Re: xp system now trys to boot vista

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trainspotter wrote:
Thanks everyone, sometimes when you think you know, it is nice to have you
guys confirm it!

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
I was simply asking if there could be any way that this could happen by
accepting an update from microsoft (an update that might give the
appearance of vista).

No, definitely not.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

Who's had access to this machine?

Who rebuilt it last fall?
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trainspotter wrote:
That was my problem, the system has been off, and the last time it was
used,
xp worked fine. Gremlins...probably not. Vista installation...he doesn't
know enough to do it. I was hoping there might be a reasonable
explanation,
but of course I have not been watching everything. It is WIERD!!!

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

Vista does not just appear on a computer. It gets installed.
Investigate
further. There has to be something your friend is not telling you.

"trainspotter" <trainspotter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:858D4583-511A-447C-B37E-9AEEA7620BF6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This is a real funny issue. This system has been xp for a long time
and was
completely rebuilt last fall. It is owned by an older friend of mine
that
does not use it very much. Recently he booted up and was presented
with a
vista upgrading 3 of 3 at 0% message and the system is in a constant
boot/reboot loop. We cannot get to xp even in safe mode.
Why did vista suddenly appear on this machine since the last time he
used
it? Any ideas would be appreciated.
I was thinking about booting from cd and rebuilding xp, but would that
mean
I would need to do all the updates again?



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