If you have a Windows Vista installation disc, you require rebooting your PC by means of the installation compact disk. If you do not reboot your PC from the CD, the choice to fix your PC will not become visible.

If you have a Windows Vista installation disc:

1. Insert the installation disc.

2. Restart your PC. Click the Start button on the taskbar, click the arrow after that to the Lock button, and afterward click on Restart.

3. If provoked, press any key to start Windows from the installation disc.

Note If your PC is not configured to start from a CD or DVD, confirm the information that came with your PC. You may perhaps need to adjust your PC BIOS settings. For more information, see BIOS: frequently asked questions.

4. Select your language settings, and afterward click next.

5. Click on the Repair your computer.

6. Choose the operating system you wish to fix, as well as afterward click next.

7. On the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair. Startup Repair may on time you to make selection as it tries to repair the trouble, as well as if needed, it may restart your PC as it makes running.

If Startup Repair is a preinstalled recovery selection on your PC:

1. Take away all floppy disks, CDs, as well as DVDs from your PC, and afterward reboot your PC. Click the Start button, and click on the arrow subsequently to the Lock button, and afterward click Restart.

2. Do one of the subsequent:

•If you’re PC has an only one operating system installed, press and grip the F8 key as your PC restarts. You have to press F8 previous to the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you will have to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and afterward shutting down as well as restarting your PC.

•If your PC has more than one operating system, make use of the arrow keys to underline the operating system you want to fix, and after that press as well as hold F8.

3. On the Advanced Boot Options screen, make use of the arrow keys to underline Repair your PC, and afterward press enter. (If Repair your PC is not scheduled as a selection, then your PC does not consist of Startup Repair as a preinstalled recovery selection.)

4. Select a keyboard layout, and after that click next.

5. Choose a user given name as well as enter the password, and after that click OK.

6. On the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair. Startup Repair may prompt you to make selection as it tries to repair the problem as well as, if needed; it may reboot your PC as it makes repairs.