Vista - Serious Vista Error

clueless11 · 01-09-2009

Hi All

I have been using Windows XP for a while, recently i tried to install a clean version of Vista. All goes well until after I enter the product key. It comes to a screen where i must select a drive for partitioning. However it will not let me and I really have no clue why. I recieve the error below!

"windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its criteria for installation"

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks in advance for any help

P.S I really am an amateur on PC's so please help with easy to follow step by step instructions if possible :-p

01-09-2009

Rick Rogers wrote:

Quote:

> Hi,
>
> I can think of two possible issues:
>
> 1) You need a sata driver from the motherboard manufacturer.
>
> 2) You have a hardware raid setup in the system bios and need an
> appropriate driver.
>
> The more likely answer is (1), and what it means is that there is no
> native driver in Vista for the hardware you are installing on.
>

Is there a partition on the drive? Did you try a quick format, although
you should not need to? Check the Disk options to see if you need to
designate something.

Clark

clueless11 · 01-10-2009

Thanks for the reply

Yes I installed Vista Correctly, but then repeated the installation to see if I could free up space on my hard drive, when i came to the option of partitioning again I formatted the drive I previously used, which caused the error (previous message).

I hope my explanation makes sense :-s

If your suggestion is your preferred method of chouce, what steps do you think I could take to see if it works?

Thanks again

01-09-2009	#1 (permalink)
clueless11 Vista home basic 3 posts	Serious Vista Error Hi All I have been using Windows XP for a while, recently i tried to install a clean version of Vista. All goes well until after I enter the product key. It comes to a screen where i must select a drive for partitioning. However it will not let me and I really have no clue why. I recieve the error below! "windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its criteria for installation" Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help P.S I really am an amateur on PC's so please help with easy to follow step by step instructions if possible :-p
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01-09-2009	#2 (permalink)
Clark n/a posts	Re: Serious Vista Error Rick Rogers wrote: Quote: > Hi, > > I can think of two possible issues: > > 1) You need a sata driver from the motherboard manufacturer. > > 2) You have a hardware raid setup in the system bios and need an > appropriate driver. > > The more likely answer is (1), and what it means is that there is no > native driver in Vista for the hardware you are installing on. > Is there a partition on the drive? Did you try a quick format, although you should not need to? Check the Disk options to see if you need to designate something. Clark
My System Specs

01-10-2009	#3 (permalink)
clueless11 Vista home basic 3 posts	Re: Serious Vista Error Thanks for the reply Yes I installed Vista Correctly, but then repeated the installation to see if I could free up space on my hard drive, when i came to the option of partitioning again I formatted the drive I previously used, which caused the error (previous message). I hope my explanation makes sense :-s If your suggestion is your preferred method of chouce, what steps do you think I could take to see if it works? Thanks again
My System Specs

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