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Vista update kills my computer
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So I finally got my new rig together, and managed to get it going without any real problems. Unfortunately, Vista decided to pull a fast one on me. I let it update automatically because, hey, updating is supposed to be good for your computer, right? Unfortunately, after it was done installing, I let it restart and Windows just would not boot. It would get through the POST, and the cursor would appear on a black background and then... nothing. It hung for a few minutes and then restarted again. I could not boot normally, nor with the last known working configuration, not even in safe mode. I stuck the Vista CD in there to try and repair it, but it wouldn't work. I couldn't even do a system restore. I was forced to reinstall completely, which meant several hours of installing all of my drivers and programs all over again. When I finally got it going again, I decided not to let it update unless I gave it my OK.
So, does anyone know what went wrong? I'm going to have to let it update eventually; at least once SP1 rolls around. Is there a way to back everything up so I won't have to do a fresh install if this happens again?
This is Vista Home Premium 32-bit, by the way.
Also, while I'm here, I've got a video card that'll let me pass audio through the DVI/HDMI port. There's a little cable that's supposed to connect to my motherboard, but I don't know where it's supposed to go. It's got two single socket female connectors: One labeled SPDIF; the other GRD. The SPDIF output thing on my mobo has three pins, so I'm kind of at a loss here. The two page manual isn't telling me anything.
So, does anyone know what went wrong? I'm going to have to let it update eventually; at least once SP1 rolls around. Is there a way to back everything up so I won't have to do a fresh install if this happens again?
This is Vista Home Premium 32-bit, by the way.
Also, while I'm here, I've got a video card that'll let me pass audio through the DVI/HDMI port. There's a little cable that's supposed to connect to my motherboard, but I don't know where it's supposed to go. It's got two single socket female connectors: One labeled SPDIF; the other GRD. The SPDIF output thing on my mobo has three pins, so I'm kind of at a loss here. The two page manual isn't telling me anything.
There was something important here. It's gone now.
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As for the sound card thing. Are you sure it is a SPDIF thing on your mobo? It may just be an audio thing. Analog audio connectors are three pins. Digital audio connectors (like the one from your video card) are two pins.
What brand and model motherboard is it?
I let vista do its latest update, and now I can't even get into windows.
I started in safe mode and it hung at crcdisk.sys (or crcdisc.sys, I can't remember).
Anyways, it won't even let me install something else. I've tried ubuntu (I've burned the image to a CD, which boots fine, but then I select "Start or install Ubuntu" and it stays unable to read CD) along with XP Pro (fails to copy a few key files, which I'm forced to skip, and later it refused to proceed because they're missing) and Vista Ultimate (Won't go past "Windows is Loading Files.")
So yeah, how do I install something without the use of a CD? I'd prefer to go with windows so I can at least get the machine running, and then throw ubuntu or fedora on it.
Anyways, I also install the updates and when I restart I can't get into windows and exactly like Iceman when I try to start in safe mode it hangs at crcdisk.sys and then restarts.
The only thing is I did manage to find a sort of crappy temporary workaround - If you shutdown your computer instead of restarting it I did manage to get into windows once I powered up again but even after successfully getting into windows I still can't actually restart my computer without it not getting into windows. So to summarize, restarting is b0rked but for some reason a shut down then power up works. You guys should try it for now.
Still, I'm suprised this is such a common issue. Makes me think maybe something is up on windows end?
As for the video card audio thing, my motherboard, an ASUS P5N-D 750i, has a set of pins clearly labeled SPDIF OUT. The pins are arranged like this:
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The space being... empty space.