Vista: Booting Problems after uninstalling DD9

Hi all,

my Problem is quite strange..

I accidently installed DD9 on my Vista machine. When I tried to start the application there was an error message (don´t remember what it was). So I decided to uninstall DD9, but it didn´t work with the start menu entry an not with the "uninstall software" dialogue of windows (just the message "uninstallation failed / not completed").

I finally made it with revo uninstaller. Then I wanted to reboot my pc, but - then the problem came:

For a quarter second a blue screen appears (to fast to read it) an then a windows message like "booting problem" and if i´d like to repair or boot normally.

"Normally" does not work and "Repair" does not work because it does not accept my Vista DVD.

Any suggestions and/or similar problems?

Please help!

Thanks,
t.

 

I do not think this will work, but it is worth a try...

Keep pressing F6 while you are booting, this will bypass the Acronis Loader,
but it doesnt sould like you install OS Selector, just Disk Dir.

You say Repair wont accept your Vista DVD?
You should be able to insert the Vista DVD and boot to it for Repair options.
You may have to enter BIOS and change the boot order so DVD is first Hard drive second.

MangoMan

 

Thomasoz,

I had the same unbootable condition, but arrived at it by a different path. After installing True Image WS 9.1, it wouldn't let me make a backup stating I didn't have administrator rights (which wasn't true). I uninstalled it. Got an error message during the uninstall (can't recall what). Then the brief blue screen>reboot any time I tried to boot. The repair option from the Vista install disk fixed it for me. Maybe you can work on that path.

 

Thomasoz,

Disk Director 9 is not Vista compatible so that could be part of the problem. Even when installing DD 10 it works best to select the installation file and "Run as Administrator" as this seems to avoid some problems during the process.

As mangoman and DJM3 have suggested, try booting from the Vista DVD and doing a repair. Hopefully, it will fix the problem.

 

Hi all,

thanks for your comments on this.

I tried to repair the startup-process at my machine with the Vista Recovery DVD, but that did not solve the problem. I am still unable to boot!

The "Repair" Option told me, it could not solve the problem an wanted to send a report to MS. There was no further description of what it could be.

Then I tried several "things":
- Opened the console from the Vista DVD and tried to fix the problem with bootrec.exe - no results
- Used Knoppix Live CD (Live Linux - I do not know if Knoppix is something special here in Germany) an ran testdisk with no results
- Tried to write a new MBR with testdisk and Linux console with no results
- Tried "ntfsfix" from the Linux console with no results
- Tried to recover the whole system - but recovery DVD told me it could not find any recoverable data (although there is a hidden partion on my hdd)

So nothing changed so far..

Any further suggestions?

 

Have you tried these possible solutions:

Windows Vista no longer starts, and Startup Repair does not fix problem

How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista

 

Thanks for this!

But..yes, I tried it before. There is no USB Drive plugged in and no other external hardware.

Instead I managed to get the Bluescreen-Message:

-----------------
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

If this is the first time you´ve seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured an terminated.
Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.

Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x0000007B (0x81A12BA0, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

-----------------

I am pretty sure I got no virus, because the pc is not connected to the net.

I ran CHKDSK from the DVD console - Windows found no problems.

 

You might try to install DD 10 and then do an uninstall and see if that helps.

 

How? I am unable to boot into windows.. Any cheats available for this?

edit:
I remember, I had a Trial Version of DD10 installed, but it had a seperate entry in the software menu. Maybe my DD9 installation was corrupted before? (e.g. not installed by using "run as administrator" option)

 

If you have access to another computer then make a boot disk for DD, then maybe you can use it to fix your computer.

 

Sorry, I did not really get it..

Do you mean, I should create a Bootdisk throug DD9 on another machine? Or do you mean I should make the Setup.exe bootable? Or do this with the DD10 Trial-Version?

 

It´s solved!

I do not really know what went different now, but after running the Memory Test Tool from the Vista DVD (which did not work before) a "new" screen appeared letting me start windows with the "last known good configuration" - now I am in!!!

My HDD ist partioned quite strange now - but thats something i can fix later. First I am happy to have my machine working again.

Thank you so much for your help!

I hope we will never have to work together again

 

You would have to have the purchased version of DD 10 to create a usable cd. The trial version won't let you apply any changes.

You can install DD 9 onto another computer (non-Vista) and create a bootable CD. Then use that cd to boot this computer.

You may end up having to reinstall Vista. DD 9 should never have been installed on it so I don't know what it might have done.

 

Be sure I will not be interested in directing my HDD for a long time...

But you are right - I should have been more careful with installing this software to Vista.

Thanks again!

(The first thing I will do after purchasing DD10 is creating a Bootdisk)