Unable to boot into Vista

stilltheone

No, System Restore won't undo your good work.

I thinking that this would be the time to run a rootkit scanner. Hiren's Boot CD has some suitable software, such as GMER. Download and save the file to your Desktop, Extract the .zip file(not sure which utility that you use on your working computer) and then burn the image to disc as you did with the Vista Recovery Disc.

Boot up in the same way as you did with the Vista Recovery Disc. Screenshots here

Laura_Browne

stilltheone wrote: »

No, System Restore won't undo your good work.

I thinking that this would be the time to run a rootkit scanner. Hiren's Boot CD has some suitable software, such as GMER. Download and save the file to your Desktop, Extract the .zip file(not sure which utility that you use on your working computer) and then burn the image to disc as you did with the Vista Recovery Disc.

Boot up in the same way as you did with the Vista Recovery Disc. Screenshots

before i do a system restore??? ok, shall download that hirens thing, and burn to disc and try that first then. Does the rootkit scanner tell me something that I have to post here? Ill take pictures again anyways.

ugh, those screenshots confuse the hell out of me

stilltheone

We can try to run GMER in Safe Mode instead. Can you start up in Safe Mode now?

Laura_Browne

stilltheone wrote: »

We can try to run GMER in Safe Mode instead. Can you start up in Safe Mode now?

I dont know what GMER is. I can go try...no wait, I wont be able to start in safe mode, it takes me to that same screen for some reason (the "other user" one.) Thats what it did before when I tried to safe mode start.

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If you're still at this next week

http://www.amazon.co.uk/USB-SATA-IDE-CABLE-ADAPTER/dp/B003Q97FIW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1303424022&sr=8-4

http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/desktop/0000/Acer/AspireE360/AspireE360faq40.shtml

stilltheone

GMER But forget about it for now if you can't access Safe Mode.

Have never seen the 'Other User' screen before. So, go ahead with the System Restore from the Vista Windows Recovery Environment

stilltheone

closed wrote: »

If you're still at this next week

http://www.amazon.co.uk/USB-SATA-IDE-CABLE-ADAPTER/dp/B003Q97FIW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1303424022&sr=8-4

http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/desktop/0000/Acer/AspireE360/AspireE360faq40.shtml

??

How will that help?

The OP can move the data now, as an external HDD is available.

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with what software? Did I miss the post that said it was booting into windows?

stilltheone

closed wrote: »

with what software? Did I miss the post that said it was booting into windows?

Perhaps you did. The drive is now recognised, so at worst a Live CD can be used to back up important data.

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thought it always was (1st post says blue screen)

backup, restore to factory defaults, or buy a usb adapter instead of live cd, job done