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    accicendtly edited boot options

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by wintron, Sep 25, 2008.

  1. wintron

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    got a siny vaio fz19vn . i am trying ti install vista business from the hidden partition . whilst clicking f10 and looking another way i accidently edited the boot settings .

    the message that appear when I pres F10 is :
    edit boot options for windows vista
    path: \windows\system32\winload.exe
    Partitions: 2
    iHard disk..some numbers
    [noexecute=optin

    i know that i am missing something on the last line but dont know what .
    whilst clicking on other keys i accidently deleted something on the last line but dont know what it is thus when i click on enter i see the vista progress bar followwd but the mouse after which it briefly dissappears and stays there .

    help needed .

    thanks .
     
    wintron, Sep 25, 2008
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