Windows Vista forum: Windows Vista will not start after an update

Hi - Try booting the computer in safe mode....just before the OS starts to boot (or just before the progress bar appears) start tapping the F8 key repeatedly.
Once in safe mode go to 'System Restore' and restore the computer to a date just prior to installing the updates.

Hope that works for you....please post back if you are unable to boot into safe mode.

cheers....JIM

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=crcdisk.sys&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq= seems to point to http://blogs.mgtechgroup.com/markc/archive/2007/06/24/Acronis-Uninstall-caused-Vista-to-BSOD-with-0x0000007B-in-crcdisk.sys.aspx and a few other ideas.

Be sure to use the clues and tell more.
Bob

I had this very problem with my new computer running Vista just yesterday. Fortunately it had prompted me at some point to create some recovery discs, and I did this. When I was totally defeated at getting it to start up normally, I tried the first rescue disk and after disconnecting all Ipods, and thumb drives, and making sure that no other discs are in except for the recovery disc #1, it successfully booted up. I used the option to restore the computer from the hard drive, because I knew I didn't want to have to begin from scratch. I was able to restore it to a previous time and I also ran the Repair Start-up option. It seems to have repaired my computer and since I did not have to restore the hard drive back to where it was when I bought it, I did not lose anything but the update.

I would search for a solution to why that particular update #kb----- affected Vista in that way. There may be a fix available from Microsoft. Don't download the update again till you know how to fix the problem. Good luck!

Follow this link and see if one of these solutions will help you out. I had this proplem, started up in safe mode, and went to remove programs. On the left side it says windows updates, click on that and remove the last update according to date if you do not remember the name. Hope it works.


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927525

At one forum I suggested we take Mr Gates & company to small claims court for selling & creating this waste of time & money, that include we consumers & computer companies to get refunds & for the time wasted (time is money & time is money) on these new PC's we purchased & for putting this piece of junk on the market. They build cars w/ 100,000 mile warranties, brake pads that last well over 80,000 miles. Why not an ops system with no problems for a least ONE YEAR, come on Bill, what happened? forgot to tighten some screws or just left them out period

M$ has a page dedicated to this problem--it is too long to reprint here because it covers every contingency. Here is that page:

"Article ID: 949358 -
The update is not installed successfully, you receive a message, and the computer restarts when you try to install an update in Windows Vista and Windows 7"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358

Basically it tells you many steps in order to get back onto your desktop, and from there to remove the update either through System Restore or other steps. Once the update is removed, it is VERY IMPORTANT to follow the last steps, to prevent the problem from happening again:

How to avoid this problem
To avoid this problem, obtain and install update 937287 from the Microsoft Download Center separately from all other updates on the Windows Update site. Install the update that applies to your version of Windows Vista so that you can successfully install future updates.

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

go to the bottom of the following link and click and install the download for either Vista x86 or X64
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949358