factory system reset, maestro partition problem

Ok so i have an HP a1730n desktop. I was having all sorts of little problems with it so i decided to use the factory disks to reset the computer back to ground zero.

Now the problem is after going through both disk 1 and 2, it moves on to a dos screen that says:

Administrator: x:\windows\ system32\mcd.exe (at the top of the screen)

below it sas that

volume 5 is slelected volume.
deskpart marked the current partition as active.
leaving kiskpart...
x:\MAESTRO_TMP>

PLEASE HELP. I CANT GET VISTA TO LOAD.. I'VE BEEN DEALIGN WITH THIS FOR SEVERAL HOURS NOW.. PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP?



EDIT:

30 MIN LATERISH - Ok so i decided to try one more thing. I had already removed my newer vid card; so since nothing else was working i unpluged my internal 1tb hard drive, which i had installed a few months ago. needless to say it worked. i hope this in some way might help someone else out too.

my only thought now is: how can i have my new 1tb hard drive and new vid card installed and be able to make all of this work the way it was supposed to in the first place? any thoughts??????????

JoryLee,

Do you have any data you need? A fresh install would be ideal here. You should get an installation DVD and install the OS on a fresh HD.

Let us know if you need help with this...

Good luck,
Ben

Neverhavemoney said:

JoryLee,

Do you have any data you need? A fresh install would be ideal here. You should get an installation DVD and install the OS on a fresh HD.

Let us know if you need help with this...

Good luck,
Ben

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So i think i fixed the problem and this is what happend:

I had installed an aftermarket vid-card and an after market 1tb secondary hard drive.

After unpluging them both i was able to finish and then add them after the fact. just thought people would want to know. Thanks.:huh:

You might want to get the drivers and install these after you plug the hardware in.
Also, make sure the computer is off when installing these.

Glad to hear things are working for you,
Ben

JoryLee said:

Neverhavemoney said:

JoryLee,

Do you have any data you need? A fresh install would be ideal here. You should get an installation DVD and install the OS on a fresh HD.

Let us know if you need help with this...

Good luck,
Ben

Click to expand...

So i think i fixed the problem and this is what happend:

I had installed an aftermarket vid-card and an after market 1tb secondary hard drive.

After unpluging them both i was able to finish and then add them after the fact. just thought people would want to know. Thanks.:huh:

Click to expand...