"Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
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> "Jon" <Email_Address@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
> news:ub%23gn$WSHHA.4464@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
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>> "nojetlag" <nojetlag******.com> wrote in message
>> news:1170709512.740806.30170@j27g2000cwj.googlegro ups.com...
>>> Hi there,
>>> all of the sudden my machine won't start anymore. I'm running Vista
>>> Ultimate and the first problem is that the
>>> machine goes into boot-bluescreen-boot-bluescreen cycle so I can't
>>> read what's on the blue screen. So i figured out that the Vista Repair
>>> Tools would help me and therefore booted from the DVD. Memory Test was
>>> ok, no error found in the start up sequence. However a System Restore
>>> to a the time when I did install the latest WPF CTP failed with a
>>> (0x80070005) error. The machine won't do last good known, nor will it
>>> make into safe mode (without anything else), the last thing it loads
>>> on its way to safe mode is crcdisk. After that it goes into reboot. I
>>> assume a hardware issue since I haven't installed any new device
>>> lately. However not having a clear diagnose in 2007 makes me a bit
>>> frustrated. Is there a log file that I could have a look at ? All this
>>> fantastic system reliability tools from Vista don't help now :(
>>>
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>> The short answer is that you'd need to disable the particular 'boot'
>> level startup [as opposed to system / automatic /manual ...startup]
>> service that is causing the crashes. This would enable you to get into
>> safe mode.
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>> You can get a to a recovery command prompt via your DVD, from which the
>> 'sc' command and 'reg add' commands may prove useful
>>
>> sc /?
>> reg /?
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>> --
>> Jon
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> Looks like the 'sc' command is unavailable from the DVD command prompt,
> but 'reg' is.
>
> There's also a 'Startup repair' option on the preceding screen which you
> may or may not have tried.
>
> --
> Jon


..... and finally to complete my personal soliloquy...

Some examples of using 'reg' with the DVD command prompt....


Disable the automatic reboot after stop errors....
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashContro l" /v AutoReboot
/t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Find boot level services (Start = 0) ......
reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services" /s /v Start | more

Disable a particular boot level service (eg 'crcdisk' here)
reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\crcdis k" /v Start /t
REG_DWORD /d 4 /f


--
Jon