook PC
    CPU
    Intel Dual 2.16GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9200M GS, 256MB
    Hard Drives
    320GB internal, 320GB external, 1TB external to come (big download library XD)
    Internet Speed
    Fast enough
    Other Info
    Firefox, Foobar, and AutoHotkey! Go open source!
What can I do to thank you guys? VaguelyRapt...... the link that you gave me solved everything and here is the strange part. I ran it and it said "unable to repair computer". I re booted and WTF!!!!!! Not only was the computer repaired.... all of my files are still there!!!! Brother...... I can't thank you enough. All of you folks who for some reason are willing to get involved and help guys like me are so valuable. I am pretty good in a gunfight but computers are a foreign language to me. Thank you soooo much for helping me and my family. I wish I could do more than say thanks but Thanks :)
 

My Computer

System One

Airborne80 said:
What can I do to thank you guys? VaguelyRapt...... the link that you gave me solved everything and here is the strange part. I ran it and it said "unable to repair computer". I re booted and WTF!!!!!! Not only was the computer repaired.... all of my files are still there!!!! Brother...... I can't thank you enough. All of you folks who for some reason are willing to get involved and help guys like me are so valuable. I am pretty good in a gunfight but computers are a foreign language to me. Thank you soooo much for helping me and my family. I wish I could do more than say thanks but Thanks :)
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Maybe one day, if someone threatens me with a gun, I'll call you for help! :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP dv5-1120ej Notebook PC
    CPU
    Intel Dual 2.16GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9200M GS, 256MB
    Hard Drives
    320GB internal, 320GB external, 1TB external to come (big download library XD)
    Internet Speed
    Fast enough
    Other Info
    Firefox, Foobar, and AutoHotkey! Go open source!
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