set the BIOS to have the CD or DVD drive listed first

[oldbat]

I made a repair disc from my hubby's computer (we have same computers). I tried option 1 here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html

using both local and admin accts. didn't fix the problem. system restore not an option as it doesn't go back far enough.

so I'm guessing my next step is option 2. I put in the disc, and restart the computer. it goes straight to windows logon screen. ditto for shutting down computer, putting disc in and turning it on. so I guess i need to set the bios??? woulda thought that woulda been the default. so how do I check that?

 

[Sir George]

I made a repair disc from my hubby's computer (we have same computers). I tried option 1 here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/668-system-recovery-options.html

using both local and admin accts. didn't fix the problem. system restore not an option as it doesn't go back far enough.

so I'm guessing my next step is option 2. I put in the disc, and restart the computer. it goes straight to windows logon screen. ditto for shutting down computer, putting disc in and turning it on. so I guess i need to set the bios??? woulda thought that woulda been the default. so how do I check that?

Reboot or boot the computer and during the startup process press the "F2" key to enter the BIOS. You can download the User's Manual from;

http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=g73jw&os=30

HTH

 

[oldbat]

boot option priorities are

1. dvd drive
2. hard drive

so why is the repair disc not booting?

 

[bigmck]

A couple of other things. Incase F2 does not take you to Bios, give the Delete button a try. It should tell you which button on the first logon screen. == I noticed in your Specs that you listed under Anti-Virus -- Malwarebytes. You need to use that, but it is not an Anti-Virus. A good one to download for free is Microsoft Security Essentials - Microsoft Windows

 

[bigmck]

Since you made the Repair Disk from Hubby's Computer, there may be a slight difference and it isn't booting, but it sure seems like it should. Will your PC boot at all? If you can get in even with Safe Mode, make a Repair Disk using your PC and see what happens.

 

[oldbat]

I did get to the bios and the order appears to be correct: dvd, then hd.

mse seems to have a problem running with mb for some reason. I did use to use it but some sort of conflict arose. or maybe it has a problem with zone alarm. I will try again. tyty

 

[bigmck]

I just found this article.

The majority of restore and recovery CD's used by an OEM has been specifically designed for the computer it came with and therefore will not work with other computers. Often a restore CD made by the same manufacturer may not even work with other computers the same manufacture built. If you've lost the CD that came with your computer it's recommended you contact the manufacturer of that computer to obtain a new copy or purchase a copy of Windows from a local software retail store.
Can I get my restore CD to work on another computer?

One thing you can try is to download a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit. Make sure it is exactly that and it can be used as a Repair Disk. Go to this site for the download, it is free.
http://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/14-windows-7-direct-download-links

Download this file, be sure.
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 U (media refresh) X17-58997.iso

There are a lot of them on this page and many different languages.

 

[oldbat]

I can get into safe mode. so the repair disc from my pc will be good even tho I'm having registry troubles on it?

 

[oldbat]

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2083-system-repair-disc-create.html

 

[oldbat]

that seems to say my hubby's repair disc should work. is recovery disc and repair disc the same thing? I am using a repair disc. I think recovery wipes all?

 

[bigmck]

I did get to the bios and the order appears to be correct: dvd, then hd.

mse seems to have a problem running with mb for some reason. I did use to use it but some sort of conflict arose. or maybe it has a problem with zone alarm. I will try again. tyty

That is what I use and a lot of others on here. They work fine together. They do different jobs and you do need both.

 

[bigmck]

that seems to say my hubby's repair disc should work. is recovery disc and repair disc the same thing? I am using a repair disc. I think recovery wipes all?

Go ahead and give the Repair Disk a try. Yes the Recovery Disk will wipe and put it back to like you had it when you first took the PC out of the box.

 

[bigmck]

When you get your computer going like you want it, you need to download Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download
This program will make a copy of your Win 7 and all other files exactly as they are. If you run into problems, it takes about 15 minutes to restore a Macrium backup and your computer is exactly like it was before. I make new backups every week. They can be done automatically as you sleep. It is a free program and well worth it. Be sure and make the Macrium Boot disk (called Rescue Media on the Program Menu) after you install the program. It will boot your PC and allow you to restore a backup even if your PC will not boot.

 

[oldbat]

I was not able to make a repair disc on my computer via the admin acct or my user acct. I get error:

system disc can't be created
error 0x80004005

from ms:

Error code 0x80004005

This problem may occur if a file that the Windows Product Activation (WPA) requires is damaged or missing. This behavior occurs if one or both of the following conditions are true:

• A third-party backup utility or an antivirus program interferes with the installation of Windows XP.
• A file that WPA requires is manually modified.

I checked and almost everything is stopped. doesn't appear any interfering type programs are running

 

[oldbat]

so currently:
repair disc from hubby's computer (exact same model as mine) will not boot.
check of the bios indicates proper order: dvd, then hd
I can't make a repair disc on my computer, either via user acct (which I can only get into via safe mode and used recdisc.exe to try to make the disc) or my admin acct.
I have exhausted the repair options of the original problem (registry changes; but didn't fix the problem)

do I have any other options before I nuke?

 

[oldbat]

oh, and restore point is not far enough back, so restore is not an option

 

[oldbat]

and I didn't manually mod any wpa file

 

[bigmck]

so currently:
repair disc from hubby's computer (exact same model as mine) will not boot.
check of the bios indicates proper order: dvd, then hd
I can't make a repair disc on my computer, either via user acct (which I can only get into via safe mode and used recdisc.exe to try to make the disc) or my admin acct.
I have exhausted the repair options of the original problem (registry changes; but didn't fix the problem)

do I have any other options before I nuke?

Go to message 7 in this thread. I listed a link where you can get a Windows 7 disk. It also has the Repair Disk on it. It should work OK with your PC. Use Hubby's PC and download the file and burn to a DVD at the slowest possible speed to make sure there are no errors on it. You can then boot yours with the disk and attempt a Repair.

 

[oldbat]

if it helps any, when I start with the repair disc in, the screen is black w/a flashing white "-" in the upper left corner. the cd seems be start, stop, whirl, etc, and then it goes to the windows logon screen like normal

 

[oldbat]

k. will do. thought that was for after I got the thing back up. sigh. this is gonna be a cluster. I can just tell.