K
katiewho
I have a laptop with Vista OS I want to know how to bypass the boot and get
to a command prompt. Vista will not boot and it freezes.
to a command prompt. Vista will not boot and it freezes.
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C
Carlos
Boot your laptop with the Vista DVD and choose repair.
Carlos
Carlos
K
katiewho
I didn't get a dvd it's on my hd and I'm having trouble getting to it.
C
Carlos
katiewho,
The laptop should have a partition that would allow you some kind of restore.
Check your user manual or call the vendor.
Carlos
The laptop should have a partition that would allow you some kind of restore.
Check your user manual or call the vendor.
Carlos
M
Mick Murphy
Right after you hit the power on button, start tapping F8.
It should then give you a list of options that you can go into. (Safe Mode,
etc)
Use the UP and DOWN arrows to get where you want to go, hit ENTER
It should then give you a list of options that you can go into. (Safe Mode,
etc)
Use the UP and DOWN arrows to get where you want to go, hit ENTER
K
Ken Blake, MVP
I have a laptop with Vista OS I want to know how to bypass the boot and get
to a command prompt. Vista will not boot and it freezes.
If you are looking to boot to MS-DOS, you can't. Windows Vista, like
Windows XP, Windows 2000 and other NT-based Windows versions before
it, is not built on MS-DOS and has no underlying DOS beneath it to
boot to.
The only way to boot to MS-DOS is by booting from a DOS diskette. And
if your drive is NTFS, the hard drive would then be inaccessible
(unless you also loaded special software like NTFSDOS).
You could try a repair installation from the Vista DVD.
K
katiewho
Thanks Carlos, I know there is a partition I just didn't know how to get to
it. I'm going to try as soon as I get home. Thanks for the help!
it. I'm going to try as soon as I get home. Thanks for the help!