hp recovery manager

Yes, you should have removed the removable device.

volume 1 should be the biggest (102gb) it should say NTFS and it should be marked as active (system ).

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Is it not attached? IF it is, unplug it. Otherwise, yes delete it.

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um i dunno wat it is? lol
i got no usbs or nefing connectin to my laptop atm.
volume 1: ltf f label: fs: type: removable size: 0b status : no media
it says diskpart cannot delete volumes on removable media
 

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Not sure what that is.

Is Volume 2 (102gb) NTFS active ? It must be the active (system ) partition

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The star means it is the partition that is currently selected.

type this DISKPART>ACTIVE then press enter
 

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umm ok says marked the current partition as active and wen i type LIST VOLUME its still got star nxt to volume 2 but still nuffin bout active? none of em says nefing bout active.
what to do now? o_O
 
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eya i needa go out for dinner atm >< so just mayb type a post on wat i shud do nxt cuz i dunno wats goin on about this active system and stuff lol. like wat am i meant to do if i do see a active system etc...
and wat another solution is, cuz wen i come bak u'll prob be gone lol
 

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Hi,

The partitions should now be the right size and format and the correct one set to active for HP recovery discs to work.

Unless the recovery discs are corrupt, of course.

I would run checkdisk, boot to command X:\sources>chkdsk /f

and press enter.

Then try HP discs one more time. If they are corrupted and it doesn't work, you have no choice except to get hold of a Vista dvd any way you can, and use the product key you have.

You may need to ring the machine manufacturer to activate, so format all the partitions when you get to step 10 in the tutorial, creating a new one to install Vista on.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-vista.html

Hope it helps

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Hi chikara,

Your recovery partition and recovery discs seem to have been faulty.

You could get hold of an M$ dvd, activate with your product key (may need to phone Compaq to activate ) and then download any additional drivers you need.

However, it would be much easier for you to contact your local HP/Compaq support, and ask them to send another set of recovery discs.

I believe HP send them free - maybe Compaq does as well ( maybe a small handling charge).

Try this link, select your country and you should find out how to get support.

Compaq US - Presario Notebook and Laptop PCs, Desktop Computers and Accessories.

Hope it helps

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    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
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    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
mm i was able to find a friend who had vista disc luckerly :D :) im ganna get it 2morro fingers crossd he remembers, and i'll try use the windows environment thingy
 

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ey siw2 i was able to reformatt my computer back to vista wit the original disc. thx so much for all ur time, effort and patience in helping me, im really grateful :)
just one last question, my computer as u noe is a compaq presario c700, but on the compaq site ders alot of model numbers, and mine doesnt seem to have one... just says c700 ><
edit: i've also tried dling quite alot of the drivers, and i dunt seem to be able to get my wireless workin T_T
 
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Hi chikara,

Glad you managed to use the borrowed dvd to reinstall Vista.

Did it activate OK? To see if it activated, press the Windows and pause/break keys together - the System window opens, wait a few seconds and you can see if it is activated.

If you d/l SIW Standalone free edition from here, copy it to a usb or cd and get it onto your machine.

http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html

SIWDL2009-02-19_150345.jpg

Right click siw.exe and run as Admin. Then you can find the exact model of your Network card. You then know what to look for on the Acer site, or google for the Vista drivers for it.

SIW2009-02-19_145808.jpg

Hope it helps

SIW2
 

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    Intel E8400
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    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
ey ye thx man, ur the best :) well i think thats all my problems fixed thx to u pal :D
wish u all the best this yr man, and may good prosperity and wealth come ur way :)
 

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