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Hi. Running Windows Vista Home premium. Dowloaded Linux OpenSuse11 ISO. Mounted it with Daemon tools. Installed it. Rebooted PC, and now it always loads up this Linux installation kernel thing. How do i get back into Vista? Not sure if it wiped the partition?! If it did im screwed becuase I dont have the Vista disk. I dont actually have the linux CD so cant continue with the installation from the Linux kernel either. Im stuck!!!! Can anyone help me get my Vista back????????? Thanks

(I had Ubuntu previously and when you installed it from within Windows it didnt do all this crap but gave me two boot options when I turned on the computer)
My PC is effectively unusuable so please can smeone help me soon???

The reason is due to the fact
When Grub overwrites and redirect the boot sector Vista boot sectors became lost and the boot flags become lost
And Grub is not bootable as OPENSUSE iso should be burnt to disc then installed
You should not mount a Operating System CD because after you reboot it will disappear the installer will not be able to find the missing disc because Vista and daemon tools is not loaded after you rebooted
You should’t try to save up a DVD-R this way
So you need to restore vista boot partition boot in a vista it borrow it from someone else and repair the boot sector
By the way if you bought the PC by every rights by Microsoft policy you have the entitlement to a Vista recovery disc call your vendor for a copy if you are unable to borrow one
You do not have to get a exactly HOME PREMIUM just get any Vista will do

hi there
i ws trying to boot linux suse and ubuntu but i couldnot do it.
then in suse advanced options i found help
LIVE ACPI=off
then i was able to boot suse and install it.
but i cannot boot ubuntu its the same problem:loading kernel or something and pc restarts..
i have tryed to use LIVE ACPI=off but nothing.
can n e one help me PLZ
thank you
bios setting r ok
i got this disk on official web site

no booting ubuntu is the easiest way, i do not know why ur cd is not booting but download a live ubuntu cd from their site and boot and load, it will be fun…. ubuntu is awesome

I was not able to install VMware Tools in my Linux guest. The version of Linux I am running is not on the list of supported guest operating systems or is a newer kernel(ubuntu linux cd free from linux format magazine). I saw error messages indicating the VMware Tools installer could not build necessary modules. What options do I have?

use virtual box its free

download from here
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

I’ve got a dell inspiron E1505. Recently I’ve got a lot of blue screens and the computer is taking a long time to load. I’ve gotten several

"irql not less or more" errors that suggest I disable bios memory options such as caching or shadowing. I also got one about Kernel or something.

The most recent error had these number:

0X000000F4 (0X00000003, 0X8649A818, 0X8649A98C, 0X805D13B6)

I think some important windows files somehow got deleted, but I dont the original windows disc does not come with dells….. Any ideas?

EXACT same thing happened to me last week; had to get a reconditioned hard drive as I work from home on my PC and had to go into the office while I was without.
I have a Dell Inspiron 5150 and plan to get a new laptop in the next few months and probably another Dell, I like their support.
In your case, you might be able to bring it back to life by calling Dell and getting an XP disk and have them talk you through it…you can sometimes do system restore and go back to a date before you crashed.
Otherwise, get a recon hard drive; mine was more because it took so long and I needed it express but you can get them for under a hundred bucks. Make sure you get ALL the disks necessary to reformat!

Hi all.. i have a HP computer( 160GB SATA, 1 GB RAM ) on which i intially installed solaris 10 and then Ubuntu 9.10 as dual boot. The moment i installed the Ubuntu i was not able to access solaris at all.. the problem being the solaris 10 is not been listed in the ubuntu grub menu.. i tried going to all possible websites.. but still in vain. Most of the sites advise to update the menu.lst file in the ubuntu.. however i have no idea how and what has to be updated in the menu.lst file. This is how things are installed in my system

/dev/sda1 – xfs file system – / ( mount point ) size 76.30 Gigs
/dev/sda2 – unknown file system ( this is where solaris is installed ) – no mount point – size 72.75 gigs.

This is what i found in one of the sites.. but this does not work.. when i update it and check the grub menu it does not show up on the grub.

titleSolaris 10
root(hd0,2)
chainloader+1
makeactive
boot

my menu.lst file is as follows.

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux Kernel Options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
## e.g. indomU=detect
## indomU=true
## indomU=false
# indomU=detect

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

titleUbuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-20-generic-pae
uuid35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic-pae root=UUID=35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df ro quiet splash
Initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic-pae

titleUbuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-20-generic-pae (recovery mode)
uuid35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic-pae root=UUID=35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df ro single
initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic-pae

titleChainload into GRUB 2
root35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df
kernel/boot/grub/core.img

titleUbuntu 9.10, memtest86+
uuid35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df
kernel/boot/memtest86+.bin

titleSolaris 10
root(hd0,2)
chainloader+1
makeactive
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

i would like to have both ubuntu 9.10 and solaris 10 on my system in dual boot … pls help! Any help with regards to this is Much appreciated. If possible pls reply your answer with the menu.lst file mentioned above so that i can try it on my system. A million thanks for your response!!!!
guys.. also i forgot to mention i would like to boot frm my partition and not from a Virtual drive.

The best way to use a multi boot system is to use a virtual managements system like Virtual box then you can use any and all operating system at the same time just like jumping from one window to another window

Check out this websites
http://www.virtualbox.org

Hi all.. i have a HP computer( 160GB SATA, 1 GB RAM ) on which i intially installed solaris 10 and then Ubuntu 9.10 as dual boot. The moment i installed the Ubuntu i was not able to access solaris at all.. the problem being the solaris 10 is not been listed in the ubuntu grub menu.. i tried going to all possible websites.. but still in vain. Most of the sites advise to update the menu.lst file in the ubuntu.. however i have no idea how and what has to be updated in the menu.lst file. This is how things are installed in my system

/dev/sda1 – xfs file system – / ( mount point ) size 76.30 Gigs
/dev/sda2 – unknown file system ( this is where solaris is installed ) – no mount point – size 72.75 gigs.

This is what i found in one of the sites.. but this does not work.. when i update it and check the grub menu it does not show up on the grub.

titleSolaris 10
root(hd0,2)
chainloader+1
makeactive
boot

my menu.lst file is as follows.

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default Kernel Options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
## e.g. indomU=detect
## indomU=true
## indomU=false
# indomU=detect

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

titleUbuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-20-generic-pae
uuid35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic-pae root=UUID=35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df ro quiet splash
initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic-pae

titleUbuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-20-generic-pae (recovery mode)
uuid35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-20-generic-pae root=UUID=35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df ro single
initrd/boot/Initrd.img-2.6.31-20-generic-pae

titleChainload into GRUB 2
root35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df
kernel/boot/grub/core.img

titleUbuntu 9.10, memtest86+
uuid35f25d9f-c766-4ecc-82a9-5a4e624ca7df
kernel/boot/memtest86+.bin

titleSolaris 10
root(hd0,2)
chainloader+1
makeactive
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

i would like to have both ubuntu 9.10 and solaris 10 on my system in dual boot … pls help! Any help with regards to this is Much appreciated. If possible pls reply your answer with the menu.lst file mentioned above so that i can try it on my system. A million thanks for your response!!!!
guys.. also i forgot to mention i would like to boot frm my partition and not from a Virtual drive.

The best way to use a multi boot system is to use a virtual managements system like Virtual box then you can use any and all operating system at the same time just like jumping from one window to another window

Check out this websites
http://www.virtualbox.org

i accidentally dropped my laptop. and now there’s a screen on the window that says in four languages that i need to restart my computer. i’ve tried all the button holding stuff like shift, command+option+p+r, and many others. does that mean that i have to just take to an apple store? i heard that costs money. do you know how much it would cost? and if you can help, that would be great, because i’d like to avoid paying money to fix my laptop if i can. thanks

same thing happened to me. turned out my hard drive crashed. luckily for me, i was under warranty. what u want to do first before taking it to a genius bar is to go on to apple.com and find your store and make a reservation. it took me like a week to get my macbook back.

Hi!
Last night I left my toshiba satellite L300 laptop on to run scans.I have Malwarebytes,Supera Antispyware,Comodo Registry Cleaner and Microsoft Security Essentials installed(all those were running at the same time,but that wasn’t a issue ever before).
In the evening I had also installed some new software from comodo’s site.I downloaded and installed comodo dragon,internet security,system cleaner,easy vpn,backup,disk encryption,secure email,antispam,antimalware,verification engine,time machine,cloud scanner and I also got their free email certificate(you can look up all those programs on their site if you want and here is the link if you want to do so http://www.comodo.com/products/free-products.php ).
I ‘m not quite sure what went wrong.I just thought it would be a good time to upgrade my security…
Everything was ok with the new programs installed,even after rebooting it.I was working on my computer and it was fine,so I decided to let the programs do the scanning overnight.After all,this wasn’t the first time.
So my old programs and the new Comodo Cloud Scanner were running.
In the morning I went to check if everything was alright.Supera had detected 3 or 4 threats(advertising cookies-nothing serious),Registry Cleaner had detected some problems with some keys and Cloud Scanner showed a message about an error that wouldn’t let it finish the scan.
So I quarantine the items Supera had enlisted(it wasn’t the first time,I had done it before),I delete the errors detected by Registry Cleaner(wasn’t the first time either) and i close the Cloud Scanner’s error window(the program was also closed at the same time).All three actions taken at that exact order.And immediately the computer shuts down.It showed a blue screen of death saying KERNEL….something I don’t remember….error,gave some microsoft advice about contacting admin or tech support,checking newly installed software or hardware etc,and then it gets stuck for at least 5-10 minutes showing the BSOD.So I press the reboot button.Nothing.It won’t shut down.So…I pulled the plug.I know it probably wasn’t the smartest move,but I really was desperate.
Then,I hit the on button,it opens showing a black screen with white letters saying microsoft windows cannot start properly.It gave me the following choices:start normally,start in safe mode/safe mode with basic programs(or something like that)/safe mode with command line and a last choice I hadn’t seen before starting at the last "secure" or something like that(meaning the pc running at the condition of the last time it started properly) for advanced users.I tried all these options-one at the time of course,but no luck.The screen also suggested using the vista installation cd and run fault repair.That last one I can’t do,cause my laptop came with vista preinstalled and no cd came with it.I was hoping I could use a restore point to make things better,or uninstall the programs(1st option is probably best),but I can’t even start it.
Any sugestions?Thanks in advance:-)
I forgot to mention that all my archives are in that computer and I don’t have any backup…
I trully apreciate your help!Does anybody have any idea how to recover my data?Preferably without paying…Thanks once again

"I can’t do,cause my laptop came with vista preinstalled and no cd came with it."

That’s nonsense.

RTFM: Read the PC User Manual to learn how to BURN your very own Vista Recovery disks. And, how to return your PC to "Factory New’ condition.

TIP: Never attempt to install new Security software while running your current Security software.

My parents recently bought a used Compaq Presario 700 laptop without even trying it out. Apparently it runs on Windows XP, but when I turn it on, a weird program called Ubuntu pops up instead of the usual Windows logo. After turning it on a black screen comes up reporting an error and to press any key to continue. After doing so a list pops up saying:

Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10, memtest 86+

all of them but one take me back to this screen.
after selecting kernel 2.6.27-7-generic it takes me to a blank white screen and if I right click it shows me two options, Firefox and OpenOffice and thats it. I cant open anything else and I can’t pull up the task manager (Ctrl + alt + del). So we want to factory reset it. Help?

Buy a Windows XP disc or Vista disk and do a clean install.

My parents recently bought a used Compaq Presario 700 laptop without even trying it out. Apparently it runs on Windows XP, but when I turn it on, a weird program called Ubuntu pops up instead of the usual Windows logo. After turning it on a black screen comes up reporting an error and to press any key to continue. After doing so a list pops up saying:

Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.10, memtest 86+

all of them but one take me back to this screen.
after selecting kernel 2.6.27-7-generic it takes me to a blank white screen and if I right click it shows me two options, Firefox and OpenOffice and thats it. I cant open anything else and I can’t pull up the task manager (Ctrl + alt + del). So we want to factory reset it. Help?

Buy a Windows XP disc or Vista disk and do a clean install.