Windows Vista Boots to a black screen

UsernameX · 06-12-2008, 09:01 PM

Hey guys,

I have a friend who installed some windows updates, restarted his computer, and then it boots to a black screen.

What we've tried so far:

Booting to the windows Vista CD and running the Repair option (3 times)

Booting to the cd and running Bootrec.exe options
and running /FIXMBR

Anything else you guys can think of?

Thanks,
Brandon

dai · 06-13-2008, 06:53 AM

last known good configuration
a system restore to before the updates

UsernameX · 06-13-2008, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

last known good configuration
a system restore to before the updates

Completed both of them. The computer is still booting to a black screen.

UsernameX · 06-13-2008, 11:21 AM

Ok so new progress. We have installed Vista on a different hard drive. Got the compute rback up and running. We threw the other hard drive back into the system. Windows reports that the drive is healthy, however when we double click on the drive is says it is unaccessible. Any ideas??

Thanks again

dai · 06-13-2008, 11:09 PM

take ownership of the drive

UsernameX · 06-13-2008, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

take ownership of the drive

My god. Sometimes I don't think of the simplest answers. Thank you dai.

06-12-2008, 09:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
UsernameX Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 70 OS: Windows XP Pro - SP2	Windows Vista Boots to a black screen Hey guys, I have a friend who installed some windows updates, restarted his computer, and then it boots to a black screen. What we've tried so far: Booting to the windows Vista CD and running the Repair option (3 times) Booting to the cd and running Bootrec.exe options and running /FIXMBR Anything else you guys can think of? Thanks, Brandon

06-13-2008, 06:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 42,034 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Windows Vista Boots to a black screen last known good configuration a system restore to before the updates __________________

06-13-2008, 11:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
UsernameX Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 70 OS: Windows XP Pro - SP2	Re: Windows Vista Boots to a black screen Ok so new progress. We have installed Vista on a different hard drive. Got the compute rback up and running. We threw the other hard drive back into the system. Windows reports that the drive is healthy, however when we double click on the drive is says it is unaccessible. Any ideas?? Thanks again

06-13-2008, 11:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 42,034 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Windows Vista Boots to a black screen take ownership of the drive __________________