Microsoft Windows Vista Won't Start – Using System Restore From DVD
This was strange. Late last Friday I received a call from a relative who’s new home brew system running Windows Vista – Premium would not boot. There wasn’t any error messages just a lock up at the boot screen. Even trying to use Safemode brought up the same thing, no errors, no nothing, just a lockup.
So we tried using the Vista DVD and the repair option button. This brought us to System Restore. This takes awhile to come up, so be patient. One could easily assume that the system was not responding during this time. It’s just slow. Anyway, up came the famaliar restore screen just like if you were in a Windows environment. We selected a restore point before the problem cropped up, and the system was back to normal boot.
What is strange about this happening is that there were no new updates, software, nor any applications installed before the problem lock up occurred. And event viewer showed nothing either. And a quick scan of the system showed no bugs or critters and after this startup glitch the system is running just fine.
So my best guess is a hardware fluke or OS fluke that do sometimes happen, then disappear. The best advice I can give is to keep a eye on the system and see if this happens again. If it does we can than take a look at possible hardware issues or other software problems..
I hope this helps someone who may experience a similar problem.
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