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I ran chkdisk /f /r but in the end a clean boot worked. Then I re-enabled a minimal number of startup services and all still working, so not really sure what was causing it.
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I ran chkdisk /f /r but in the end a clean boot worked. Then I re-enabled a minimal number of startup services and all still working, so not really sure what was causing it.

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This is usaly if you have powercut and system is writing something to systemfiles :) <br />
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CHKDSK can repair your PC in lot of times so every time in situation like this start with it :)
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This is usaly if you have powercut and system is writing something to systemfiles :)

CHKDSK can repair your PC in lot of times so every time in situation like this start with it :)

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My Windows Vista PC was shutdown due to a powercut and now when it starts I login but it hangs at the welcome icon. It boots ok in Safemode. I've run SFC and checked the log and the only file it has failed to repair is settings.ini. Some time ago I disabled the windows sidebar, not sure how but in such a way that it doesn't display.<br />
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What can I do to resolve? I've tried starting with last known working configuration. What does 'restore' do? Would I lose all my program installations like in XP?
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My Windows Vista PC was shutdown due to a powercut and now when it starts I login but it hangs at the welcome icon. It boots ok in Safemode. I've run SFC and checked the log and the only file it has failed to repair is settings.ini. Some time ago I disabled the windows sidebar, not sure how but in such a way that it doesn't display.

What can I do to resolve? I've tried starting with last known working configuration. What does 'restore' do? Would I lose all my program installations like in XP?

Repair settings.ini on Vista

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.