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9/18/2016

Cant boot my Vista pc

Started hard last time. Now all I get is Dell logo screen, BIOS Revision 1.0.3. with F2 = Setup, and F12=Boot Menu. Those keys do nothing. Also tried F8 while restarting - no help. Is my hard drive dead?

Solutions to the Problem Cant boot my Vista pc

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Hi,
How ro reinstall from the Dell Recovery partition:
http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&docid=DSN_336966

How to reinstall from the Dell supplied Disk:
http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&docid=DSN_339949

Dell troubleshooting with Boot issues:
http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&docid=DSN_343119

Run builtin diagnostics software:
http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/KCS/KcsArticles/ArticleView?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&docid=266787

And if that does not solve your problems, contact Dell or their Support Forums:
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/default.aspx

Cheers.

Manually editing the Windows registry to fix Error Cant boot my Vista pc

Caution: Unless you an advanced computer user, we DO NOT recommend editing the Windows registry manually. Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. We do not guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Click the Start button.
Type "command" in the search box... DO NOT hit ENTER yet!
While holding CTRL-Shift on your keyboard, hit ENTER.
You will be prompted with a permission dialog box.
Click Yes.
A black box will open with a blinking cursor.
Type "regedit" and hit ENTER.
In the Registry Editor, select the Error 0x9C-related key (eg. Windows Operating System) you want to back up.
From the File menu, choose Export.
In the Save In list, select the folder where you want to save the Windows Operating System backup key.
In the File Name box, type a name for your backup file, such as "Windows Operating System Backup".
In the Export Range box, be sure that "Selected branch" is selected.
Click Save.
The file is then saved with a .reg file extension.
You now have a backup of your MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION-related registry entry.

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9/18/2016