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  1. 06 Feb 2012 #1


    Tiggykanga

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    Invalid Partition

    There is a lot on this forum but nothing that answers my problem.

    My Acer Aspire laptop HD died which ran on Vista Home
    (1) I purchased a new drive which I installed and was recognised
    (2) I used my Recovery disks - part way through they hung up so I repeated the process twice more.
    (3) Result was "Invalid Partition"
    (4) I have searched the internet for advice and a fix with no luck because it is assumed that there is a working "Startup" disk which I do not now have?



    I do realise I need a brand new operating system since clearly my original recovery disks are corrupt (otherwise they would not have stalled during installation) however until I can sort out the Invalid Partition I cannot install anyway.

    Can anyone help???

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  2. 06 Feb 2012 #2
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    Re: Invalid Partition

    Hi,

    Do a destructive install, that is wipe the drive first delete the old partitions. Create a new partition & format it. This will reset the drive to one partition & format it as such.

    You will then need to use the recovery disks. If you see an option to format the drive take it & let it run.

    If it fails again, repeat the wipe of the drive & verify it is only one drive & start again. OK?

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  3. 06 Feb 2012 #3


    Tiggykanga

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    Thanks for your help

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