Help, my vista is stuck

[MoRiL]

Hello

My vista won't get past the login screen. It happened after I tried to patch tcpip.sys with the Half-open limit fix.

Please help

 

[The Cool Guy]

Are you able to log on in safe mode? If you can, try to unpatch it

 

[MoRiL]

Are you able to log on in safe mode? If you can, try to unpatch it

No I can't log on in safe mode either.

When I press my user name it says Welcome and then just goes back to my user name again.

 

[The Cool Guy]

Then try starting it in safe mode with command prompt and type the command "sfc /scannow" (without the quotes and leave a space between "sfc" and /)

Hope this helps...

 

[MoRiL]

Then try starting it in safe mode with command prompt and type the command "sfc /scannow" (without the quotes and leave a space between "sfc" and /)

Hope this helps...

It doesn't even get to the command prompt because it's still stuck in the logon screen.
I can't do anything.

 

[The Cool Guy]

Then in that case do you have the vista cd?
If you have the cd then try this link :
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

 

[MoRiL]

Then in that case do you have the vista cd?

Yes, and I already tried to repair it but I haven't made a restore point or backup image so it didn't work. It doesn't even detect a problem.

So now I decided I will try to upgrade to Windows 7 but I can't do it from the Installation DVD so if anybody knows how to do it without actually being in Windows.

 

[The Cool Guy]

Check the link i posted. You don't need restore points for that as given in the link
You can cancel the popup where it asks you to select a restore point......and cont. ahead of repair...hope i help :-)

 

[The Cool Guy]

Or try this- On after loading from the vista CD and choosing repair computer, and when you get to the system recovery options, try clicking on "Open a command prompt window" and type in "sfc /scannow"
Check this image:
http://www.vistax64.com/attachments...ailure-vista-no-boot-after-repair-capture.gif
And you can't upgrade while not on windows
Post a reply if it had worked

 

[MoRiL]

Did that and in the command prompt it said "Windows Resources could not perform the requested operation"

What if I just install a fresh version of 7 over Vista will it erase all my stuff or will it just not keep the settings

 

[The Cool Guy]

When installing windows 7, it will ask you which partition it should be installed. If you choose C: (assuming C: was your former vista system partition) it will ask if you want to clean install or keep the old files (the files will be in a folder name "windows.old"). Choose keep files then continue installing windows 7.

 

[dinesh]

IF you want to back up anything before installing vista then you can http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/194578-back-up-data-without-booting-vista.html