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Is there a way to do repair on a vista installation (NOT using recovery console) but an actual repair as can be done in Windows XP?
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I'm not sure I understand the question? If XP can't boot then you would have to use the recovery console, right? Do you mean something like a Live Vista cd like Bart PE is to XP?
Do you mean something like a Live Vista cd like Bart PE is to XP?
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I would post a link to a site that has the directions, but apparantly I can't post links until I have 15 posts? Have viral marketers been a big problem here or something?
The very first result in google for "vista repair installation" will bring you to a page on vistax64.com, and it has a tutorial that should help a lot.
The very first result in google for "vista repair installation" will bring you to a page on vistax64.com, and it has a tutorial that should help a lot.
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It makes sense if you're pitching yourself against GeekSquad and the like.
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Yes, or the 14 year old next door who "fixes" computers part time for free and cuts into my business.
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Hmm back to topic =P
Okay in xp when you want to do a repair from an xp disc you have two choices for the repair. The first is using the recovery console by pressing R so you would have to enter commands etc to replace files. The 2nd option is when you want to reinstall the files by agreeing to the license and than do a repair on an exsisting installation of windows.
I would like to do a repair on an existing installation of Vista if it exists. I am getting really annoyed with Vista as I do not see that option anywhere.
Okay in xp when you want to do a repair from an xp disc you have two choices for the repair. The first is using the recovery console by pressing R so you would have to enter commands etc to replace files. The 2nd option is when you want to reinstall the files by agreeing to the license and than do a repair on an exsisting installation of windows.
I would like to do a repair on an existing installation of Vista if it exists. I am getting really annoyed with Vista as I do not see that option anywhere.
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There are Vista recovery discs that you can download, although I have not used them myself.
You can get them here:http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
Good luck with getting anything to work with Vista.
You can get them here:http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
Good luck with getting anything to work with Vista.
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As far as I know Vista doesn't have a repair install option like XP.
The Vista repair CD's are usualy the startup repair facilities on the Vista DVD's.
The Vista repair CD's are usualy the startup repair facilities on the Vista DVD's.
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I have both the 32 bit and 64 bit repair discs but unfortunately they won't let me do what I want. As a last resort I will have to just install vista from scratch or their recovery discs sigh =(
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What is it that you want to do?
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Thats what I end up doing with Vista most of the time. Or just installing XP on it, all seems to go well after that.
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Customer has brought a laptop that will not get online because Dependency service or group failed to start. System Event Notification service failed to start. I have tried to start the service manually but I do not have the option to start it, stop it. or restart it. Looking at its status it says Start Pending but the service will not start.
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Have you tried starting the service under the built in "real" admin account?
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No I did not try that yet. I googled the error and many people seemed to have a fixed the issue using cmd sfc /scannow but in my case that did not fix the error. I will log in as the real admin and see how it goes.
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I'm trying not to be snarky here, but perhaps if a few people hadn't gotten sidetracked criticizing my logo you might have noticed that my post got you as close to an answer as I could get without copying and pasting from their site.
Vista has a 'repair' install function, but it's called an 'upgrade' install now. It's virtually the same thing.
It works with any retail or system builder Vista DVD. You might be SOL if you have a 'royal' OEM copy of the disc, but YMMV.
Looks like I can post URLs now. Woot.
www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html
Vista has a 'repair' install function, but it's called an 'upgrade' install now. It's virtually the same thing.
It works with any retail or system builder Vista DVD. You might be SOL if you have a 'royal' OEM copy of the disc, but YMMV.
Looks like I can post URLs now. Woot.
www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html
Lots of stuff here.
I don't find 14 yr old kids cut into my bussiness to much cause they tend to mess up more things then they fix and people have to pay me more to recover photos, videos, etc the kids deleted when they refomated the hard drive to fix a start up error.
I always thought that a repair install was a cheap and half ass way to fix a PC. Not something a real computer tech should be doing. Something like what a 14 yr old kid would do. I also find that reapair installs don't always fix the problem either or fix all of the problems.
I would just back the data up and reinstall the OS if I coudln't find a solution to the problem with a reasonable amount of googling.
I don't find 14 yr old kids cut into my bussiness to much cause they tend to mess up more things then they fix and people have to pay me more to recover photos, videos, etc the kids deleted when they refomated the hard drive to fix a start up error.
I always thought that a repair install was a cheap and half ass way to fix a PC. Not something a real computer tech should be doing. Something like what a 14 yr old kid would do. I also find that reapair installs don't always fix the problem either or fix all of the problems.
I would just back the data up and reinstall the OS if I coudln't find a solution to the problem with a reasonable amount of googling.
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WOOHOO you are right and the funny thing is I was just about to post that link I just found it before I logged back in here. Thank you Ryan I should have read your post a little closer. Here is the link if anyone is interested.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html
Technical Skills and Age are really irrelevant seeing as how the younger generation knows more and more and are generally more technically inclined.
As far as repair installs being half assed...well that option is entirely the customers they were given the 2 choices and they picked one. Now that I can do the repair install my customer will be happy but I will clearly inform them of future issues and that may arise from not doing a clean install.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html
Technical Skills and Age are really irrelevant seeing as how the younger generation knows more and more and are generally more technically inclined.
As far as repair installs being half assed...well that option is entirely the customers they were given the 2 choices and they picked one. Now that I can do the repair install my customer will be happy but I will clearly inform them of future issues and that may arise from not doing a clean install.
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