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02-05-2011, 04:23 PM
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[Solved] Can't install windows
Hi!
My frnd lappy got corrupted recently at startup it showed Bootloader missing . He is having Windows 7
So i made a system repair disc and started the automatic startup repair but now it showed can't save startup changes.
All this made me angry so i decided to have a complete reinstall but when i insert the OS cd and boot it doesn't find any partitions and say device driver missing. What shall i do>>>
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02-05-2011, 06:04 PM
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re: Can't install windows
Try linux live cd or hirens boot cd just to check HDD of the lappy making sure its good enough as the boot is not showing any partition the HDD might have some trouble. hirens boot cd might help in repairing the problem as it contains some good tools.
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02-05-2011, 06:49 PM
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re: Can't install windows
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Originally Posted by mohityadavx
Hi!
My frnd lappy got corrupted recently at startup it showed Bootloader missing . He is having Windows 7
So i made a system repair disc and started the automatic startup repair but now it showed can't save startup changes.
All this made me angry so i decided to have a complete reinstall but when i insert the OS cd and boot it doesn't find any partitions and say device driver missing. What shall i do>>>
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All the symptoms point to just one thing ---> Hard disk corruption / Unable to detect.
It's possible that the wires of HDD inside laptop are loose. If its under warranty, I suggest you to call the service guys, and let them handle it.
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02-05-2011, 07:28 PM
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re: Can't install windows
Update:-
Getting this on boot screen
File:- / Boot/BCD
Status 0XC000000F
Will try Hiren's boot CD
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02-05-2011, 07:41 PM
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re: Can't install windows
it looks mostly hdd problem.........
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02-05-2011, 07:46 PM
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re: Can't install windows
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it looks mostly hdd problem.........
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is there anything i could do plz help me otherwise my frnd would be in big time trouble
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02-05-2011, 07:54 PM
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re: Can't install windows
^^ If it had been a Desktop, you could have opened it and checked if the wires are loose or not. But since it's a laptop, you won't really want to do that.
Your best bet would be to make sure whether HDD's are being detected or not, by going to the BIOS and looking for the HDD's entries. Or by abhinav_sinha's method.
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02-05-2011, 07:59 PM
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re: Can't install windows
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Originally Posted by mohityadavx
is there anything i could do plz help me otherwise my frnd would be in big time trouble
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if the notebook is out of warranty then you can open back cover and just check of the hdd connectors, however little extra care is needed in handling as compared to desktop........... otherwise go to service center ...........
and yes as Vinnet has said first check in the bios if the hdd is detected , and repeat the process 2-3 times as sometimes it would show as detected and sometimes not........
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03-05-2011, 06:53 AM
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re: Can't install windows
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Originally Posted by mohityadavx
Update:-
Getting this on boot screen
File:- / Boot/BCD
Status 0XC000000F
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Do you mean a file or partition. How did you see it via linux or win boot?
Hirens boot cd link- Download Hiren’s BootCD 13.2 | HBCD Fan & Discussion Platform (I am just putting so thet if someone fails to find the download link as I used to sometime back)
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03-05-2011, 09:52 AM
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re: Can't install windows
if BIOS is showing the HDD, then scan the HDD with
HDD Scan 2.8
Test Hard Disk Drive 1.0
both on hirens boot cd
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04-05-2011, 08:03 PM
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re: Can't install windows
Hey guys i did it!!
For future reference to any guy who is having same trouble
My frnd had changed ide to ahci in bios menu ( while changing boot priority he might have accidentaly changed it)so windows was not able to load driver thats all
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04-05-2011, 08:16 PM
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re: Can't install windows
^^ Congo! That was a real simple solution!
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04-05-2011, 09:21 PM
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re: Can't install windows
why the heck he fiddled it for no reason......... and wasted your time....... 
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04-05-2011, 09:34 PM
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re: Can't install windows
^^ Hey.. maybe that's what friends are for... 
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Marty: Hey, Doc, we better back up. We don't have enough road to get up to 88.
Doc Brown: Roads? Where we're going, we don't need, "roads!" :)
──── On the Internet you can be Anything you want. It's Strange that, so many people choose to be Stupid! ────
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04-05-2011, 10:15 PM
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re: Can't install windows
^^^ so very correct.......
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05-05-2011, 07:42 AM
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re: Can't install windows
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^^ Hey.. maybe that's what friends are for... |
Now here is the example that while we go directly to do in a major way (like formatting or anything else) we forget that something minor could exist. Once a friend of mine's lappy stopped copying files saying invalid parameter and I wasted around 40 min then I installed teracopy and done in just 30sec!
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05-05-2011, 07:50 AM
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re: Can't install windows
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Originally Posted by vineet369
^^ Hey.. maybe that's what friends are for... |
no, no, I did not meant to not help.................
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05-05-2011, 08:01 AM
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re: Can't install windows
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Originally Posted by azaad_shri75
no, no, I did not meant to not help.................
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You just wanted to say that "the person asked for help without any wrong motive but incidentally forgetting to show the complete picture." Its alright buddy.
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