black screen on vista

Discussion in 'Software' started by albie, Oct 18, 2010.

  1. albie

    albie Private E-2

    does anyone know how to deal with a boot problem i have
    i get a black screen when trying to boot vista on a desk-top
     
  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    I have moved your thread to the software forum. ( And welcome to MG's !! ).

    Do you have your Vista CD?
     
  3. albie

    albie Private E-2

    No i dont have disk ive tried microsoft they want id numbers that i cannot retrieve ive also tried last known good config
     
  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Try creating this disc:
    Vista and Win7 Recovery disc

    Then change the bios to that the cd-rom is first boot device. Boot to the disc and choose to fix start up.
     
  5. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    All that was assuming that you have tried a different monitor and it is not that issue.
     

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