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Acer 5610 wont boot even in safe mode

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  • #32
    bhickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    xxmarymoxx wrote: »
    Have'nt a clue where to go from here

    Stop! Step away from the computer!

    You're not looking to actually install Ubuntu, just boot from it to see what you can see on the hard disk.

    Hearny said above :

    "When it boots up you should be able to access the hard drive look in the Windows folder for a folder called minidumps.

    If there are any minidumps there upload them."


  • #33
    xxmarymoxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 163 ✭✭xxmarymoxx


    Voodu Child wrote: »
    You can download a Vista repair CD perfectly legally. You might have more luck with it than the disc you are trying. It won't do a full install, but it will attempt to repair whatever is preventing your current installation from booting.

    http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/download-windows-vista-x64-recovery-disc/
    (do you know what version of Vista you have? It is probably the 32-bit x86 version)

    However it involves downloading a torrent and burning it to a CD as an ISO image, which you may need help with. Ideally get someone techy to do it for you. If not, report back and someone here can assist you step-by-step.


    Downloaded this successfully thank you. Where do i go from here do I use the command prompts above


  • #34
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    xxmarymoxx wrote: »
    Downloaded this successfully thank you. Where do i go from here do I use the command prompts above

    Have you tried booting from it yet ? (you have to burn it to a disc in ISO format, preferably at a slow burning speed)

    It should be similar to the Vista discs you have already used. There should be a 'repair your computer' option.

    And if that doesnt work, yeah, you can bring up the command prompt and try the commands above, bootrec.exe /fixmbr etc

    Also, just out of interest did you try the stuff in this post?
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69157635&postcount=23
    Seems like for some Acers you have to go into the BIOS (F2 at startup) and enable D2D recovery before you can use the recovery partition (ALT+F10).


  • #35
    xxmarymoxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 163 ✭✭xxmarymoxx


    Tried everything no joy. Got another copy of windows vista same thing happens. It gets ready to install then an error comes up and brings me back to square one.


  • #36
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    xxmarymoxx wrote: »
    Tried everything no joy. Got another copy of windows vista same thing happens. It gets ready to install then an error comes up and brings me back to square one.

    Boot into the Ubuntu CD you have (remember, you dont want to install it, just use the 'try without installing' option). And then use the hard-drive tools to check your HDD. Maybe that is the problem.


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  • #37
    xxmarymoxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 163 ✭✭xxmarymoxx


    Wont even give me the option to boot from cd anymore. Think its fecked. All i get is BOOT MRG missing.


  • #38
    hearny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 953 ✭✭✭hearny


    xxmarymoxx wrote: »
    Tried everything no joy. Got another copy of windows vista same thing happens. It gets ready to install then an error comes up and brings me back to square one.

    How far do you get with the installation process.

    You said you dont need anything from the drive, if this is the case you will be better off formatting the drive.

    Do you get to this screen:

    windows-7-install-9.jpg

    If you do click custom install should bring you to a window like this:

    windows-7-clean-install-B.jpg

    What are the partitions in the list.


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