New X61 direct from Lenovo, Need to Repair Vista

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kennyschiff · #1 Post by **kennyschiff** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:05 pm

I'm in the process of trying to implement a dual boot using V-Com's system commander. Something has gone wrong in the process and it echos a boot error and a manual boot selector.

V-Com has advised me to repair Vista from the DVD to restore the boot to its original form. I have the 6 Recovery CDs that came with the machine, but no DVD.

How can I repair given no DVD?

#2 Post by **ryengineer** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:08 pm

The CD's will put your machine to out of the box factory condition as it was when you received it from lenovo.

kennyschiff · #3 Post by **kennyschiff** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:48 am

I just want to run a repair, how do I do that?

#4 Post by **ryengineer** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:10 pm

kennyschiff wrote:I just want to run a repair, how do I do that?

You would need Windows Vista disk for that.

if your boot sector is corrupt then you can fix it through following method but you would need floppy disk drive for it:

Rescue and Recovery - Recovery repair diskette.

proaudioguy · #5 Post by **proaudioguy** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:40 pm

Did your machine come with the Vista Upgrade Disc? Isn't that the Vista DVD?

I have never heard of a new machine coming with recovery CDs (well not in years).

kennyschiff · #6 Post by **kennyschiff** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:44 pm

No DVD, just 6 Product Recovery DVDs.

I googled to find a torrent of Vista Business, and now made my own DVD. Price I pay for trying to use a 3rd party boot tool.

#7 Post by **ryengineer** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:54 pm

proaudioguy wrote:snip....I have never heard of a new machine coming with recovery CDs (well not in years).....snip

New thinkpads with Windows Vista installed are being shipped with free Windows XP downgrade media.

proaudioguy · #8 Post by **proaudioguy** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:51 pm

ryengineer wrote:
proaudioguy wrote:snip....I have never heard of a new machine coming with recovery CDs (well not in years).....snip
New thinkpads with Windows Vista installed are being shipped with free Windows XP downgrade media.

Well it's about time. It just sucks that if you choose XP they charge you more, but if you choose Vista, they send you XP recovery discs. Crazy. I wish they had done that when I got my X60 Tablet, but at least I had a very helpful forum member that hooked me up.

#9 Post by **Harryc** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:57 pm

I can confirm that not only did I get a full set of Vista Business recovery CD's with my T61p, but also received a set of XP downgrade CD's.

#10 Post by **carbon_unit** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:56 pm

Can you go to a CompUSA or somewhere and get a Vista Anytime Upgrade disc for $5.00? That should allow you to do a repair.

New X61 direct from Lenovo, Need to Repair Vista

New X61 direct from Lenovo, Need to Repair Vista

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