This is really fun - checked Event Viewer - it complained that the Event
Viewer Service wasn't running. Then when I check the Windows Event Log
service, it shows Automatic, but is not running. Hmm, so I try to start it -
yet another can of worms opens:
"Windows could not start the WIndows Event Log service on Local Computer.
Error 4201: The instance name passed was not recognized as valid by a WMI
data provider."
Time to visit the KB yet again! No - there is no reference searching the KB,
even using "all products". Google search of the error returns 3 hits - one
in German, which I don't read, and the other 2 posts have no reply.
Vista has a steep uphill curve if you want to get below the surface!!
"Chad Harris" <fixvista-itneedsit.net> wrote in message
news:u3i2HPyOHHA.4372@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Bill--
>
> There are two main avenues to try--Startup Repair and System Restore from
> the Recovery link in setup using your Vista DVD, or Windows F8 Advanced
> Options reached by tapping your F8 key on a restart.
>
> You may get some help by typing eventvwr.msc in the run box and then
> clicking on "system" and looking for error messages. But regardless, you
> can try to use F8 options or a startup repair to gix this. Startup Repair
> can also be used in situations that are not no boot windows situations, so
> MSFT has managed to name it ambiguously.. You have two avenues in Vista.
> You could try the traditional F8 "Windows Advanced Options" menu, with 4
> Safe Mode doors that access System Restore, one requiring you to know the
> command to reach it (Safe Mode with Command) and from their new Win RE
> Startup Repair. Last Known Good Configuration or LKG is also at the
> Windows F8 Advanced Options menu You might want to try Startup Repair
> first, but I wouldn't leave any of these options exausted. That's the most
> common mistake I see that results in faile repairs and formats that never
> needed to happen.
>
> Note: I am seeing repeatedly that system restore from F8 may not work
> when system restore from the Recovery Link on the Vista DVD setup will
> work. But you should try Startup Repair first, then try System Restore
> from there if StR does not work.
>
> ***WINDOWS F8 ADVANCED OPTIONS MENU (Available in XP and Works in
> Vista***
>
> I have put every KB that contexts these
> options here for you to look at if you need to.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...r/default.mspx
>
> ***Your first five options****
>
> These options to recover in Vista are similar to XP although System
> Restore
> is based on a system now from server technology.
>
> 1) I'd use the F8 options including the 4 safe modes to try to system
> restore and I would use Last Known Good Configuration if they don't work.
> I say four safe mode options, because sometimes one works when another
> will not:
>
> If you use safe mode command, the command for system restore is:
>
> %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
>
> This approach in Vista is the same as in XP and is based on Chapter 28 of
> the XP resource kit and will soon be adapted to the Vista Resource Kit.
> The
> MSKB that outlines this is here--yes it has XP in the title but these
> options are available in Vista :
>
> Resources for troubleshooting startup problems in Windows XP [and Vista]
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
>
> For Anxillary Reference in Vista: System recovery and reliability for IT
> Pros
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...a3fc41033.mspx
>
> What to Do if Windows Vista Won't Start Correctly
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...8b3551033.mspx
>
> A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/
>
>
> How to Use System Restore from a Command Prompt
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279736/en-us
>
> How to start your computer by using the Last Known Good Configuration
> feature in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307852/en-us
> __________________________________________________ _________________________________________
>
> ***STARTUP REPAIR IN WINDOWS VISTA***
>
> 1) You run the startup repair tool this way:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us
>
> How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
> http://www.windowsvista.windowsreins...rtup/index.htm
>
> Note The computer must be configured to start from a CD or from a DVD. For
> information about how to configure the computer to start from a CD or from
> a
> DVD, see the information that came with the computer.
>
> 2) Restart the computer. To do this, click Start, click the arrow next to
> the Lock button, and then click Restart.
>
> This usually means that you enter bios setup by whatever key or keys
> (sometimes there is more than one key that will do it for your model--go
> to
> pc manufacturer site) and configure CD to be first in the boot order.
>
> See for ref:
> Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
>
> Note If you cannot restart the computer by using this method, use the
> power
> button to turn off the computer. Then, turn the computer back on.
>
> 3) Set your language preference, and then click Next.
>
> Note In most cases, the startup repair process starts automatically, and
> you
> do not have the option to select it in the System Recovery Options menu.
>
> 4) Click Repair your computer.
>
> 5) In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click the operating system
> that you want to repair, and then click Next.
>
> 6) In the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair to start the
> repair process.
>
> 7) When the repair process is complete, click Finish.
>
> Additional References for Startup Repair With Screenshots:
>
> How to Use Startup Repair:
>
> ***Accessing Windows RE (Repair Environment):***
>
> 1) Insert Media into PC (the DVD you burned)
>
> 2) ***You will see on the Vista logo setup screen after lang. options in
> the
> lower left corner, a link called "System Recovery Options."***
>
> Screenshot: System Recovery Options (Lower Left Link)
> http://blogs.itecn.net/photos/liuhui...4/500x375.aspx
>
> Screenshot: (Click first option "Startup Repair"
> http://www.leedesmond.com/images/img...SysRecOpt2.bmp
>
> How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
> http://www.windowsvista.windowsreins...rtup/index.htm
>
> 3) Select your OS for repair.
>
> 4) Its been my experience that you can see some causes of the crash from
> theWin RE feature:
>
> You'll have a choice there of using:
>
> 1) Startup Repair
> 2) System Restore
> 3) Complete PC Restore
>
> Good luck,
>
> CH
>
>
>
>
>
> "Bill Hobson" <Ihatespamb-hobson@tamu.edu> wrote in message
> news:BBB4042F-2A71-4D2D-990F-C8EBE9984684@microsoft.com...
>> Twice Vista has BSOD, and no KB messages to be found for the code
>> (today's BSOD):
>> Problem signature:
>> Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
>> OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
>> Locale ID: 1033
>>
>> Additional information about the problem:
>> BCCode: 116
>> BCP1: 84D8B410
>> BCP2: 894FB98A
>> BCP3: 00000000
>> BCP4: 00000002
>> OS Version: 6_0_6000
>> Service Pack: 0_0
>> Product: 256_1
>> ====================================
>> And for the previous BSOD:
>> BugCheckCode 00000116
>> BugCheckParameter1 847ac690
>> BugCheckParameter2 890fb98a
>> BugCheckParameter3 00000000
>> BugCheckParameter4 00000002
>>
>> I do have the full Minidump files decoded and saved, if needed. Vista
>> never returned and STOP message - I don't see this as an improvement -
>> had it done so, I would have a better idea of what's going on.
>