Windows Vista Re-Installation HELP!!

korzym · 04-08-2009, 07:35 PM

Hey man I can't get to the re-install screen. When the comp boots and the dell logo comes up i press f11 and ctrl, to no avail it just goes to the vista log in screen, but this comp is so messed I get a crazy error message. This comp is so messed I have to start from scratch, no ifs ands or buts. Would anyone be kind enough to have suggestions?

[even a link to clear instructions on how to re-install vista would help, i want to use the information already on the comp instead of using the disk]

**jcgriff2** · 04-08-2009, 07:50 PM

Hi -

Why are you pressing CTRL+F11? Are you trying to invoke the recovery partition to re-install Vista? Do you have the Dell recovery DVD?

If recovery partition is what you want, try pressing F10 only during boot-up.

Regards. . .

jcgriff2

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korzym · 04-08-2009, 07:52 PM

what is recovery partition? its the pre-installed vista package?

so to get me to re-install vista i only have to press f10 repeatedly on boot-up?

**jcgriff2** · 04-08-2009, 08:36 PM

Th recovery partition will restore your computer to the factory default image - exactly like it was when you took it out of the box and first booted.

Try the F10 key and see if it gets you into the recovery partition. You can always simply exit out of it.

04-08-2009, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
korzym Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Windows Vista Re-Installation HELP!! Hey man I can't get to the re-install screen. When the comp boots and the dell logo comes up i press f11 and ctrl, to no avail it just goes to the vista log in screen, but this comp is so messed I get a crazy error message. This comp is so messed I have to start from scratch, no ifs ands or buts. Would anyone be kind enough to have suggestions? [even a link to clear instructions on how to re-install vista would help, i want to use the information already on the comp instead of using the disk] Last edited by korzym; 04-08-2009 at 07:36 PM.

04-08-2009, 07:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
jcgriff2 Moderator, Microsoft Supp Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Great State of New Jersey - away from the gross corruption of the Riverside County, CA, SO office. SHAMEFUL ! Posts: 10,125 OS: Windows 7, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Windows Vista Re-Installation HELP!! Hi - Why are you pressing CTRL+F11? Are you trying to invoke the recovery partition to re-install Vista? Do you have the Dell recovery DVD? If recovery partition is what you want, try pressing F10 only during boot-up. Regards. . . jcgriff2 . __________________ . . . . . . . . BSOD Posting Instructions B Expecting a reply and waiting > 36 hours ? Send a PM to me containing a link to your thread Glad to be home in the Great State of New Jersey ! !

04-08-2009, 07:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
korzym Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 17 OS: xp	Re: Windows Vista Re-Installation HELP!! what is recovery partition? its the pre-installed vista package? so to get me to re-install vista i only have to press f10 repeatedly on boot-up?

04-08-2009, 08:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
jcgriff2 Moderator, Microsoft Supp Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Great State of New Jersey - away from the gross corruption of the Riverside County, CA, SO office. SHAMEFUL ! Posts: 10,125 OS: Windows 7, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Windows Vista Re-Installation HELP!! Th recovery partition will restore your computer to the factory default image - exactly like it was when you took it out of the box and first booted. Try the F10 key and see if it gets you into the recovery partition. You can always simply exit out of it. __________________ . . . . . . . . BSOD Posting Instructions B Expecting a reply and waiting > 36 hours ? Send a PM to me containing a link to your thread Glad to be home in the Great State of New Jersey ! !