Vista Home Premium stuck in an endless loop

My Sony VAIO came with Vista Home Premium loaded and is now stuck in endless mode.

When I turn on the system it starts with Windows icon, followed by the VAIO logo and then jumps immediately to «Configuring updates step 3 of 3» It freezes it for awhile and then restarts and the cycle starts again.

I managed to get to the point where I was able to select Safe Mode, and everything what was jump to screen, "stage 3 of 3 ' (but this time with a large font). Then it rebooted again and returned to the ususal reboot cycle.

I left the system about 3 hours and he will continue to do this constantly.

Apart from use as a boat anchor, I am willing to try anything. Suggestions?

Follow these steps to try to solve your problems of boot.

 

 

Restore point:

Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

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If Safe Mode does not work and you do not have a Vista DVD from Microsoft, do a repair disc to do a Startup Repair:

Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

Read all the info on the website on how to create and use:

http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

ISO Burner:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

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Windows Update Forum:

You will get the best help for any problem of Update/Service Pack in the Windows Update Forum; the link below:

http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistawu/threads

In this way, you will receive the best help.

See you soon.

Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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