im runin vistax64 and i just upgraded to 2x ati 3870 and an intel q6700 processor.

but for some reason i need to repair my system with the boot disc, but when i do it says its mising the boot file?
among this problem, my motherboard post led is always giving me one fault after another, from FF, 7F, C1, 88, 2d,2b.....its just making me crazy. anyone got any ideas?

Suggestion: You might try booting into BIOS and resetting the BIOS to factory specs.

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yeh i have tried booting with factory settings. iv tried it with old gpus (hd2900) an old cput (e6600) an i get the same errors. i really have no clue how its gone wrong!

Suggest you try this...

Go to the Accessories
Right click on the Command Prompt
Click on Run as Administrator
enter: sfc /scannow
There is a space between "c" and "/".
This could take from minutes to hours to run.

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i cant even get into my operating system, soon as i get to the loading screen the pc shuts down. the most i can get do is change the bios settings. and that still doesnt get me very far.....

Assuming that your computer was working before the upgrade, I would say that something went amiss with the upgrade. Are you sure that the upgrade is compatable with the rest of your system?

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yeh it worked before no problem. and iv seen plenty of pcs with the same specs as mine runnning vista. il give microsoft a call or something see whats going on. its weird coz its only come up when i put in the new cards an processor.

Hello Ray did this happen after installing Vista service pack 1?

Is this an upgrade disk or full install disk?

I had same sort of errors as in no boot found a few days ago and I have Vista full install disk.This happened after I installed SP1.

Now I tried every thing to get my machine to boot backup to no avail.
The final fix,now bare in mind I do have full Vista install disk.I reinstalled XP home or Pro would do it to.I activated XP but installed no updates or service packs as I was being lazy at nearly 4 am.I then set first boot again to CD/DVD rom put in Vista disk and reinstalled Vista now my pc is up and running.All I can assume from this was either and update messed the machine or SP1.

I know this would be a long job but hey it is worth a try?

Why I will never know but it worked.It could work for you?

Iam running full install Vista Ultimate 64 bit.

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It is all in the hardware..........................................
Sources:
http://www.microsoft.com/en/gb/default.aspx
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/Home/
http://www.petri.co.il/index.htm

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sounds similar, but i have an upgrade vista, coz i was running vista home, then upgraded to vista ultimate, so i cant do a fresh install on the hard drive! trust me to do things the awkward way! im probably gonna end up buying another vista cd....

Ray firstly origonaly I had XP Pro installed then used Vista Ultimate 32 bit full install disk.
Then I installed Vista Ultimate 64 bit on top of this as I said full install disk not upgrade disk.

Ray to save yourself money reinstall XP then use your Vista 64 bit install disk and reinstall it.
Is this idea worth a try?To save youreslf some cash?

It is totaly worth a try?

I assume that any Vista upgrade disk could be installed straight ontop of XP?Hence called upgrade disk.

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It is all in the hardware..........................................
Sources:
http://www.microsoft.com/en/gb/default.aspx
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/Home/
http://www.petri.co.il/index.htm

PCHF Rules Scan Computer for Driver Updates Pre-Work

nah iv checked and the vista upgrade disk is only to up grade from previous editions of vista. this is how microsoft make theyre money u see. but il try install the xp cd on the new system coz i havnt tried that yet. thanks for the advice tho! wil let u know if/when it works!