Solve : power went off while updating vista?

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Answer» while i was updating vista the power went off. when the power came back on i turned the computer on and it started to boot and made the chime like it was going to the login but the updating 3 of 3 0% came up and stayed on. the percent done did not go up at all and after a few minutes it reboots and does it all over again i have no idea what to do it won't let me do anything. if i go to safe mode it does the same thing. any ideas would be much appreciated!!!! thanksHow long do you leave it for? Can you try Last Known Good Configuration? (keep TAPPING F8 when you turn on the computer)i tapping f8 it just stayed on the first screen until i stopped pressing it then went about doing the same thing it does. thanks for the try Quote from: slimanus on NOVEMBER 21, 2008, 02:53:06 PM i tapping f8 it just stayed on the first screen until i stopped pressing it then went about doing the same thing it does. thanks for the try How did you get into Safe Mode then? Last Known Good Configuration is an option on the menu with Safe Mode.I appologise in advance for butting-in, but I've run into the same problem I'm no expert but had similar prob with my vista whilst updating; I got aound it by going to start/all programes/Accessories/system tools/ now this is the bit U have to be very careful about: click to show system restore and choose the restore point. If you have started your computer several times since the problem it may be showing you a restore point date which will not take you back past the problem. you need to choose a date which takes you to the nearist time BEFORE your computer 1st had the problem. then go to control panel /VIEW updates and make a note (write down the numbers and type of updates before removing) then remove the updates which were reported as downloading/installing at the time. then go back to the MS site and I found the Vista windows auto update normally just replaces the removed updates. however I have also had to FIX one update by manually clicking on it and it downloaded on its own. No worries Ella. We encourage other users opinions. However, your solution will only work if you can boot into Windows. Slimanus cannot get into Windows. Hopefully Last Known Configuration will get his computer working though.sorry i got into safe mode when i thought it froze on the update screen. i tryed GETTING to it that way again and there is no option for last known settings. just boot normal, safe mode, safe mode with networking, safemode with dos?? i think that was it none of them bring me to anything different. thanksSo you got into Safe Mode successfully?no i choose safe mode and it goes back to the update screen. thanks

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while i was updating vista the power went off. when the power came back on i turned the computer on and it started to boot and made the chime like it was going to the login but the updating 3 of 3 0% came up and stayed on. the percent done did not go up at all and after a few minutes it reboots and does it all over again i have no idea what to do it won't let me do anything. if i go to safe mode it does the same thing. any ideas would be much appreciated!!!! thanksHow long do you leave it for?

Can you try Last Known Good Configuration? (keep TAPPING F8 when you turn on the computer)i tapping f8 it just stayed on the first screen until i stopped pressing it then went about doing the same thing it does. thanks for the try Quote from: slimanus on NOVEMBER 21, 2008, 02:53:06 PM

i tapping f8 it just stayed on the first screen until i stopped pressing it then went about doing the same thing it does. thanks for the try

How did you get into Safe Mode then?

Last Known Good Configuration is an option on the menu with Safe Mode.I appologise in advance for butting-in, but I've run into the same problem

I'm no expert but had similar prob with my vista whilst updating;
I got aound it by going to start/all programes/Accessories/system tools/
now this is the bit U have to be very careful about:
click to show system restore and choose the restore point.
If you have started your computer several times since the problem it may be showing you a restore point date which will not take you back past the problem.
you need to choose a date which takes you to the nearist time BEFORE your computer 1st had the problem.

then go to control panel /VIEW updates and make a note (write down the numbers and type of updates before removing) then remove the updates which were reported as downloading/installing at the time.

then go back to the MS site and I found the Vista windows auto update normally just replaces the removed updates.
however I have also had to FIX one update by manually clicking on it and it downloaded on its own.

No worries Ella. We encourage other users opinions.

However, your solution will only work if you can boot into Windows.
Slimanus cannot get into Windows.

Hopefully Last Known Configuration will get his computer working though.sorry i got into safe mode when i thought it froze on the update screen. i tryed GETTING to it that way again and there is no option for last known settings. just boot normal, safe mode, safe mode with networking, safemode with dos?? i think that was it none of them bring me to anything different. thanksSo you got into Safe Mode successfully?no i choose safe mode and it goes back to the update screen. thanks

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