"steve42000" <steve42000.3hftbd[ at ]DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> i have a vista laptop its a toshiba A200 pro. it has vista buisness
> installed all was fine then i booted it up and all i get is a black
> screen with a curser
> i have tryed
>
> Safe mode - stops loading drivers hangs and reboots
> Last Known Good Config - black screen with a curser
> Vista DVD - black screen with a curser(no access to vista install dvd)
> Xp Install DVD - works fine (have no Floppy drive so cant install Sata
> drivers)
You did not read what the installer said:
Drivers may be loaded from floppy, cd , dvd or USB flash drive...
so Vista no longer requires the SATA drivers to be on a floppy.
BTW: Vista can also load the drivers from any other supported HD
so a USB external HD should also work
> Ultimate Boot Cd - black screen with a curser
> Linux Boot CD (Back Track 3) - boots fine from cd and can view/access
> partitions
> BartVistaPE - black screen with a curser
> BartPE(XP) - Boots Fine (cant access partitions)
> Vista Recovery DVD - black screen with a curser
> Xp REcovery DVD - works but cant find install (just to test if it
> worked not to recover)
>
> any vista based software will not work it just produces a black screen
> with a curser but Xp does work does anyone have an idea as to what to
> try next.
>
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