Thread: vista booting GRLDR

HI GUYS...i have vista ultimate in my acer lappi... as soon as i turn my pc on.. i get tht acer logon company screen.. then for a secont tht curson blinks,, then just like a command prompt.. black screen blinks two times.. as if some error recovery or somethin.. some wierd written on screen.. it blinks twice and goes off,,, fast .. so cant make out wats written exactly... but somethin like booting GRLDR.. then on second blink.. resuming vista.. and all comes.. then my pc starts normally ,,, though not a big problem but wat is it?? previously i had vista in ma lappi.. so like i didnt knew how to install xp in it.. as some problem was there..coz it seems from xp to vista easy upgradation vice versa not possible.. so my brother did somethin... pressin f2 or f8 and then xp got installed....... is this problem because of it??? i don know......... wats wrong..now i m runnin ma pc on vista only... but this screen is annoying ,,,


hope u guys gettin ideal lol wat i m tokin.. i just wanna remove tht splashin screen on boot. so wat to do>> i cant get screen shots toooo

helooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ppl .. i m waitin..so slow?? after 1 full day not a single reply

Try restoring your laptop to a previous date when it was working fine.

thats what? i cant do tht... as like just a week ago i formatted it and again installed vista.. still that problem.. like since starting it has problem like this.. but before it was not like this when i got this lappy new.. with 1st time vista installed...




1 more thing i would like to ask ,,, does formattin the drive n installling os too many times affect out computer?? like hard disk memory slowly goes on decreasin or something like tht?? i have formatted my laptop almosr 14 - 15 times.. in 6 months.. lol no jokes,, because some or the other reason like viruses or hang ups or slow up.. so tell me does it affect my hard disk or anyother part of my laptop?

I m facing similar problem, but its not d problem! when u dual boot ur system, its VISTA's boot loader.
So what prob u r casing? Wanna remove vista? Plz explain ur problem in detail, so that I can help u out!
Also tell me whether u r using Genuine copy of vista or not!

Tell me what OS u r having right now with ur total partition setup like no of drives, partition etc. Also sequence of operations u did after u formatted ur HDD!

right now i m using vista... and i have only 1 os.. my lappy has 160 gb hdd.. created 4 partition..approx equally devided,, and i m not usin genuine version.. cracked.. wat to do?? my proble is just tht black annoying screen.. i wanna remove tht..as just how when comes to normal boot.. statrin wondows and al.. instead like 1st few flashes i get tht black window.... comein bootin vista GRLDR and then one more splash screen like dos prompt,, then my vista starts regularly...i jus wanna remove tht flashing screen before boot.. tell me if u can help me out..

@milan, You PC is most likely hijacked.

You will not like my advice but I am giving it anyway:

1. Go genuine. It will cost you upfront but give you peace of mind. You have formatted your laptop at least 14/15 times in the last six months. This alone makes your laptop more or less unusable - you cannot use it with any confidence.

2. Stop using any cracks and serials software. They introduce DLLs that hijack the system. They get loaded in SVCHOST processes at boot time and no AV in the world is able to remove them then. Again go genuine.

3. You can switch to good freeware such as Open Office. It may not be as great as MS-Office but for small work it will get you by.

well if this is happening from the first boot after new installation, then its probably a new crack. dont worry u are getting ur booted vista right!
so chill, and ignore it.

and as far as HDD condition is concerned its ok no problem with formatting at all. get this as ur HDD gets "ooooo" written all over it when it gets formatted.
just like copying a file..

@ kikx
man u r not just a platinum member ,
u even talk platinum!

I have learnt from bitter experience.

I had a craked XP/Pro and craked Norton AV. One day I was affected by a virus and it simply would not go away. My browser would always throw popups (even when popup blocker was on), would never go to desired home page (google), etc. System was slow and some games stopped working or would hang half way. Sometimes entire system used to hang with no blue screen on any such symptom.

I purchased XP/Pro for 5990/- and I am at peace now.

Maybe I sound that I talk like platinum but what fails to amaze me that (and I have said the same thing on some other thread)

- we speed nearly 30K on a computer but will not buy 10k worth of genuine software. Please let me know if you really require more than 10k to invest in software and I will show you the proper way.
- we spend Rs. 600 to 1000 pm on internet connection and to do what - download movies and pirate software but why spend on genuine software?
- we spend Rs. 200 pp on a multiplex movie (not to mention other costs such as parking, food/snacks, etc.) and we make a visit to multiplex maybe every week but will not invest the any amount to buy a decent AV product for as little as Rs. 1200/- to Rs. 1600/- and updates that cost half the amount per year.
- we wont bat an eyelid to buy a cup of coffee for Rs. 40 at Barista or buy a Levi Strauss for Rs. 2400 but spending the same on software is taboo or foolishness

I can give many such examples - need I go on.

well not that platinum level but I m a Junior member.:0:

@milan,
I got it what u r talking abt, I m using Vista x64 sp1 + xp sp3 dual boot and m getting same boot loader, It injects windows activation crack starts from booting so that u dont have to crack or validate ur windows, u must have noticed in system poperties, UR WINDOWS IS ACTIVATED TAB with a particular product key. Look, u'll find a different key everytime u boot ur PC, what a beauty of this crack!!
so if u have to remove it, then ur vista wont last for more than 120 days as per windows policy, so although its annoying u cant do unless u buy orig vista which comes for around 16k for ultimate edition, 12k for home premium, these r rates for 32bit edition, 64 editions r costlier than these.

@kicks(I mispelled it purposely):19:
indian crowd is not as wealthier as u r, they cant spend 10k on softwares.
They have alternative of coffee @ udupi for CCD/BARISTA,
they go to single screen theatre & enjoy multiplex exp @ 60 bucks, they have alternate of buying samosas instead of pizzas/nachos/burgers,
They prefer buying from FASHION STREET rather than buying from Levi Strauss Stores
They dont wear 360 degree air sole shoes from NIKE/ADIDAS, instead they go to CHOR BAZAAR early friday morning @ 5 am and buy equivalent shoes for as less as 500 bucks, no compromise on quality.

So if u think buying softwares worth 10k, we r compromising on quality, its not like that!
In fact we are supporting Manufactures of Optical DVD Drives to bring down prizes or DVD-Writers/ Bule Ray Disc Readers, so see SATA DVD- Writer is availble for just 1000 bucks, and blank DVD for 7 bucks.

And people have d option of using open source GNU OS like Ubuntu, so why to invest in softwares?????

@chimnay, all those alternatives that you have given are true and I considered them already. But this is not what I observed - going by the crowds what I said seems to be the case.

In my first post, I already told milan, that he is not going to like my advice.

i agree with both of u ppl lolz...... ha ha ha.... chinmay and just4kix ,,, as u said chinmay.. u r completely right.. if i buy brands... i look for when is the sale coming.. tht to heavy off,, on the other hand comp and interned r just for fun in my case not at all a profession.. i m lookin in how can i earn online.. if any1 can tell me.. as i don know.. if i can earn online then i can spend the same amount in buyin things like softwares.. but still now i havent found somethin decent to earn in this pc n internet thing.. so cant think of spendin..


just4kix u sound very sensible.. but frankly telling i m rich.. like buyin all such things... branded things... original softwares.. all gadgets.. phones .. ipods... but the thing is how sensibly i spend money and after all its about interests , likes and dislikes.. thts y i look for pirated things n all....... u seem to be very intellectual.. i liked yor quoted motto.. lolz
*** My motto's ***
Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable.
If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.
If you shell out peanuts, you get monkeys.

cheeers...


and ya chinmay i think said tht cracked version will have same problem.. i will tell u.. last week only i formatted my os... still not installed activation.. its still for 120 days showin.. so like i shuldnt have tht problem right?? still its coming

Ask admin if he can help u, but I dont see a single ad on this forum.
@admin, how can u become so improfessional??
About earning money, there r ways of chain marketing, but dont fall prey to them.
Instead be a designer of any website, u'll get paid on no of clicks as record of google, and u can post private ads and earn money.
I wish to work on this, but waiting for engg degree...

i like web designing... but i dont have any computer degree.. lolz,,, and i have learnt html page designing.. in my scool days... lolz.. which was hectic.. although for money i can still do tht but now i dont remember. , tell me some proper way to earn.. serious thing.. like boarding adds... on a site.. ppl can pay for it to me?? how to do tht exactly??

@milan, LOL. I am not rich but decently off. I like to enjoy good things in life and I spend money on what I enjoy.

- I do not have a single pair of Levi Strauss
- I have visited Barista/CCD perhaps 4 or 5 times till date
- I rarely go to malls but I love going to More, Big Bazaar, Indiabulls Mart where I get good stuff at better rates
- I rarely go to McD in India but we do order Pizza from Pizza Hut/Dominoes once a month
- I find going to multiplexes not "value for money" so I buy DVDs instead and enjoy movies on my HT.
- I buy Louis Phillips and equivalent only but my shirts/trousers last at least 4/5 years which I find "value for money".
- Once in a while I may buy a fancy mobile but it stays with me for the next 4 years (my O2 XDA IIi was purchased on a one year plan with O2, UK in 2005 and it is still with me)

In short, I spend money. But I make sure that I spend it wisely.

All I am asking you guys to invest Rs. 10K one time in a software purchase. If you can spend 30K+ on hardware, surely 10K is not a big deal. The thing is because software can be easily pirated people do not purchase it. If hardware could have been pirated people would have said to me - man you are rich and can afford to buy a computer for 30K but I am not like you.

ok just4kix i agree.. lolz... ur likes n dislikes matches with me quiet a bit.. but not in this pc n internet topic.. coz u might agree in this as u will b related with this field, , might b an engineer or software designer or anythin xyz... i m not at all related to it. and i have truth i will tell u i dont trust comps at all.. i don store anythin most imp in pc.. either i make a copy in dvd or cd or somethin ,, so i dont have faith in such things., buying original apps and os later wat?? it will b counted in pennys after a short time when they launch new version.. which will never end.. and on n on n on.. bla bla bla..

No big deal. I am not offended or anything like that.

Its easy to pirate hardware also, ask our nation's best friend Chinese Copycats, do u know they just took an hr to rip off Apple iphone and produced its copy next day, third day they started producing on large scale.
CECT /Nokla/ ZTE are major players.

Like if one is having d potential to buy a software worth 10k, he must buy it.
For others, 'manish market' streets r waiting for them.

ok guys.. i have found out the way.. everythin now set.. no more tht loads.. DOS like **** thing.. now loads all properly.. thanks all of u.. ppl

Originally Posted by Mr.Tooth Fairy

ok guys.. i have found out the way.. everythin now set.. no more tht loads.. DOS like **** thing.. now loads all properly.. thanks all of u.. ppl

how did you solve this?

check this out -


The typical situation of this case is, the message like below is displayed during the boot.

Booting GRLDR..
Reseting the boot drive...Success
Turning on gate A20... Success
hard drives; 5


Continued on this screen, the following screen is also displayed shortly,


If the above messages really bothers you, you can easily fix the problem.
Follow the steps,
1. Boot with the DVD


2. Choose repair existing OS.
3. Open Command Prompt
4. Run -> bootrec /fixboot
5. Run -> bootrec /fixmbr

6. Restart

The next step is fixing the DVD that you have to prevent the same problem at the next time. Create the new DVD following the next steps.
*** BE CAREFUL *** When you try to install Vista using the DVD created following the below way, the OEM license won't work!!!
1. create an image of your pirated DVD in ISO format
2. Use an ISO editor like (Ultra ISO etc) to open it
3. Delete grldr from the path .\SOURCES\$OEM$\$$\SETUP\SCRIPTS
4. Delete bootinst from the path .\SOURCES\$OEM$\$$\SETUP\SCRIPTS
5. Delete SetupComplete from the same path .\SOURCES\$OEM$\$$\SETUP\SCRIPTS
6. Save the changes
7. Burn this image to a blank DVD

If something goes wrong and system looses the OEM information, you need to excute the scripts again from the original DVD. The repaired DVD won't work.
In this case, you may want to go to the original state where you started to change the system. If you want to see the Booting GRLDR.. message again from the boot, follow the below steps.
1. Boot using DVD (any DVD which is bootable)
2. Move to C:\Windows\Setup\SCRIPTS (your scripts are still safe to recover the OEM information)
3. On the DOS command prompt, run the following commands in sequence
RunBCD.exe
regedit /s dell.reg
mkdir %systemroot%\panther
mkdir %systemroot%\system32\oobe (maybe already existed)
mkdir %systemroot%\system32\oobe\info (maybe already existed)
copy dell.xml %systemroot%\panther\unattend.xml
copy grldr c:\grldr (c:\ is the drive name where you installed Vista)
attrib grldr +h +s +r
bootinst /nt60 ALL /force
4. Now restart your system and you will see the activated Vista from the SYSTEM control panel.