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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: Zentaki on August 31, 2009, 04:34:38 PM

Title: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: Zentaki 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.
Title: Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: Allan 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).
Title: Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: Zentaki 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
Title: Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: 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
Title: Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: Zentaki 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.
Title: Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: patio on August 31, 2009, 05:19:12 PM: Where is this Vista CD from ? ?
Title: Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: Zentaki 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.
Title: Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: BC_Programmer on August 31, 2009, 05:40:51 PM: what error does it give you...
Title: Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: Zentaki 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
Title: Re: OS Installing and Hard Disk Problems
Post by: Zentaki 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.