![]() ![]() How to automatically repair Windows Vista using Startup Repair. Table of Contents. Overview of the Windows Vista Repair options. How to perform an automatic repair of Windows Vista using Startup Repair. Advanced Tools overview. Conclusion. Overview of the Windows Vista Repair options. Windows Vista comes with a rich feature set of diagnostic and repair tools that you can use in the event that your computer is not operating correctly. These tools allow you to diagnose problems and repair them without having to boot into Windows. This provides much greater flexibility when it comes to fixing problems that you are not able to resolve normally. This guide focuses on using the Startup Repair utility to automatically fix problems starting Windows Vista. The tutorial will also provide a brief description of the advanced repair tools with links to tutorials on how to use them. Startup Repair is a diagnostic tool that can be accessed via the Windows Recovery Environment. In order to start the Windows Recovery Environment you must boot your computer off of the Windows Vista DVD that you purchased or that came with your computer. To start this process, insert the Vista DVD into your DVD drive and turn your computer on. ![]() ![]() Development of Windows Vista occurred over the span of five and a half years, starting in earnest in May 2001, prior to the release of Microsoft's Windows XP. Get help, support, and tutorials for Windows products—Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and Windows 10 Mobile. Your computer will start and you should see your BIOS listing your hardware and other information. When that information is cleared, your computer will see that a bootable DVD is inserted and present a prompt similar to Figure 1 below. Figure 1. Boot the computer from the CD or DVD. As you want to boot the computer from the Windows Vista DVD you need to press a key, and any key will do, on your keyboard when you see the above prompt. After you press the key, you should hear your DVD reader spinning up and then you will see a black screen with a white status bar at the bottom stating Windows is loading files.. After a while, the status bar will turn completely white and you will see a screen stating that Windows is loading. The Windows Setup environment will continue to load and when finished you will be presented with a screen similar to Figure 2 below. Figure 2. Configure language and location options in Vista Setup. At this screen you should configure the Language to install, Time and currency format, and Keyboard or input method options so that they are set correctly. When done, press the Next button. You will now be at the main Windows Vista setup screen where you would normally install Vista on to a computer. IP2700 series Printer Driver Ver. 2.56a (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64/XP). You cannot run an application that is signed with a SHA-256 certificate on a computer that is running Windows Vista SP2 or Windows Server 2008 SP2. Figure 3. Windows Vista Setup options. As we want to repair the computer, you should click on the Repair your computer option. This will bring you to a new screen where the repair process will look for all Windows Vista installations on your computer. When done you will be presented with the System Recovery Options dialog box as shown in Figure 4 below. ![]()
Figure 4. System Recovery Options. Select the Vista installation you would like to repair and if there are drivers you need to load in order for Vista to access any of your drives or other components , then you should click on the Load Drivers button to load them. When ready, press the Next button to continue. These recovery tools are discussed further in the Advanced Tools Overview section below. As we want to perform an automated repair, we would click on the Startup Repair option under this list of tools. It should also be noted that if the repair process detected that you previously had problems starting Vista, instead of displaying the list of recovery tools, it would have automatically started the Startup Repair tool for you. ![]() When the Startup Repair tool starts, it will scan your Vista installation for any problems. If problems are found it will attempt to fix these problems automatically. This automatic repair process can be seen in Figure 5 below. Figure 5. Startup Repair window. The automatic repair process can take quite a while. So please be patient as Vista attempts to find and repair any problems on your computer. During this process your computer may reboot multiple times, which is normal and nothing to be worried about. During this process you may also be presented with a dialog box asking if you would like to restore your computer using System Restore. Figure 6. Restore using System Restore. You should click on the Cancel button at this prompt because there is a better System Restore option that can be used from the advanced tools list which we will cover later. For now, just click on the Cancel button and continue with the Startup Repair process. The repair process will now continue to scan your installation for errors to fix. Once the repair process has completed, if it could not find any problems, you will be given an option to send your information to Microsoft. Figure 7. Could not repair automatically. When sending this information, it is important to note that you will not receive a response back from Microsoft with a solution. Instead they use this information to determine if this is a bug that a lot of people are having and that they need to rectify or if they need to create a support article on how to fix it. If you wish to send the information, then click on the Send information about this problem (recommended) option. Otherwise, click on the Don't send option. You will now be at a summary screen. Figure 8. End of automatic repair. You can now click on the Finish button to reboot your computer to exit the repair process or if you would like to try some more advanced options then click on the View advanced options for system recovery and support. We recommend that you try the advanced tools if the Startup Repair tool could not fix your problems. You can also reach the advanced tools at any time during a Startup Repair scan by clicking on the Cancel button. An overview of the advanced tools can be found with links to their individual tutorials. Advanced Tools Overview. Vista provides advanced repair tools that you can use to fix problems with your Windows Vista installation. To reach this list of tools you would start your computer using the above process and either press Cancel during the Startup Repair process, or if no problems were detected, the list will automatically be shown. The repair process will now display the System Recovery Options screen. Figure 9. Vista System Recovery Options screen. This screen provides access to five tools that can help you repair your Vista installation. These tools are: Startup Repair. Startup Repair is an automated repair process that scans your Vista installation for problems and attempts to automatically fix them. When you select to repair Vista from the Vista setup screen, and Vista detects problems, this process will be started automatically. You can cancel this process at any time to access the other repair tools described below. The Startup Repair process has already been introduced above when we discussed performing an automated repair. System Restore. System Restore allows you to restore your computer's configuration, driver information, and programs to a previous state while leaving your existing data intact. Using this option can typically fix a installation's problem if it is not associated with faulty hardware. In order to use this option, you must have had System Restore enabled in Vista so that there are restore points available to restore to. To learn how to use this feature you should read this tutorial: Using System Restore from the Vista Windows Recovery Environment. Windows Complete PC Restore. Complete PC Restore is a feature that allows you to restore your entire computing environment from a backup image that you created previously. The ability to create backup images for Complete PC Restore is only available in Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise. If you have tried all possible steps to repair your computer, and have a Complete PC Restore backup image available from when your computer was operating properly, then you can use this repair option to restore that image. To learn how to use this feature you should read this tutorial: Using Windows Complete PC Restore to restore your computer. Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool. Windows Vista comes with a diagnostic tool that allows you to check the memory installed in your computer for errors. This will allow you to determine if the actual memory (RAM) hardware installed in your computer is creating errors. To learn how to use this feature you should read this tutorial: How to use the Vista Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool. Command Prompt. The Command Prompt repair tool allows you to open a command prompt that you can use to access the files and registry information on your computer. This is an invaluable tool for removing security threats such as worms, rootkits, and other malware from your computer and to be able to access files when Vista fails to boot up. To learn how to use this feature you should read this tutorial: How to use the Command Prompt in the Vista Windows Recovery Environment. No longer should you feel held captive to your computer, but rather in control of how it operates. If you have any questions on how to use the automated repair or the advanced repair tools, please ask us in the Windows Vista Help Forum. How to Fix Windows Vista Update Error 8. Error 8. 02. 44. 01. When Updating Windows Vista. A machine came into my. Among other things, the owner could not run. Windows Update and complete an update of Windows Vista. Every time the. update would fail with Error 8. This error message indicates. Vista machine can access the Internet and update properly. First of all, you want to make sure your computer can reach the. Internet and view other web pages. Open a web browser and go to a. URL into the address. If you. can, please skip down this page to the section entitled DNSChanger. Trojan. Troubleshooting a Dead Network Connection. If you cannot open a web page on your computer or reach the Internet. This information is the same basic info that I. Limited or No Connectivity issues as well. Make sure you have the. CAT 5 or possibly a crossover. Try another cable or test the cable to make sure its working. Check your network card to make sure its configured correctly and. Many times setting the network card to 1. Mbps/Full. Duplex will solve this issue. To do this, open Control Panel, System. Device Manager. Go to the properties of the Network card, click on the. Advanced tab and find the Link Speed and Duplex section. Change it from. Auto Detect to 1. Mbps/Full Duplex. Check and test your firewall. Your firewall, especially if its a. Zone Alarm, Black Ice, Norton Firewall or. Disable your firewall. You may have to resolve the problem by even. Check your IP address assignments and workgroup settings in the. Statically assign IPs to the computers in your. Reset your TCP/IP stack by downloading and running Winsock. XPFix. exe. a Visual Basic program designed to fix corrupted TCP/IP issues, host. If these steps do not resolve the issue, please proceed. On many sites. on the web, there was a solution posted that referenced a registry. HKEY. However, in a few cases, the system. DNSChanger trojan. DNSChanger Trojan. One of the most common problems associated with Windows Vista Update. Error 8. 02. 44. 01. DNSChanger. Trojan. You'll recognize this trojan by checking the DNS. Do this by. following these steps. In Windows Vista, click on the Windows orb. Click in the Search box and type CMD and press Enter. At the command prompt, type IPCONFIG /ALL and press Enter. You should be presented with the bunch of information, find the. Internet connection. It may be entitled Ethernet. Adapter Local Area Connection or something similar. Find the DNS Server section and double- check the numbers. Usually. the DNS is a local IP like 1. IP from your ISP. If the DNS numbers are remotely similar to. IPs then you have the DNSChanger trojan. These IPs. originate in Europe. Type Exit at the command prompt to close it Easiest Way to Remove the DNSChanger Trojan. If the DNSChanger. One of my favorite programs for finding. Malware. Bytes Anti- Malware. Its a relatively new. In fact the. author created the removal tool for the About: Blank hijacker a few. Download Malware. Bytes Anti- Malware by clicking on the link below. Save. the file to your desktop. When the download completes, double- click on. Then run an update and start a full scan of. Free. Trial of Malware. Bytes Anti- Malware. Buy. Malware. 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