[tony007]

In xp a repair that reinstalled files could be done with the os cd is there something simular that will reinstall files on the vista cd?

 

[jcgriff2]

Hi. . .

Run sfc /scannow from an elevated admin prompt.

You should not need you Vista DVD to run sfc.

jcgriff2

 

[tony007]

Whats an elevated admin prompt?

 

[jcgriff2]

START | type cmd.exe into the start search box | Right-click on cmd.exe | select Run as Administrator - the black cmd prompt screen will appear - type -

sfc /scannow

Upon completion, reboot to allow system to repair files it cannot while the hard drive is mounted (in use).

jcgriff2

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[tony007]

Right I did the scan nothing was wrong, but if there were would this fix any corrupt files?

 

[Femme Fatale]

START | type cmd.exe into the start search box | Right-click on cmd.exe | select Run as Administrator - the black cmd prompt screen will appear - type -

sfc /scannow

Upon completion, reboot to allow system to repair files it cannot while the hard drive is mounted (in use).

jcgriff2

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I did this sfc. It did not fix my problem. Is there another way?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dunedin]

Hello tony007 :smile:

Sfc should replace any missing or corrupt system files.

There is a "Repair" option, but it is different from a "Repair" of XP.
The Vista Repair is performed by Upgrading over your existing installed Vista. All files snd data should remailn safe, but it is always best to backup anything you can`t afford to lose.

Here is how to do it.

Note
You cannot do the Repair if SP1 is installed and is not on your Vista DVD.

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[Dunedin]

Hello Femme Fatale :smile:

There are other repair options on the Vista DVD which can be used to try to fix other types of problems.

What is your problem? Is it missing/corrupted files too?

.

 

[Femme Fatale]

Hello.

The folders do not show up after I installed Combofix. I uninstalled combofix.

I tried a system restore and sfc.

Thanks for replying.

 

[dai]

run an upgrade install from within windows

 

[tony007]

Why is my upgrade install disabled on my os cd I seem to only have an option for a clean install.

 

[dai]

the system on the computer is probably newer than the disk

 

[tony007]

No this is the first cd on this computer I wondered why the upgrade install was greyed out when I was installing forcing me to do a clean install.

 

[Dunedin]

How are you trying to do the Upgrade?

You don`t boot from the Vista DVD.
Boot to your Vista desktop and run it from there.

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[tony007]

Well I was installing the os and I came to a page that only gave two options upgrade install which was greyed out and clean install which is what I had to do. Originally I had xp pro on this machine I am wondering why the upgrade install was greyed out I may want to do that in future. These questions are for nothing I am trying to do now but for future reference.

 

[dai]

if it's had any updates from w/update it is no longer the same
used to use the upgrade to recover when beta testing vista after i had botched something
but they were never on long enough for update before the next beta release was available
apart from running the repair from the dvd i don't know another way,i found useing the dvd repair was hit and miss as far as success with it went

 

[tony007]

Can I run the os dvd until the options to upgrade or do a clean install are shown. I want to see if the upgrade option is still greyed out, I dont want to do a clean install but can I cancell from this point without losing anything? I was running xp when the upgrade option was greyed out it may be ok now because I am running vista.

 

[dai]

yes you can cancel out and it will roll back to before you started

 

[tony007]

Tried it now upgrade still greyed out, I cancelled and lost nothing I wonder if this upgrade is still greyed out on the full version of vista.

 

[dai]

have you run the repair option yet from the bottom left of the screen when you boot from the dvd