I have wiped inadverntly windows xp from my hard drive of pavilion laptop

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  Use Windows 8.1 media tool on another PC to prepare Windows 8.1 with updated installation media 1:

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  I just downloaded drivers from the Dell website in support of xp

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  Thank you for writing to Microsoft Communities.

  Until we start troubleshooting on this issue please provides us with additional information by answering a few questions below, this will help us better solutions to the problems.

  1. What is the exact model of your computer?

  2. what exactly happens when you try to play sounds on the computer?

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  You can run a Checkdisk to see if there are drive errors that can cause this problem.

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  Method 2:

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  What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista?

  Hope this information is useful.

• Cannot install Windows 7 on new hard drive, it says that it cannot parition it nor did he have any predefined partition.

  Original title: I am replacing a hard drive in a laptop Toshiba L670 with a seagate ssd.

  I am replacing a hard drive in a laptop Toshiba L670 with a seagate ssd. . The hard drive was dead, so I have to load windows from a flash drive. I am trying to load windows 7 on the new drive, but the software does not recognize.  It is said that he can not parition it nor did he have any predefined partition. Anyone out there have any suggestions? When I try to find a driver there doesn't seem to be all for this issue. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Scott

  Hi Scott,.

  The cause of this issue with all of the troubleshooting steps to resolve this problem, are suggested in the link mentioned below. Please refer to him and check if it helps.

  You cannot select or format a disk partition hard when you try to install Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/927520/en-us

  CHKDSK WARNING: Running chkdsk on the drive if bad sectors are found on the disk hard when chkdsk attempts to repair this area if all available on which data can be lost.

  If you receive errors that your Windows 7 is not genuine, please turn it on.

  Activate Windows on this computer

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows/activate-Windows#1TC=Windows-7

  Hope that the information provided is useful. If the problem persists, please answer and we will be happy to help you.

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