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petesar

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hiya all i have been running windows vista for ages now and wanted to wipe my hard drive clean as had some software problems so i used wipedrive which i bought online as was told this was the best software to completely remove everything from hard drive and when i went to install windows vista it works fine up until the part where it says finalizing installation and i get a error saying boot mgr not found and the installation stops i have tried everything i can think of but still cant get it working
 
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System One

  • Motherboard
    gigabyte ga-73pv-s2h
    Memory
    4 gigs ddr2
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 8600 gt
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi gamer
    Hard Drives
    2 maxtor 500 gigs
    Keyboard
    logitech g15
    Mouse
    logitech mx1000 laser
Hello petesar, and welcome.

This sounds like it could be a bad CD. Try borrowing one from a friend or something and see if you get the same error.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
Do you have any other hard drives, usb drives, usb thumb drives, firewire drives, SD flash cards, or floppy disks: inserted, plugged in, or attached other than the hard drive you are booting from? If you have anything else, other than the hard drive you are installing to, your bios could be telling the system to boot from the other device. I had the exact same thing happen when I was installing to a pata drive and had another sata drive plugged in, and also when I forgot and left a usb thumb drive plugged in. Also be sure you format your drive when you get to the point in the installation where you pick the drive or partition to install it on. Its under the link marked advanced or something like that.
 

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ddeen said:
Do you have any other hard drives, usb drives, usb thumb drives, firewire drives, SD flash cards, or floppy disks: inserted, plugged in, or attached other than the hard drive you are booting from? If you have anything else, other than the hard drive you are installing to, your bios could be telling the system to boot from the other device. I had the exact same thing happen when I was installing to a pata drive and had another sata drive plugged in, and also when I forgot and left a usb thumb drive plugged in. Also be sure you format your drive when you get to the point in the installation where you pick the drive or partition to install it on. Its under the link marked advanced or something like that.
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While that is a possibility, I find it unlikely. If it were trying to boot off something else, either it would, or it wouldn't. It would not cause it to slow and freeze like that. More likely it is another problem entirely.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
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