Computer laptop Gateway does not load windows Vista, reads configuration data read error: System.

OK a friend knows me to fix his laptop. Apparently what she was experiencing major problems, so he erased the disc and tried to reinstall Win Vista from disk. Will not work. I can get to where you can choose a partition to install the operating system to, and it says: Windows cannot find a system volume that meets its criteria for installation. My friend says he has just tried, form disassemble the computer an audit of all the parties to try ALL the different options during installation, as well as the options for the BIOS. Any ideas people? Here are the approximate specifications, because the owner has not been able to get the computer working for awhile:
4 GHz, 4 GB RAM computer Gateway laptop, 2006, Phoenix TrustedCore, and a string of other interesting info that appears on the first screen of the error:

9D.03 BIOS version

632K RAM passed system
3966M extended RAM passed
1024 KB of L2 Cache
System BIOS with a shadow
Video BIOS with a shadow
ATAPI CD-ROM: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7563 has
Fixed disk 0: WDC WD2500BEVS-26VATO
Initialized the mouse
Updated System Configuration data
ERROR
System Configuration data read error.

I'm not very tech savy and I'm not the owner of the PC, so I don't know all about it so go easy on me :).

If your friend tried to reinstall Windows by using the defined gateway recovery disc (and this is the best way) and this recovery fails, the laptop has hardware problems. Disassemble laptops is a fickle business at best and while it sounds like the hardware problems started before your friend did this, it may have put the nails in the coffin of the laptop to take apart.

At this point, you can try troubleshooting hardware or your friend can take the laptop to a competent professional (not a type of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad of the place). However, if the laptop has had hard use, your friend must remember that a cell of 4 years with major hardware problems probably won't be cost effective to repair.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

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