Re: Used BootVis, now need help

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Joe,

Boot the WinXP CD, run the Recovery Console (see below), from the =
command prompt run fixboot.

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D307654

Read up on it frst under Help & Support from the Start menu by searching =
on fixboot.
--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - =
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Joe" > wrote in message =
news:FX7ma.165791$OV.247475@rwcrnsc54...
> To any of the geniuses out there,
>=20
> I could use your help. I thought I'd tweak my computer and used a =
tool that
> I read about but unfortunately has caused me problems now. My fault, =
I
> admit it. I used BootVis to speed up my boot times and now my =
computer will
> very often not boot. I'll get a message of "unable to find OS" =
during the
> boot sequence. I do a cntl-alt-del and after a couple of efforts I'll
> finally get a good boot. Sometimes, I'll get a horrendous series of =
lockups
> in a variety of different programs which never happened before. =
Does
> anyone know how to undo a BootVis Optimization???
>=20
> I attempted to restore prior to the optimize and sys restore won't do =
it.
>=20
> Any ideas how I can get this back to normal.
>=20
> Thanks in advance,
>=20
> Joe
>=20
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Joe,

Boot the WinXP CD, run the Recovery Console (see below), from the =
command prompt run fixboot.

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D307654

Read up on it frst under Help & Support from the Start menu by searching =
on fixboot.
--=20
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - =
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone - =
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Joe" > wrote in message =
news:FX7ma.165791$OV.247475@rwcrnsc54...
> To any of the geniuses out there,
>=20
> I could use your help. I thought I'd tweak my computer and used a =
tool that
> I read about but unfortunately has caused me problems now. My fault, =
I
> admit it. I used BootVis to speed up my boot times and now my =
computer will
> very often not boot. I'll get a message of "unable to find OS" =
during the
> boot sequence. I do a cntl-alt-del and after a couple of efforts I'll
> finally get a good boot. Sometimes, I'll get a horrendous series of =
lockups
> in a variety of different programs which never happened before. =
Does
> anyone know how to undo a BootVis Optimization???
>=20
> I attempted to restore prior to the optimize and sys restore won't do =
it.
>=20
> Any ideas how I can get this back to normal.
>=20
> Thanks in advance,
>=20
> Joe
>=20
>

[Crusty \(-: Old Bastard :-\)]

I sincerely doubt that the problem is caused by using BootVis, and is just
coincidental to the use of the program! Look elsewhere for the root of your
problem.

"Joe" > wrote in message
news:FX7ma.165791$OV.247475@rwcrnsc54...
> To any of the geniuses out there,
>
> I could use your help. I thought I'd tweak my computer and used a tool
that
> I read about but unfortunately has caused me problems now. My fault, I
> admit it. I used BootVis to speed up my boot times and now my computer
will
> very often not boot. I'll get a message of "unable to find OS" during
the
> boot sequence. I do a cntl-alt-del and after a couple of efforts I'll
> finally get a good boot. Sometimes, I'll get a horrendous series of
lockups
> in a variety of different programs which never happened before. Does
> anyone know how to undo a BootVis Optimization???
>
> I attempted to restore prior to the optimize and sys restore won't do it.
>
> Any ideas how I can get this back to normal.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Joe
>
>

[Crusty \(-: Old Bastard :-\)]

I sincerely doubt that the problem is caused by using BootVis, and is just
coincidental to the use of the program! Look elsewhere for the root of your
problem.

"Joe" > wrote in message
news:FX7ma.165791$OV.247475@rwcrnsc54...
> To any of the geniuses out there,
>
> I could use your help. I thought I'd tweak my computer and used a tool
that
> I read about but unfortunately has caused me problems now. My fault, I
> admit it. I used BootVis to speed up my boot times and now my computer
will
> very often not boot. I'll get a message of "unable to find OS" during
the
> boot sequence. I do a cntl-alt-del and after a couple of efforts I'll
> finally get a good boot. Sometimes, I'll get a horrendous series of
lockups
> in a variety of different programs which never happened before. Does
> anyone know how to undo a BootVis Optimization???
>
> I attempted to restore prior to the optimize and sys restore won't do it.
>
> Any ideas how I can get this back to normal.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Joe
>
>