Laptop is destroyed?

Schmidt1989 · 06-25-2008, 10:31 PM

First off, my laptop was running so slowly it froze every 10 minutes, and I could do anything, even connect to the internet. I think the problem was me changin some automatic applications to disabled, and shutting off a few start up programs. So i take off the battery (the power button and sleepbutton did nothing) and put it back on and start the computer. It wouldnt start at all, something about an error that it couldnt find windows. So i was like, fine, clean reinstall, no big deal. Now I Cannot install Vista Business (which is what it initially had on it) or Vista Home (from my home PC) because it says it could not assign a drive letter to a partition on disk0. The specified partition does not exist on the target disk. The error occured while preparing the partition selected for installation. Error code: 0x80300002.

Any help on how to reinstall or just fix my laptop?

cohen · 06-25-2008, 10:45 PM

are you booting off the disc and trying to install it that way???

Schmidt1989 · 06-26-2008, 01:22 AM

Yes. Since the original post, I have formatted the drive. It is connected properly, but i still have a problem. It wont let me install on the wiped drive because it says windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its installation criteria.

cohen · 06-26-2008, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Schmidt1989

Yes. Since the original post, I have formatted the drive. It is connected properly, but i still have a problem. It wont let me install on the wiped drive because it says windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its installation criteria.

OK, have a look at this - http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/M..._22823670.html - is it the same?

Schmidt1989 · 06-26-2008, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cohen

OK, have a look at this - http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/M..._22823670.html - is it the same?

Im not paying $13 to read that.

cohen · 06-26-2008, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schmidt1989

Im not paying $13 to read that.

Don't worry about it.....

I'll try and think of something else, but i might let someone else help now,

but i'm thinking the drive is starting to die....

sorry

sg1 · 06-26-2008, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schmidt1989

Im not paying $13 to read that.

Use Firefox and scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see the solutions given(bug in their website)

cohen · 06-26-2008, 02:05 AM

oh, well are you trying to partition it?

Schmidt1989 · 06-26-2008, 02:10 AM

No, it trys to do it itself. Should I do it? I can, but what should I set the memory thing to?

cohen · 06-26-2008, 02:37 AM

Just keep the drive as one, don't do any partition, keep it as one, unless vista is trying to partition it so it has a recovery console....

06-25-2008, 10:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Schmidt1989 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25	Laptop is destroyed? First off, my laptop was running so slowly it froze every 10 minutes, and I could do anything, even connect to the internet. I think the problem was me changin some automatic applications to disabled, and shutting off a few start up programs. So i take off the battery (the power button and sleepbutton did nothing) and put it back on and start the computer. It wouldnt start at all, something about an error that it couldnt find windows. So i was like, fine, clean reinstall, no big deal. Now I Cannot install Vista Business (which is what it initially had on it) or Vista Home (from my home PC) because it says it could not assign a drive letter to a partition on disk0. The specified partition does not exist on the target disk. The error occured while preparing the partition selected for installation. Error code: 0x80300002. Any help on how to reinstall or just fix my laptop?

06-25-2008, 10:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 8,361	are you booting off the disc and trying to install it that way??? __________________ Cohen

06-26-2008, 02:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 8,361	oh, well are you trying to partition it? __________________ Cohen

06-26-2008, 02:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 8,361	Just keep the drive as one, don't do any partition, keep it as one, unless vista is trying to partition it so it has a recovery console.... __________________ Cohen

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06-26-2008, 01:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Schmidt1989 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25	Yes. Since the original post, I have formatted the drive. It is connected properly, but i still have a problem. It wont let me install on the wiped drive because it says windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its installation criteria.

06-26-2008, 02:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
Schmidt1989 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25	No, it trys to do it itself. Should I do it? I can, but what should I set the memory thing to?

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