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Firstly, if you do not have the Windows Vista Setup CD:

1. First try pressing F8 when your computer is botting. If the Advanced Boot Options screen appears select Repair your Computer. Skip steps 1-5 below.
2. If the Repair your Computer option is not shown or you cannot get to the Advanced Boot Options screen, visit this website: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-make-a-windows-vista-repair-disk-if-you-dont-have-one/

1. Boot from the Windows Vista Setup CD
2. Wait for the Install Windows window to appear.
3. Select your Language, Time and currency format, and Keyboard layout.
4. Click the Next button.
5. Do not click Install Now.
6. Click Repair your Computer.
7. Wait for the System Recovery Options window to appear.
8. If asked: “Windows found problems with your computer’s startup options. Do you want to apply repairs and restart your computer?”, answer No.
9. Click Next >.
10. Click Command Prompt.
11. Type DIR C:
12. Check no files are listed.
13. Do not proceed if any files are listed.
14. Type E:
15. Type DIR /A.
16. Check this is your backup drive (if not try D:, F:, etc.)
17. Type robocopy /z /efsraw /copyall /dcopy:t /xj /r:0 /sl /e /tee /log:c:\restore.log \path\to\your\backup C:\, e.g. robocopy /z /efsraw /copyall /dcopy:t /xj /r:0 /sl /e /tee /log:c:\restore.log E:\Backup C:\
18. Type bootrec /fixmbr.
19. Type bootrec /fixboot.
20. Type bootrec /rebuildbcd.
21. Say Y to add the installation in C:\Windows to the boot list. Say N to any other installations.
22. Type exit.
23. Click Restart.

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