Greg Lewis wrote:
> Windows Vista found an update in my current video driver as well as some
> mandatory updates. So i installed them, truns out Vista found the wrong video
> drive update. After all mandatory updates it needs a reboot to confiure. So
> now my screen wont work. I tried to boot into safe mode, however, safe mode
> locks up after crcdisk.sys. The best part is that I cant seem to find my
> vista disk. I tried to call microsoft, but all they told me is that i need my
> activation key, which is on thecomputer and on the disk case. So i am out of
> luck. Then she said it will cost my $59 to try and fix something that vista
> did on its own. I am getting ready to buy apple or convert to lunix. Can
> anyone help me? I have alot of important documents on this computer that i
> cant remake. Thanks for the help to anyone who can!


The important thing is the data files you don't have copies of so if all
else fails do NOT reinstall anything, cheaper to buy a new hard drive
these days and then install a new copy of "Something" on that and use it
to locate and copy you important files.

When the thing is booting do you get any other options (F8 maybe) that
allow you to uninstall bad drivers? Seems to me you sometimes get this
option, sometimes not, don't know why.

For future reference, Video drivers are best installed on their own, not
from MS Update and you probably need to remove older versions first...
Uninstall old version with control panel, disable security and
anti-virus software so it does not start when Windows starts, reboot,
then install new drivers which you have previously downloaded from the
card maker's website and saved on your desktop. Of course you didn't
know that before and it's no use to you now but may be useful next time.
Unless you want to take risks for testing purposes like some of us do
ALWAYS install drivers on their own for Video, if you lose the screen
well, you know now.

Consider the cheap hard drive option, if you can find someone with
Acronis software you can make a backup copy of the whole thing using
their CD based recovery tool, and then you can start trying to recover
the system using something like the Vista CD and the repair option... of
course you said you don't have the CD but I'm hoping you find it as it
may be your best and perhaps only option to recover.