Vista Home Basic ....

g4m3rof1337 · 05-18-2007, 04:55 AM

I made three partitions with gparted.
Vista now notices the three partitions. I went to click the 80gb partition for it.
And this appears.

''Windows is unable to find a system volume that its criteria for installation.''

All three formats are NTFS.

What do I do?

Thanks

PC eye · 05-18-2007, 05:01 AM

GParted creates the NTFS type of partitions as well as Linux, Fat, and others but you still have to format the partition afterwards to make it usable. That's right! Now you go into the "Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management>Storage" and open that to see the Disk Management tool found there to right click and perform a full format on each. Or you can boot with the Vista install disk and use the format option there. Where it says "Install Now" look down for the repair and other options which now include the option to format existing partitions.

g4m3rof1337 · 05-18-2007, 05:10 AM

So clicking the repair button on the vista installation will fix my problems?

Thanks

PC eye · 05-18-2007, 06:28 AM

By booting with the installation disk you simply drop down to the repair options button instead of clicking on the install now to bring up another screen for different options there. This is one improvement seen in Vista for creating, deleting, and now formatting and resizing partitions as well. The trip into the Control Panel makes it easier to perform a full format along with later assigning the drive letter for each partition while you are still in there. That's one to consider there. The boot from disk option is handy if your drive needs a reformat at some point.

05-18-2007, 04:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
g4m3rof1337 Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,807	Vista Home Basic .... I made three partitions with gparted. Vista now notices the three partitions. I went to click the 80gb partition for it. And this appears. ''Windows is unable to find a system volume that its criteria for installation.'' All three formats are NTFS. What do I do? Thanks __________________ Desktop/Laptop nForce 750i SLI FTW E8400 @ 4.05GHz Water Cooled/ T8100 @ 2.10GHz Two XFX 512MB 8800GT's with Accelero S1's / Two 512MB 8600GT's RaidMax 700Watt OCZ 4GB/ 2GB WD 500GB,200GB,80GB/ 320GB Sceptre 20.1'' or 32'' Sharp Aquos HD LCD/ 17'' Widescreen G15, MX518/ 4 Harmon/Kardon Speakers w/ Sub. CM Stacker 810

05-18-2007, 05:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,699	GParted creates the NTFS type of partitions as well as Linux, Fat, and others but you still have to format the partition afterwards to make it usable. That's right! Now you go into the "Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management>Storage" and open that to see the Disk Management tool found there to right click and perform a full format on each. Or you can boot with the Vista install disk and use the format option there. Where it says "Install Now" look down for the repair and other options which now include the option to format existing partitions. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

05-18-2007, 05:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
g4m3rof1337 Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,807	So clicking the repair button on the vista installation will fix my problems? Thanks __________________ Desktop/Laptop nForce 750i SLI FTW E8400 @ 4.05GHz Water Cooled/ T8100 @ 2.10GHz Two XFX 512MB 8800GT's with Accelero S1's / Two 512MB 8600GT's RaidMax 700Watt OCZ 4GB/ 2GB WD 500GB,200GB,80GB/ 320GB Sceptre 20.1'' or 32'' Sharp Aquos HD LCD/ 17'' Widescreen G15, MX518/ 4 Harmon/Kardon Speakers w/ Sub. CM Stacker 810

05-18-2007, 06:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,699	By booting with the installation disk you simply drop down to the repair options button instead of clicking on the install now to bring up another screen for different options there. This is one improvement seen in Vista for creating, deleting, and now formatting and resizing partitions as well. The trip into the Control Panel makes it easier to perform a full format along with later assigning the drive letter for each partition while you are still in there. That's one to consider there. The boot from disk option is handy if your drive needs a reformat at some point. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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