Repair Windows Vista without CD on system restore
- You can still access your PC first, try a system restore in the usual way. How this works, read in this practical tip.
- If this is not possible or no improvement bring, you will find in the next three sections detailed instructions for the repair, or restore via the Recovery CD.
Step 1: Recovery-CD download and burn
You still have the original Windows Vista CD, you can skip this paragraph and continue with step 2. If you do not have it, follow these instructions:
- Download the file for the Recovery CD for Microsoft.
- The Download is complete, open the file and install the Tool. After the Installation ISO is stored in file on your Desktop. The first needs to be burned to the CD.
- You have already installed a burning program, take advantage of this. This is not the case, download the program "CDBurnerXP" down. You can use the Software to burn a Recovery CD:
- The "CDBurnerXP is downloaded" and installed, it starts automatically. Click on the burn button in the "ISO Image" and in the new window, click the "Browse" Button. Select the ISO file. Finally, you can create the CD by using the Button "burn".
- The Recovery has been burned successfully to CD, insert it into the drive and restart your Computer.
Recovery-CD download
Step 2: recovery menu using the Recovery CD to open the
In order to use the Recovery CD, you must set your Computer so that it boots first from the CD drive. Turn on the PC and the Recovery is started CD, skip to step 3. Windows should be started as usual, follow these instructions:
- You turn on your Computer, can read a Start screen on which you which key to press to enter the BIOS menu. Depending on the manufacturer, you must press often the keys "F2", "F8", "F10" or "DEL".
- You are in the BIOS menu, you will find usually at the top of the menu "Boot".
- From there you can select the item "Boot Device Priority".
- Here you can specify the "CD-ROM" is started before "Hard Drive".
- Now you can exit the BIOS. Your Computer then restarts and reboots from the CD.
Step 3: Vista via the Recovery centre to have it repaired
- It may take some time until the Recovery Center is started. Click on the start screen at the bottom right on "More".
- At the bottom left you will see the item "computer repair options". Select this.
- Here you have several options to choose from (see image). You should first start the "system restore". If that doesn't work you can restore Windows by means of a "system image restore" from a Backup. You want to fix your System, you need to start with the Option "system repair" and "Windows memory diagnostic" to continue.
- Select one of the options and follow the further instructions. You want to install Vista completely new, go back to the home page of the Recovery center and follow the instructions.
System Restore
Problem-solving: "home server not found"
You will receive the recovery message, the home server was not found, the Problem lies with incompatible drivers. This Problem occurs, unfortunately, more common.
- You get first the driver for your network card. This lies dormant most on the second Partition of your hard drive ("D:"). You will not find It on your hard disk, download It from the manufacturer. The name and the manufacturer of the Hardware you will find in the device Manager under "network adapters" out.
- You will have to copy the driver and then to an empty USB-Stick. At the end should be on this only a. EXE file. Also make sure that it is the 32-Bit driver.
- Now do step 2 and 3 again. You get to the Option to "Hardware detect", do not click on "Proceed" but on "install driver".
- The driver will be installed and you will get no complications to the next step, the Problem is solved. Should the driver not be recognized, format the USB-Stick and check it again whether it's the correct driver for 32-Bit systems. Also, the use of the other USB Ports can help.
Name of the network card
