Vista not booting since installing new motherboard

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Sgtbash

Discussion Starter · Oct 31, 2008

Hi all

I bought a new motherboard yesterday (Abit x78) ans have been dual booting in the past, with vista home x64 and premium x86. Anyway, when i installed my new motherboard i put my premium disc in and decided to format all my old drives and start afresh. So it was installing like it should and i could boot up into it but when i shut it down i cannot boot back up into it, it says that its booting it into vista via the dual boot screen, and it just stops there and nothing happens. What should i do?

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Dobbie

· #2 · Oct 31, 2008

try reinstalling. sucks but it just doesn't seem right that it would do that right after a install without something being corrupted

Sgtbash

Discussion Starter · #3 · Oct 31, 2008

Ive tried to install premuim and ultimate multiple times, to no avail

(same problem)

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Gexx

· #4 · Oct 31, 2008

sounds like ur bootloader is pointing in the wrong direction. try using a linux live cd and editing the boot.ini files.

Sgtbash

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 31, 2008

How do i go about meesing with the boot.ini files? and can anyone point me directly to a linux iso please?

GANDALFtheGREY

· #6 · Oct 31, 2008

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How do i go about meesing with the boot.ini files? and can anyone point me directly to a linux iso please?

go here and get the live cd

edit: here's the download page for convenience

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Sgtbash

Discussion Starter · #7 · Oct 31, 2008

Thanks a bunch, downloading now.

So after im running it and stuff, how do i go about messing with the bott.ini and where can i find it?

BiG O

· #8 · Oct 31, 2008

Correct me if I'm wrong, but since he's reinstalled multiple times, wouldn't that have started him with a new boot.ini? Therefore ruling out that being the solution.

Also, do you currently have a dual boot set up? Or just a single OS?

Sgtbash

Discussion Starter · #9 · Oct 31, 2008

Ive formatted all HDD's (2) and im just trying to install one at the moment.

pohtangina

· #10 · Oct 31, 2008

^^^^IM guessing its all just a BIOS boot reorder...apparently it installs the bootloader on the secondary drive....but the PC boots the original bootloader on the old...switch the boot order presto whammO > no need for the boot ini edit...what a headache >either way install disc should "repair" the bootloader IF=corrupt/damaged

Gexx

· #11 · Oct 31, 2008

to edit the windows vista boot 'd use bcdedit.exe dont know if it'll run under linux though.

Transhour

· #12 · Oct 31, 2008

get into the recovery console and type in fdisk/mbr it will fix your boot record of whatever drive is your primary.

BiG O

· #13 · Oct 31, 2008

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Ive formatted all HDD's (2) and im just trying to install one at the moment.

So format both, make sure you install it on the HDD that's in the first SATA port as to not confuse anything, and you should be fine.

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Pir

· #14 · Oct 31, 2008

The chance is that your ram is preventing a successfull install, remove all but one ram module, reformat and try to install again. If you can get into Windows successfully you can always add the other modules afterwards.

Sgtbash

Discussion Starter · #15 · Oct 31, 2008

Tryd everytnig suggested guys, still to know avail. (im typing on my comp withn linux btw on a live cd )

Sgtbash

Discussion Starter · #16 · Oct 31, 2008

gentle bump... I need help guys, i cant even use my comp properly, please help

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Sgtbash

Discussion Starter · #17 · Oct 31, 2008

bump again

Sgtbash

Discussion Starter · #18 · Nov 1, 2008

/Thread, case solved my mobo was to blame, told me only to enable a n option if i use 64-bit and even though i use 32 bit it worked a charm

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