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How can I fix/repair Vista’s start up repair error? It wont even let me start up the computer? Even with system restore….

thank you

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jcd offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 10 months ago (1 minute after post)

What is the exact error message?

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mik offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
Chokio, MN, US | 1 year, 10 months ago (2 minutes after post)

I can’t remember just that the computer will not even start up it keeps booting up then shutting down…

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jcd offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 10 months ago (2 minutes after post)

Have you tried starting in safe mode?

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Chokio, MN, US | 1 year, 10 months ago (3 minutes after post)

Yes but it seems not to affect anything…I’m not a computer wiz..what do you recommend?

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jcd offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 10 months ago (7 minutes after post)

Will it start in safe mode, or does it do the same thing as when you try to start in normal mode?

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Chokio, MN, US | 1 year, 10 months ago (8 minutes after post)

It does the same thing as when I try to start in normal mode

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jcd offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 10 months ago (14 minutes after post)

Do you have the Vista install disc? If so, have you tried using the ’startup repair’ that is on the disc?

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Chokio, MN, US | 1 year, 10 months ago (16 minutes after post)

Yes I have….. and once it reads from the cd rom it still cannot repair the startup repair its message reads something like catastrophic error,etc…

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jcd offline Verified User (2 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 10 months ago (18 minutes after post)

Sorry, I don’t know how to help with that. You may need to have someone look at it.

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Chokio, MN, US | 1 year, 10 months ago (18 minutes after post)

Ok thanks for your input have a great day

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 10 months ago (20 minutes after post)

You too.

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