OK heres what happened:
Last night, my Vista automatically downloaded an update and installed it. The update was Service Pack 1. It prompted me to reboot but I continued surfing the net and later just shut down the computer before I went to sleep. Before it shut down, it completed the installation (there was a message on the screen saying "Windows is updating your computer. Dont shut down").
This morning when I switched on my computer, Windows refused to start. It recommended inserting the Windows installation disk and re-starting and then choosing Repair Windows option. I did that and selected the repair startup option first but Vista still refused to boot. I then selected the recover system from a previous point (i.e. from before the update) and that didnt work either.
My system is only a year old so I dont think its a hardware problem and yes my Vista is a genuine copy.
Anyone can offer any help? Anyone else experienced this?
Last night, my Vista automatically downloaded an update and installed it. The update was Service Pack 1. It prompted me to reboot but I continued surfing the net and later just shut down the computer before I went to sleep. Before it shut down, it completed the installation (there was a message on the screen saying "Windows is updating your computer. Dont shut down").
This morning when I switched on my computer, Windows refused to start. It recommended inserting the Windows installation disk and re-starting and then choosing Repair Windows option. I did that and selected the repair startup option first but Vista still refused to boot. I then selected the recover system from a previous point (i.e. from before the update) and that didnt work either.
My system is only a year old so I dont think its a hardware problem and yes my Vista is a genuine copy.
Anyone can offer any help? Anyone else experienced this?