mysacrement
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new HP Laptop
Intel Cor 2 Duo 2.0Ghz,
4GB Ram
Vista Home Premium x64
Hey guys - I am stuck after having installed a bad version of windows vista ultimate. x64. (yes, i learned the hard way) The bad install left a strange partition labeled "X:boot" that has what looks like setup files and the boot files in it. It is seperate from drive C: and also from the D: Recover Partition.
It seems this recovery partition can no longer be found from the Vista Home Premium setup disc that I have. It will not boot from the recovery partition and it won't run the recovery setup.
I have also tried to manually go in and delete or format drive X: (volume label "boot") but it fails as it claims drive X: is Write Protected so I can't clean it.
Now here lies the problem, I tried installing a fresh Home Premium on drive C: I can see the D: recovery partition during the custom options before installation. however i do not see the X:boot drive so I cannot format from here either.
After attempting to install Home Premium to my C: it stops during the final installation process and does not reboot to windows.
What is my next step? I am at a loss and would appreciate some help. If I could get the recovery partition to work i'd be happy with that.
Thanks guys!
BP
Intel Cor 2 Duo 2.0Ghz,
4GB Ram
Vista Home Premium x64
Hey guys - I am stuck after having installed a bad version of windows vista ultimate. x64. (yes, i learned the hard way) The bad install left a strange partition labeled "X:boot" that has what looks like setup files and the boot files in it. It is seperate from drive C: and also from the D: Recover Partition.
It seems this recovery partition can no longer be found from the Vista Home Premium setup disc that I have. It will not boot from the recovery partition and it won't run the recovery setup.
I have also tried to manually go in and delete or format drive X: (volume label "boot") but it fails as it claims drive X: is Write Protected so I can't clean it.
Now here lies the problem, I tried installing a fresh Home Premium on drive C: I can see the D: recovery partition during the custom options before installation. however i do not see the X:boot drive so I cannot format from here either.
After attempting to install Home Premium to my C: it stops during the final installation process and does not reboot to windows.
What is my next step? I am at a loss and would appreciate some help. If I could get the recovery partition to work i'd be happy with that.
Thanks guys!
BP