startup repair help

[sivier]

Hi, i am trying to use the startup repair function booting from my vista disc. I have set it in BIOS so that it boots from the cd/dvd drive first. I put the disc in and restart and when it comes up saying boot from cd/dvd press any key i do so. The problem is everytime i do that my pc just starts up normally and doesn't load the vista disc so i cannot get on the options and run startup repair. Please can someone help me with this, thanks.

 

[zigzag3143]

Hi, i am trying to use the startup repair function booting from my vista disc. I have set it in BIOS so that it boots from the cd/dvd drive first. I put the disc in and restart and when it comes up saying boot from cd/dvd press any key i do so. The problem is everytime i do that my pc just starts up normally and doesn't load the vista disc so i cannot get on the options and run startup repair. Please can someone help me with this, thanks.

You sure the dvd works? try it in another computer? used it before?

 

[sivier]

Yea the dvd definately works, iv only recently got this pc and have used the disc before to reformat, i have no idea why it wont load.

 

[zigzag3143]

Hi, i am trying to use the startup repair function booting from my vista disc. I have set it in BIOS so that it boots from the cd/dvd drive first. I put the disc in and restart and when it comes up saying boot from cd/dvd press any key i do so. The problem is everytime i do that my pc just starts up normally and doesn't load the vista disc so i cannot get on the options and run startup repair. Please can someone help me with this, thanks.

would you believe this sometimes works. when booting repeated hit the "d" key (d for dvd). works with older dells, etc

hope it works

Ken

 

[lemur]

Just for the heck of it, disable hd in bios to see if we can boot from dvd.

 

[theog]

Hi sivier

Do you have a USB flash thumb drive?

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/1...sta-installation-flash-thumb-drive.html?ltr=U

 

[sivier]

I will try disabling the HD and see if it registers the disk thanks and i own a 500gb WD passport if that is what you mean theog. Also i should have a smaller flash drive that i can use somewhere.

 

[sivier]

Iv tried disabling the hd and that did not work, my pc still just starts up normally. The disc does work because my pc registers it when i put it in whilst the pc is running and iv tested it in a laptop to, i really have no idea why it won't boot up from it.

 

[theog]

Hi sivier

Are you a USB keyboard.

If yes, is enabled in BIOS.

 

[sivier]

Yea iv got a wireless usb keyboard and mouse, i don't know what you mean about it being enabled in BIOS, but i am able to use it for the BIOS setup.

 

[theog]

Hi sivier

Try Using a wired keyboard.

 

[sivier]

Hi, well iv tried everything people have recommended and nothing seemed to work, but i tried just doing it normally a few days later and it worked so i have no idea what the problem was but its been done now, thanks for all the help.