Please help.

Anyone know what to type in command prompt to fix issue?

windows vista will not boot. I have tried everything.

File:\windows\system32\drivers\mfehidk.sys

:cry

 

This is from the markshardware.com website. It's for Windows 7 but should work for Vista as well as long as you have the install disk/repair disk. Substitute the drive letter of your Windows installation for the D in the post.

"mfehidk.sys is a McAfee service file and can sometime create problems. I was experiencing a BSOD on every boot even in safe-mode. The stop code was 0x0000003B. No matter what I tried, I could not start the system. Scouring the internet didn't prove very helpful so I decided to remove the file and viola, it worked -- breifly. More on that later. To fix this Blue Screen you must remove the file mfehidk.sys and here is how I did it:
1. Grab your windows 7 install disc (or repair disc). Don't have one? Get it here: download-windows-7-system-recovery-disc
2. Boot from this disc and choose Repair Computer.
3. Select your operating system (usually there is only one to select) and click Next.
4. Click Command Prompt
5. In the command prompt type:
rename d:\windows\system32\drivers\mfehidk.sys d:\windows\system32\drivers\mfehidk.sys.bak
then type:
exit
Reboot and it should now allow you to back into windows as usual.
Once back into Windows, you may try to update your McAfee; however, when I did that, I was back to the BSOD and had to repeat the above process. I found the only solution was to uninstall McAfee. Which of course, I couldn't do the normal way -- inside the control panel. Instead, I had to download the McAfee Removal Tool from McAfee here. Before you decide to uninstall your McAfee, you may want to contact their support department to see if they have another solution. I didn't have the time."

 

Thanks!

I any getting error message.....the syntax in the command is incorrect. Any suggestions on other ways to write the command?

 

Can you please post EXACTLY what you entered in the command prompt and did you run cmd as administrator?