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Edit: You can run “chkdsk /f” instead of “chkdsk /r” – it’s much faster.  Post updated.

Twice now my laptop has refused to boot into Vista.  I just get a blinking cursor right after the BIOS prompt.  I’ve managed to fix it by booting up the install disc into recovery mode, launching the command-line, and running the following commands:

1. chkdsk /f
2. bootrec /fixboot
3. bootrec /fixmbr

You don’t need to enter the BitLocker keys, since these commands run on the unencrypted boot drive.

This fixed it both times, but the problem, obviously, returned.