The following is in the Vista Help and Support.

Restart the computer.

If your computer has only one operating system installed, repeatedly press
the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the
Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you will need to try
again.

If your computer has more than one operating system installed, use the arrow
keys to highlight the operating system you want to start in safe mode, and
then press F8.

On the Advanced Boot Options menu, use the arrow keys to highlight Repair
your computer, and then press ENTER.

Select a keyboard layout, and then click Next.

Select a user name and type the password, and then click OK.

On the System Recovery Options menu, click Windows Complete PC Restore, and
then follow the instructions.

Do these options appear on your system?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"gsgtreefrog" <gsgtreefrog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:01774BDB-E169-46CA-8DA7-E5D9E2EB110D@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hey guys, I love the "complete PC backup" of Vista, but have a problem
> with
> it. My computer (a Fujitsu T4215) didn't come with a vista disc, which is
> the
> usual way one is supposed to restore a past complete pc backup. The other
> option, according to microsofts website, is utilizing vista's "windows
> recovery environment," yet of the five objects supposedly availible in the
> environment (startup repair, system restore, Complete PC Restore, Windows
> Memory Diagnostic Tool, Command Prompt) only the first two are showing up
> in
> my ersion of the windows recovery environment. Any ideas guys?[/color]