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I haven't downloaded any dvd. I have a proper vista disc with the reg no on the back of the acer. The only thing I have downloaded is the sata driver to a usb flash......


As I have lost count of the number of times I have tried to re install vista I tried a couple of new ideas - changed the bios sata to read ide - that did not work.
I also added a new partition and tried to get vista to install to that. The partition appeared correctly as Disc O - it then found the sata drive thought about it for ages -
then told me it could not install the drive and to go to the manufacturer site for an updated one - which is where I obtained the drive in the first place...
 
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smokeyone said:
Click "C"
Click okay
and nothing happens
Click to expand...

Maybe I am being a little harsh but do you do left click on C and then button "NEXT"....

Or maybe and just maybe you need to actually boot from Vista DVD to do clean install.
But for this purpose boot normally into vista, than put your installation DVD in CD/DVD-rom drive and tell us what do you get?
 

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  • CPU
    Q6600
    Motherboard
    MSI P36 NEO2
    Memory
    4GB 5-5-5-12
    Graphics Card(s)
    8800GTS 512Mb Overclocked
    Sound Card
    5.1 surround sound
    Hard Drives
    500Gb Samsung SATAII XP
    500GB Samsung SATAII
    PSU
    1000W CoolerMaster power supply
    Case
    CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 case
    Cooling
    120mm ThermalTake Big Typhoon CPU cooler, 3 x 120mm exhaust
    Keyboard
    Wireless Keyboard and mouse 3000
    Other Info
    1TB WD My Book Office edition external drive x 2, Dual layer LG DVD-Rom burner,
    15 in 1 card reader
    Triple boot: XP, Vista Ultimate 64 and Windows 7 Ultimate 64
All my fun and games was from the vista dvd - trying to do a clean install...

Going throught the installation - time & currency etc
then
Where do you want to install windows
Empty box
click load driver
click browse
click on Acer C
click okay
but now we have an intel driver highlighted ICH8M E/M SATA AHCI
click next
screen goes back to empty box
but if I try enough times with rescan/browse/load driver mixed in
I get the outdated driver message

Can I go out and buy a laptop ide hd...........
 

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I said at the very beginning that it was a used acer with loads of junk files and that it runs very slowly. I shouldn't have this problem installing vista on a laptop - should I....I installed vista on a desktop with no troubles but expect that was with a ide hdd.
 

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Hi smokeyone

As you can get to the desktop go to Acer eRecovery, start the program.

1) make your eRecovery DVD's.

2) Then in the program you will find eRecovery reinstall.
 

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Acer Assist

messages
Acer Assist
EPI LICENSE
EXPAT LICENSE
Launcher
PCRE LICENSE
uninstall

Default Programmes is really windows

Control Panel Programmes Default Programmes

Set your default programmes
Associate a file type or protocol with a programme
Change auto play settings
Set programme access and computer details
 

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Smokeyone-
I've installed vista to a desktop SATA drive many times, (and on dated hardware to boot!).
I can assume you are currently running windows xp? Or are you trying to replace vista with vista?
Vista will not allow you to play with hard drives unless it has booted from the DVD.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Pentium 4 @ 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel D915PCY
    Memory
    Transcend Axe-RAM 2gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATi Radeon HD 4670 Superclocked
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy SE
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway HD 1900
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 120gb BEVS series 2.5" Mobile Drive
    PSU
    Xtreme Gamer 500W
    Case
    NZXT Hush
    Cooling
    Stock Intel
    Keyboard
    Logitech S510 Combo
    Mouse
    Logitech S510 Combo
Even windows cannot find e recoverery so I am assuming it's been deleted sometime in the past. E recovery is listed under empowering technology but the actual file has gone.

For the other forum member that tried to assist - it's a vista acer laptop and all I wish to do is a fresh clean instal - I have a vista disk and have found the sata drivers
but just waist time going around in circles as vista refuses to load them and still says no drive or that the drivers are outdated...........
 

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