Are you using either the Tecra S3 or Portege M400.
I suspect you are as I receive this error if I do not load the raid driver.
Basically the HDD cannot be seen without this driver.
Check the following for latest Toshiba Vista drivers
http://www.csdsupport.toshiba.com/ta...es&model_id=10
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Many thanks for your assist
"Rick Rogers" wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> Have you checked the system BIOS to see if there is an antivirus detection
> scheme enabled? If it is, Vista setup will not be able to write to the boot
> sector and alter the mbr code.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Tom Solar" <TomSolar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CCE8D212-24F5-467F-B026-5EE9E66AC667@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to uprade from Windows XP Professional SP2 to Windows Vista
> > Business on a Toshiba laptop. I get the following error:
> >
> > ###
> > Windows could not update the computer's boot configuration. Installation
> > cannot proceed.
> > ###
> >
> > I do not want to do a clean install.
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tom
>
>