When I boot, I can't get to the Windows Boot Manager.

Original title: I think that my computer crashed...

Here is more detail of what is the problem.

When I start my laptop, a Sony Vaio VGN-NS290J, I get a black screen that says;

___Windows boot Manager___

Windows could not start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To solve the problem:

1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. choose your language settings, and then click "next".
3. click on "Repair your computer."

If you do not have the disk, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.

File: \Boot\BCD

Status: 0xc000000f

Info: An error occurred trying to read the boot configuration data.
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The problem is Windows Vista came pre-installed, when I bought a year ago from PC Richards, and unfortunately I do not have a disc of Windows Installation or a Windows recovery disc. Any ideas on what to do? I really need this computer for College, and I don't have enough money to buy a new...

Here are the different ways to reinstall Vista

Contact the manufacturer of the laptop computer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

they do it for a nominal cost of $

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also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

Ask them of the exact key sequence

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or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

they contain all versions of vista

This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

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How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

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