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Thread ID: 94158	2008-10-17 01:29:00	Boots up to a black screen	bugalugs67 (9647)	Press F1

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712753	2008-10-17 01:29:00	Really screwed up time. Trying to re-size the HDD using Partition Magic and I think I have asked it to re-size a partition to greater than the capacity available. The re-sizing went into a loop and then hibernation activated. Now it gets a short way through loading Vista and then goes into a black screen. Booting into safe mode and it will scroll through some of the files and then lock up. I think I have moved some essential files and the only option will be to re-install Vista. So my question is: How do I get it on bootup to look at the CD and initiate a reinstall ?	bugalugs67 (9647)
712754	2008-10-17 01:45:00	On start up boot into the BIOS - You have not mentioned if its a Built up PC or a name Brand - Built up PC's usually hit the delete key, other wise it will flash across the bottom of the screen as to what key to press. Once in the BIOS, make sure its set to boot from the optical drive first. Put the DVD in the drive, start the PC, when the message comes up Press any key to boot from Cd/DVD - press any key - space bar is always good - Boot from the Vista DVD - Select your country, press next, on the next screen down the bottom left select Repair Your Computer , Click next - from the next window select your install / Next and on the following window select the top Option Startup Repair - Follow instructions through - if it can fix it , it may take a while, touch nothing until it tells you to.	wainuitech (129)
712755	2008-10-17 07:38:00	Thanks for that. Pointed me in the right direction. I had screwed it up more than I thought but that got me there in the end. So much to learn.........So little time:clap	bugalugs67 (9647)
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