| Subject: HELP! |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 7/1/2008 9:38:03 AM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?a3Rvd24=?= [Email Address Protection] |
i decided i wanted to start on a clean install of windows vista i pop in my disk and i booted from it i deleted all current partitions and created a new, 15 GB partition for windows files ,leaving the other 95 GB as unallocated everything goes smoothly until it gets to "completing install" it will do this for a couple hours and then say windows cannot configure some hardware or something so now, i cant install an operating system, and my past operating system is deleted what can i do ? |
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| Subject: Re: HELP! |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 7/1/2008 10:17:50 AM |
| From: "Peter Foldes" [Email Address Protection] |
****>and then say windows cannot configure some hardware or something The above means that a single or some hardware is not compatible with = your Windows Vista . Read which hardware is shown as incompatible or = needs Updating=20 --=20 Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "ktown" <ktown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message = news:4B5B6FA5-E7EB-47B4-98F6-04BF5633EBEC@microsoft.com... >i decided i wanted to start on a clean install of windows vista >=20 > i pop in my disk and i booted from it >=20 > i deleted all current partitions and created a new, 15 GB partition = for=20 > windows files ,leaving the other 95 GB as unallocated >=20 > everything goes smoothly until it gets to "completing install" > it will do this for a couple hours and then say windows cannot = configure=20 > some hardware or something >=20 > so now, i cant install an operating system, and my past operating = system is=20 > deleted >=20 > what can i do ? |
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| Subject: Re: HELP! |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 7/1/2008 4:11:39 PM |
| From: "Colin Barnhorst" [Email Address Protection] |
Just as well. The minimum system requirements call for at least 20GB of free space on a 40GB partition. You weren't ever going anywhere with 15GB. Contact the lappy's mfg and get intructions for restoring your computer to factory condition. Next time don't touch that 10GB partition. It is the recovery software that you now need. If you want more storage for a laptop, use an external drive. Dividing program and data space by partitioning a system drive actually degrades performance anyway. Hope you get up and running again soon. "ktown" <ktown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4B5B6FA5-E7EB-47B4-98F6-04BF5633EBEC@microsoft.com... >i decided i wanted to start on a clean install of windows vista > > i pop in my disk and i booted from it > > i deleted all current partitions and created a new, 15 GB partition for > windows files ,leaving the other 95 GB as unallocated > > everything goes smoothly until it gets to "completing install" > it will do this for a couple hours and then say windows cannot configure > some hardware or something > > so now, i cant install an operating system, and my past operating system > is > deleted > > what can i do ? |
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| Subject: Re: HELP! |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 7/3/2008 4:06:42 PM |
| From: "Shane Nokes" [Email Address Protection] |
1. The minimum system requirements call for 15GB of free space on a 40GB partition, not 20GB. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/systemrequirements.mspx 2. It's pointless if you're reformatting to leave that recovery partition since it usually requires access to a special bootloader that's contained on the Windows partition. Once you format the Windows partition that info is bye-bye anyways. 3. Dividing the drive into partitions actually improves performance by lessening fragmentation of the OS and programs be keeping them properly segregated. 4. (This is for the "ktown") I'd recommend pulling that network card and seeing if the install finishes and then putting it back in the PC. If you can't actually remove it because it is integrated then I recommend turning it off in the BIOS until the install is complete and then turning it back on. If you need more help let me know. You can probably guess my e-mail address "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message news:604CB95B-17C6-4708-A93A-828C1D0E5DE5@microsoft.com... > Just as well. The minimum system requirements call for at least 20GB of > free space on a 40GB partition. You weren't ever going anywhere with > 15GB. > > Contact the lappy's mfg and get intructions for restoring your computer to > factory condition. Next time don't touch that 10GB partition. It is the > recovery software that you now need. > > If you want more storage for a laptop, use an external drive. Dividing > program and data space by partitioning a system drive actually degrades > performance anyway. > > Hope you get up and running again soon. > > "ktown" <ktown@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:4B5B6FA5-E7EB-47B4-98F6-04BF5633EBEC@microsoft.com... >>i decided i wanted to start on a clean install of windows vista >> >> i pop in my disk and i booted from it >> >> i deleted all current partitions and created a new, 15 GB partition for >> windows files ,leaving the other 95 GB as unallocated >> >> everything goes smoothly until it gets to "completing install" >> it will do this for a couple hours and then say windows cannot configure >> some hardware or something >> >> so now, i cant install an operating system, and my past operating system >> is >> deleted >> >> what can i do ? > |
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