Windows update drove my laptop nuts

I could not use windows update on my vista laptop and it kept telling me the same error code number. I searched the number and found a bunch of ways to possibly fix it. The problem might have been caused by some other windows update. I tried to install a new verison of the updater but got the same error message. Then i download yet another update that said it might fix my error message thing. I didn't get any confirmation that it worked but the little power in start said to restart and install updates and I clicked it.

NOW, my computer starts the configing update screen stays at 0% and restarts again. It is in an endless cycle of resarting. I haven't been able to boot using safe mode and disabling auto restart didn't do anything. What can i do?

 

IS there any way to cancel the "setting up config" or delete files without booting into vista

 

Please, is there any way to edit files in vista when you can't boot into vista?

 

You can try putting in your Vista reinstall disk, head to Repair Your Computer and do a System Restore from there or delete files through command prompt.

 

i can't get into repair my computer, when i click it it start resarting again. How can i use command prompt? i can't enter safe mode with command prompt

 

Is it hold down f10 when booting. I can't remember for sure its one of those 8-9-10?? I had to do that when I had problems you can then pick a restore point.

 

if i press f10, i go to a edit boot options screen. can i use this to help me?

 

Personally, I don't really trust windows update so I leave it on manual update. I don't let it automatically update since it has killed my computer twice already with updates that causes this blue screen of death to appear and trap my laptop in a endless reboot sequence....

 

I think that is what I used to go to a previous restore pt. Unfortunetly without seeing it I don't remember. If you don't have it I can get you sony tech that can walk you through it tomorrow.

 

I can't get other advice but to reinstall vista. How did you restore thorugh f10?

Ok if i have to reinstall vista, how can i recover my data? Get a external hard drive then what, usb doesn't work does it. Do i switch hard drives reinstall vista into the new one then copy the old data into the new drive inside the computer then switch hard drives and repeat. I am being dumb and there is an easier way?

edit.- i have esata too if that helps

 

F8 will get you into Safe mode.

Gary

 

Safe mode is not working...

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i download a vista repair cd and booted from it. It has an option for system restore but it says to perform an offline System Restore i need to "specify which windows installation i would like to restore.
Then it says that if the installation located in C:\Windows should be restored, enter this command "rstrui.exe /OFFLINE:C:\Windows"

I enter that command in the command prompt after "X:\Sources>" but it says that no restore points exist on the disk. How is that? What is the default place vista puts restore points?

 

OK I got it to boot. How ever i had to change some reg entires. Does ccleaner backup your whole registry?