installing windows on a fully defragmented HDD?

#1

Pepzi

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okay so I'v got out my laptop again which has a fully defragmeneted HDD with no partitions on it.
I want it to run Windows again but when i put in my installation disk the setup tells me there's no partitition to install windows to on my HDD.
So can anyone help me with this?

#2

ScrewB

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make a new partition

#3

Pepzi

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Screwballmake a new partition

when I try that through command prompt it tells me there's no HDD located. and the setup also doesn't let me make a new one

[quote=Screwball]make a new partition[/quote]
when I try that through command prompt it tells me there's no HDD located. and the setup also doesn't let me make a new one

#4

mdv

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i had a similar problem. the windows installer sometimes sees the partitions differently, especially if you use secondary and logical partitions. i recommend formatting the drive with the built in thing in the begionning of the installation. basicly when the installation starts, oyu delete every partition, and create new ones.

#5

Pepzi

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mdvi had a similar problem. the windows installer sometimes sees the partitions differently, especially if you use secondary and logical partitions. i recommend formatting the drive with the built in thing in the begionning of the installation. basicly when the installation starts, oyu delete every partition, and create new ones.

I tried that but now it doesn't let me make new partitions...

oh and when I use the command "list disk" it tells me there are no fixed disks to show

[quote=mdv]i had a similar problem. the windows installer sometimes sees the partitions differently, especially if you use secondary and logical partitions. i recommend formatting the drive with the built in thing in the begionning of the installation. basicly when the installation starts, oyu delete every partition, and create new ones.[/quote]

I tried that but now it doesn't let me make new partitions...

oh and when I use the command "list disk" it tells me there are no fixed disks to show

#6

Setsul

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"fully defragmeneted HDD with no partitions on it"
I don't think defragmented means what you think it means.

Try creating a partition with a bootable partition manager.

"fully defragmeneted HDD with no partitions on it"
I don't think defragmented means what you think it means.

Try creating a partition with a bootable partition manager.

#7

deetr

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#8

Pepzi

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deetrhttp://www.ultimatebootcd.com/Setsul"fully defragmeneted HDD with no partitions on it"
I don't think defragmented means what you think it means.

Try creating a partition with a bootable partition manager.

thanks I will try that!

[quote=deetr]http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/[/quote]
[quote=Setsul]"fully defragmeneted HDD with no partitions on it"
I don't think defragmented means what you think it means.

Try creating a partition with a bootable partition manager.[/quote]
thanks I will try that!