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Zentaki

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    OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
    « on: August 31, 2009, 04:34:38 PM »
    Basically, my windows xp malfunctioned today when i got home from school. I started it up normally and the login screen froze and hanged. I rebooted and a blue screen appeared listing an error. After searching I saw that the error had to do with boot volumes.  After managing to get my computer to boot from a cd i decided to use the windows vista cd i had. I formatted my hard drive and tried to use it to install. An error came up saying Failed to create a new partition on the selected unused space. After reading more I used diskpart to clean my hard disk. It changed the hard disk to Unallocated Space. I tried to create a new partition and it wouldnt create it. Right now I'm doing the diskpart clean all (which i  heard takes awhile).  This all happened after I installed Panda Global Protection 2009. I read something about partition tables being destroyed and I needed a manufacture cd. Is this the case or is there another solution.
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    Allan

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    Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
    « Reply #1 on: August 31, 2009, 04:36:34 PM »
    You need to boot to the Vista CD to manage partitions and then install the OS - you cannot start the process from within Windows. Is that what you are doing (it doesn't sound like it).
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    Zentaki

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      Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
      « Reply #2 on: August 31, 2009, 04:40:35 PM »
      I'm starting from boot.

      Further Info: Hard Drive is DELL Part# HY281
      Computer- Dell Optiplex 755
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      Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
      « Reply #3 on: August 31, 2009, 04:43:47 PM »
      You need to delete you old partition and then create a new one. Follow this order:
      1. Delete partitions
      2. Create a new partition
      3. Format your partition
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      Zentaki

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        Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
        « Reply #4 on: August 31, 2009, 04:44:56 PM »
        Quote from: JJ 3000 on August 31, 2009, 04:43:47 PM
        You need to delete you old partition and then create a new one. Follow this order:
        1. Delete partitions
        2. Create a new partition
        3. Format your partition

        I already deleted the partition and windows vista setup will not allow me to create a new one.
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        Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
        « Reply #5 on: August 31, 2009, 05:19:12 PM »
        Where is this Vista CD from ? ?
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          Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
          « Reply #6 on: August 31, 2009, 05:37:31 PM »
          Quote from: patio on August 31, 2009, 05:19:12 PM
          Where is this Vista CD from ? ?

          Microsoft? Where else would it be from.
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          Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
          « Reply #7 on: August 31, 2009, 05:40:51 PM »
          what error does it give you...

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          Zentaki

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            Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
            « Reply #8 on: August 31, 2009, 05:48:00 PM »
            Quote from: BC_Programmer on August 31, 2009, 05:40:51 PM
            what error does it give you...



            Failed to create a new partition on the selected unused space. [Error: 0x80042558]

            Diskpart Clean all has finished and it still says this
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              Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
              « Reply #9 on: August 31, 2009, 06:50:10 PM »
              Fixed. What I did: Diskpart-> Clean then Clean All again, restart, reset boot order to default, then, i was able to install windows again.
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