Using "eventvwr.msc" in Task Manager (I only have about 3 seconds in the
Start>Run box before the "WEHSW" loop wipes it out and I can't type that
fast! So I'm in Event Viewer but I don't know what I'm looking for. I am
not good at this. Most of what you wrote (and btw, thanks so much for
helping me) is pure Greek.

The biggest problem is that I don't have a Vista disc. I also don't quite
understand what you mean when you say "by right clicking the folder with
whatever you want to
run>properties>security tab>edit>add>enter users as obj. name>OK>apply.
Reopen the dialogue box and close it." Understand that I can't get into the
Start Menu for more than 3 seconds before the loop closes it.

"Chad Harris" wrote:
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> Hey brobkrbob--
>
> We can fix this. BTW did you correctly type eventvwr.msc in the run box?
> Also while it can be helpful for errors, MSFT is still guilty of delivering
> many error messages in HEX or other language that requires special tools,
> and I've begun clicking on the links to explain the errors for a month and
> most of them yield "We have no solution at this time" LOL to the 64th-- as
> if they are ever going to have the solution to the error in their lifetime.
>
> The admin rights problem is not necessary to solve to fix this, however, it
> can easily be solved by right clicking the folder with whatever you want to
> run>properties>security tab>edit>add>enter users as obj. name>OK>apply.
> Reopen the dialogue box and close it.
>
> But to fixing your problem: Tip Sometimes system restore from the Win RE
> environment on the DVD where startup repair is located works when direct SR
> won't. Also you have 5 options at F8 including 4 Safe modes with which to
> access SR--I say this so you will know how to maximize your chances with
> system restore. Below are 10 ways to Fix Vista and this as well as
> instuctions on running SFC:
>
> You can run SFC that comes with Vista and several prior OS's but is changed
> in Vista under the hood.
>
> I would try running SFC and if you need to and have the Vista DVD (MSFT
> bullies most OEM named partners who sell PCs into not shipping it because
> they are greedy and lack ethics leaving their end users up a creek without a
> paddle when they need many of the tools to fix a no boot Vista). The man
> partially responsible for this is Scott Di Valerio the OEM VP at Redmond.
> He's the head of all the hard working OEM system builders and his computer
> engineering background consists of his accounting practice at MSFT--he done
> be accounting da money at the expense of the MSFT customer who pays one to
> four grand for a computer (except Dell with Vista).
>
> SFC or System File Checker is a bit like the spare tire in your car or a
> backup battery I suppose. In Vista of course, they have changed it somewhat
> and come up with a new name--Redmond stands for name it something different
> twice a year and now it's part of WRP or Windows Resource Protection. It
> scans protected resources including thousands of files, libraries, critical
> folders, and essential registry keys, and it replaces those that are
> corrupted with intact ones. It fixes a lot of problems in Windows XP, OE,
> Windows Vista, Win Mail, IE6, and on Vista or if it is installed on XP, IE7.
> It protects these things from changes by any source including
> administrators, by keeping a spare of most of them.
>
>
> How to Run SFC:
>
> Type "cmd" into the Search box above the Start Button>and when cmd comes up
> at the top of the Start menu>right click cmd and click "run as Admin" and
> when the cmd prompt comes up at the cmd prompt type "sfc /scannow" no quotes
> and let it run. This may fix things quite a bit. It replaces corrupt files
> with intact ones, if you're not familiar with it.
>
> If no help from SFC, you can try a restore point to before this happened or
> you try the steps below if you have a Vista DVD:
>
> Startup Repair will look like this when you put in the Vista DVD:
>
> [url]http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/click-repair-your-computer.png[/url]
>
> You run the startup repair tool this way (and system restore from here is
> also sometimes effective):
>
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us[/url]
>
> How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
> [url]http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm[/url]
>
>
> I'm going to give you a bunch of links and most of them you won't have to
> use, but they are alternative ways to fix Vista.
>
> Right now I want you to put in the DVD and restart. It will automatically
> take you to this on your screen:
>
> [url]http://www.vistaclues.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/click-repair-your-computer.png[/url]
>
> That will allow you to go to the Vista setup that has a Repair link on the
> lower left corner>click it and then you'll see a gray backgrounded list and
> I want you to click Startup Repair from it and follow the directions.
>
> The gray screen after you click the first link in the above pic will look
> like this:
>
> [url]http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winvista/images/repair/staruprepair/Image17.gif[/url]
>
> Click Startup Repair, the link at the top and after it scans>click OK and
> let it try to repair Vista. It will tell you if it does, and if not
>
> This should work, but if not,then you can follow the alternative ways to fix
> this including booting into Safe Mode by tapping the F8 key and using System
> Restore.
>
> Directions and links for alternative ways to fix this are below, but I hope
> you won't need them:
>
> If you have any questions on getting the Startup Repair done, just post
> them.
>
> If you have a Vista DVD try Startup Repair. If that doesn't work, try
> SafeMode>System Restore from the Recovery Environment, and you always have
> the F8 advanced options ( five of them including Last Known Good
> Configuration) and a repair install (with the DVD) as well.
>
> In addition you can use the Bootsect tool to manually repair the boot sector
> by accessing the command prompt from the DVD or from F8 and typing at the
> prompt:
>
> ****Ten Methods to Repair BSOD No Boots or Serious Problems in Windows
> Vista****
>
> ***Startup Repair and System Restore from the Win Recovery Environment on
> the DVD***
>
> You can run Startup Repair by putting your Vista DVD in after theanguage
> screen in setup. You can also run System Restore from the same
> location.
>
> You run the startup repair tool this way (and system restore from here is
> also sometimes effective):
>
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us[/url]
>
> How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
> [url]http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm[/url]
>
> 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 (this
> will allow you to boot from the Vista DVD as well):
>
> See for ref:
> Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS
> [url]http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm[/url]
>
> Boot Order in Bios (Set Boot from HD 1st)
> [url]http://www.short-media.com/images/mm/Articles/build_computer/bios/bios03.jpg[/url]
>
> 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)
> [url]http://blogs.itecn.net/photos/liuhui/images/2014/500x375.aspx[/url]
>
> Screenshot: (Click first option "Startup Repair"
> [url]http://www.leedesmond.com/images/img_vista02ctp-installSysRecOpt2.bmp[/url]
>
> How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
> [url]http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm[/url]
>
> 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
> ___________________
>
> In addition you can use the Bootsect tool to manually repair the boot sector
> by accessing the command prompt from the DVD or from F8 and typing at the
> prompt:
>
> Bootsect.exe is available from the \Boot\folder of the Windows Vista DVD and
> can be run from within System Recovery or Windows XP on a dual boot.
>
>
> 1. Use Bootsect.exe to restore the Windows Vista MBR and the boot code that
> transfers control to the Windows Boot Manager program. To do this, type the
> following command at a command prompt: Drive:\boot\Bootsect.exe /NT60 All
>
> In this command, Drive is the drive where the Windows Vista installation
> media is located.
>
> Note The boot folder for this step is on the DVD drive.
> 2. Use Bcdedit.exe to manually create an entry in the BCD Boot.ini file for
> the earlier version of the Windows operating system. To do this, type the
> following commands at a command prompt.
>
> Note In these commands, Drive is the drive where Windows Vista is
> installed. • Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit /create {ntldr} –d "Description
> for earlier Windows version"
>
> Note In this command, Description for earlier Windows version can be any
> text that you want. For example, Description for earlier Windows version can
> be "Windows XP" or "Windows Server 2003".
> • Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit /set {ntldr} device partition=x:
>
> Note In this command, x: is the drive letter for the active partition.
> • Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit /set {ntldr} path \ntldr
> • Drive:\Windows\system32\Bcdedit /displayorder {ntldr} –addlast
>
> 3. Restart the computer.
> ____________________________
> ******Using the BootRec.exe Tool
>
> Using the System Recovery Tool from the Repair link on the DVD after the
> language choice in the lower left hand corner you can select command prompt
> and you have the following options:
>
> Bootrec.exe (You can use this tool to recover Vista even when you do not
> receive the error message that is the title of the 2nd linked MSKB below):
>
> How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to
> troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista
>
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392/en-us[/url]
>
> Error message when you start Windows Vista: "The Windows Boot Configuration
> Data file is missing required information"
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927391/en-us[/url]
> _____________________________________________________________
> ***Using the F8 Environment or a Repair Install from the DVD:***
>
> See for ref:
> Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS
> [url]http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm[/url]
>
> Boot Order in Bios (Set Boot from HD 1st)
> [url]http://www.short-media.com/images/mm/Articles/build_computer/bios/bios03.jpg[/url]
>
> Repair Install
> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx[/url]
>
> Repair Install (Method 2):
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/315341[/url]
>
> III Taking Full Advantage of the F8 Options (Windows Advanced Options Menu)
> by startin gth ePC and tapping F8 once per second:
>
> You could also:
>
> Think: I have 4 different ways to get back my XP at F8 and try 'em in order.
> 1) Safe Mode 2) Safe Mode with Cmd to Sys Restore which is simply a cmd
> prompt in safe mode 3) Safe Mode with Neworking 4) LKG or Last Known Good
> Configuration
>
>
> Try to F8 to the Windows Adv Options Menu>try 3 safe modes there (I don't
> use WGA) and Last Known Good>then I go to Win RE in Vista. That gives you a
> choice of Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,and Safe Mode with Command
> Prompt.
>
> These methods are outlined in
>
> A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP/and Vista
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/[/url]
>
> How to Use System Restore
>
> [url]http://bertk.mvps.org/[/url]
>
> Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore from MSFT:
>
> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx[/url]
>
> Using System Restore
>
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/dvekb[/url]
>
> System Restore for Windows XP
>
> [url]http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_restore.htm[/url]
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