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Windows Vista Boot Problem

Windows Vista on Dell Inspiron 530S. System will not boot. It comes up in a Startup Repair mode. The following information is displayed:

Startup RepairV2
Autofailover
05 CorruptFile
07 NoRootProblem

I tried letting Startup Repair fix the problem but always comes back to same point.

I tried safe mode and rolling back to latest know good startup without any help.

booted Linux "Parted Magic" on CD which has a disk utility and a file viewer. While in Linux, the disk utility does not find any problem and I seem to be able to scan any folders.

Any quick fixes before I have to restore to factory settings?

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goldeneagle3333

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

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optoma

In case of corrupted MBR (grab data backup first ),
delete and rebuild the BCD first and then run fixmbr.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392

JAN PAKULA

if you try f8 and go to safe mode - does it stops on some particular module - or you can access safe mode?

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Jackie Man

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RayRider

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Sorry to not have closed this. NONE of the recommendations fixed this problem. Eventually, it required reinstall from backup DVD's. My conclusion was there was nothing wrong with the boot process, i.e., MBR, etc. Something was wrong in the O/S once the boot process turned over loading to the O/S. None of Window's tools like SFC could detect a problem. This is typical of Windows. It is a horrible O/S to troubleshoot. Sorry for the editorial.

Glen Knight

This question has been classified as abandoned and is being closed as part of the Cleanup Program. See my comment at the end of the question for more details.