K well, about a year or so ago, I got the "Free" Vista upgrade thing when I bought my copy of Windows XP Media Edition...
Until now, I've really had no need to upgrade.. but with some new classes starting next week, I wanted to get Microsoft word, and all that other crap.. I've got English 12, and even though I know you can download programs that match it, the one I tried, openoffice or whatever it is.. I think thats the name of it was really shitty and it was a pain in the ass to print anything..
So since now that I don't really play that many computer games that much anymore, I'd thought I would make the jump to Vista...
I don't really care about backing up any of my files.. As the only file I care about is my Music File, and thats all either on my phone of my Ipod..
So, I pop in the disk, my computer can run Vista Easily.. It gives me a warning that some programs won't run when I install it, but thats to be expected.. So I do the upgrade, where I can keep some of my files... Instead of doing the clean upgrade..
So I run it, takes a few hours. Try to start my computer now, and It won't start. Says there are problems starting Windows, I try Safe mode, and every other option of Safe Mode.. Nothing..
I try the "startup repair" for like an hour, ir doesn't make any progress.. So I end it..
I'm gonna run the Startup repair while I'm at work for like 4 hours today, if I come back and nothings changed, how do I go about doing a complete clean re-instal of Vista?
When I boot from the CD.. And try and instal it again, I type in my CD key, then it says to insert my original disk of the version I have.. The Vista CD is in.. nothing, I try the XP CD.. Also nothing..
What the fuck do I do?
Until now, I've really had no need to upgrade.. but with some new classes starting next week, I wanted to get Microsoft word, and all that other crap.. I've got English 12, and even though I know you can download programs that match it, the one I tried, openoffice or whatever it is.. I think thats the name of it was really shitty and it was a pain in the ass to print anything..
So since now that I don't really play that many computer games that much anymore, I'd thought I would make the jump to Vista...
I don't really care about backing up any of my files.. As the only file I care about is my Music File, and thats all either on my phone of my Ipod..
So, I pop in the disk, my computer can run Vista Easily.. It gives me a warning that some programs won't run when I install it, but thats to be expected.. So I do the upgrade, where I can keep some of my files... Instead of doing the clean upgrade..
So I run it, takes a few hours. Try to start my computer now, and It won't start. Says there are problems starting Windows, I try Safe mode, and every other option of Safe Mode.. Nothing..
I try the "startup repair" for like an hour, ir doesn't make any progress.. So I end it..
I'm gonna run the Startup repair while I'm at work for like 4 hours today, if I come back and nothings changed, how do I go about doing a complete clean re-instal of Vista?
When I boot from the CD.. And try and instal it again, I type in my CD key, then it says to insert my original disk of the version I have.. The Vista CD is in.. nothing, I try the XP CD.. Also nothing..
What the fuck do I do?