After Silverlight install, Windows no longer boots   

I downloaded and installed Silverlight, and then restarted my HP machine with 
Windows Visat Home Premium.  It never restarted.  I have tried Startup 
Repair, as well as using various system restore points, all to no avail.  The 
Systeme restor points finalize, and then tries to restart, and I never get 
Windows back, just a blank screen.

Any ideas?  next step is to try to restore to factory condition, but I lose 
all my CDs, videos, pictures, etc. :( so very hesitant to do that.  I spent 
nearly the last two weeks recording everything onto this machine.

date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:08:06 -0700   author:   Thomas

Re: After Silverlight install, Windows no longer boots   

"Thomas"  wrote in message 
news:160C0703-E012-4E95-802C-6FB78C09B9DB@microsoft.com...
>I downloaded and installed Silverlight, and then restarted my HP machine 
>with
> Windows Visat Home Premium.  It never restarted.  I have tried Startup
> Repair, as well as using various system restore points, all to no avail. 
> The
> Systeme restor points finalize, and then tries to restart, and I never get
> Windows back, just a blank screen.
>
> Any ideas?  next step is to try to restore to factory condition, but I 
> lose
> all my CDs, videos, pictures, etc. :( so very hesitant to do that.  I 
> spent
> nearly the last two weeks recording everything onto this machine.

I'd do some sleuthing here:
http://support.microsoft.com/silverlight#tab0

date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:28:52 -0700   author:   Charles Tomaras

Re: After Silverlight install, Windows no longer boots   

Hi,

I'd change the drive and reinstall Vista. Then, assuming the directory
of the first one is in good shape, you know that your media is on
there somewhere and can probably be salvaged. Drives don't cost the
earth and it is alway a good thing to have another one around. On the
other hand if you can fit the dodgy one to another machine you may be
able to do the same trick.


Best of luck - Joe

date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:06:35 +0100   author:   Joe McElvenney