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• Non-accessible HARD drive is setup installation of Windows XP on my laptop

  Hello

  I have my 144TU Compaq Presario CQ40 (Intel C2D T5800, 160 GB of HDD, 2 GB of RAM).
  I have installed XP using a customized bootable XP to support SATA drivers using nLite.
  I use the same CD custom in this slot the entire post, so the problem of SATA not supported by XP is elimintated.
  I also setup a ubuntu installation I've ever used.
  I had a dual boot on my system with Windows XP Pro and Linux Ubuntu, last week I tried to delete the partitions of Ubuntu from Win XP computer management window. The system got hanged and I did a force close. When the computer reboots, the system hangs after a few minutes on the desktop. After several restarts (force) the OS is not boot at all. When I tried to do a formatting the OS drive and delete the Linux partitions using the XP bootable CD, the installation XP is unable to access the disk hard and don't show any of the logical drives as well as readers of Linux. The box which offers the list of the installed OS and their readers is to give a message that cannot access/mutual HARD drive.
  By mistake, I think I can have deleted the partition that had the top MBR. (I'm sure I didn't want to remove the disk from the operating system. I tried to remove the drive that was on display as unallocated (ubuntu leads usually shows as unallocated)).
  I tried the fixmbr command in the XP Recovery console, but it says that the drive we are trying to access is not available.
  I tried to use a mini Windows XP live CD (Hirens Bootable CD), which had an option to scan the HARD drive and find partitions.
  The HARD disk is scanned and my 2 XP partitions are located. It gives me the possibility to mount the partitions on the XP mini.
  I mounted the partitions and my 2 XP disks are intact. I think that there is a problem when accessing the HARD drive to the start-up level.
  Help, please.

  Thank you
  Gordon

  Ok...

  That's what I did.

  I was much concerned of my HARD drive to my data.

  So I unplugged my laptop HARD drive and carried it on the desk of a friend who had a SATA port.

  Plugged here and thank God it was detected, deleted all partitions and did a full format of the HARD drive.

  Fresh made 3 partitions and plugged the HARD drive into my laptop and installed WinXP which was a success.

  Kind regards

  Gordon

• hard drive missing after installation of windows 7 from vista on hpdv9700

  I had windows 7 installed on my hp Pavilion dv9700 and now the hard drive does not even show up on Device Manager. Wholesale I travel and need the computer for business. I went to the site to fix and it downloaded and was extracted, but did nothing.

  You refer to the cd drive?

  This fix? do you mean the cd MS Fixit?

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us

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• Satellite A200 could not recognize the HARD drive during XP installation

  Hi all
  I need help with my laptop, please...

  My problem is,
  I have a notebook by Satellite A200, and the operating system is Vista, am not satisfied with Vista at all so I bought a Windows XP bootable CD... When I tried to install it it gave me a massage that he could not recognize my hard drive...

  I checked the Web from Toshiba site and downloaded the files from the storage for XP Manager as someone told me it could be the SATA problem and you must apply on your hard disk for XP will see it?

  The question is:
  How much is real?
  How can I install XP on my PC now?
  can I install Storage Manager while I'm on Vista and then install XP?
  I put the Storage Manager on a CD and boot from it?

  am really confused because when I extracted the Storage Manager and view the files I found the setup button and a few other folders, and I do not know what those to use because I don't know what is my hard drive... and any help will be much appreciated

  Thanking you a lot in advance

  Hi abu´s,

  Here´s a suggestion: Please use the search function in the forum because this subject has been discussed about 1000 times!

  Here´s a link to a thread were talking about installing XP on their machines with the need of the SATA drivers. Furthermore, it is important to doesn´t if you have a different machine, the procedure is always the same:

  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=26040

  Cheers and good luck

• After the new installation of hard drive and a reinstall of Windows XP on I: function used Drive, Windows Update

  After the new installation of hard drive and a reinstallation of Windows XP I: Drive, Windows Update continually responds with: "Files required to use Windows Update are longer registered or installed on your computer" by clicking on the option to register or reinstall results by bike to the same error.

  Hi TedWie,

  Windows update no longer works for systems with SP2 or less. To check your systems service pack level, click on Start, run and typeWinver in the Run dialog box. If your system does not already have Windows XP SP3 installed, download and install XP SP3 from the link below. (Ignore warnings about professionals of computing and network facilities).

  Windows XP SP3.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=24

  Windows XP SP2. (According to THE level of SP)

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=28

  Note:
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  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?CC=UK&LC=en&softwareitem=PV-60484-2

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• Have you installed the printer & software driver... will not recognize the installation of the scanner or Nikon camera to download photos... What can I do?

  Have you installed the printer & software driver... will not recognize the installation of the scanner or Nikon camera to download photos... What can I do?

  The duplicate thread information:

  Cannot connect Epson scanner/Nikon camera to printer!

  Hi Carolyn has Culp,

  
  Thanks for asking this question to Microsoft Community!
  
  I understand that your scanner and Nikon camera is not getting recognized in windows vista.

  He would be grateful if you could answer these questions. This will help us to a better way to get a resolution of the issue.
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  2. What is the brand and model of the scanner?
  3. are you an error message or error code?
  4. is that your other USB devices work?
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  Method 1:
  

  Try connecting to another USB port and check if the camera is detected or try to plug the camera on another computer.
  Method 2:
   
  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/en-us
  Method 3:
   
  Remove and reinstall all USB controllers.
  To remove and reinstall all USB controllers, follow these steps:
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  (c) click the Device Manager button.
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  Update a hardware driver that is not working properly: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Update-a-driver-for-hardware-that-isn ' t-work properly
  
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  The problems of scanning: http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-scanning-problems

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  I just bought a WD external hard drive.  I plugged in the USB port and automatically loaded everthing.  I even registered the product.  Then I was told that there was an update to the external hard drive.  I went ahead and put to day and when my computer restarted to him alone is no longer recognizes WD external hard drive.  I had another hard drive that I used where Windows 7 does not recognize it either?  Is it some sort of security setting, I need to adjust on Windows 7 64 bit?  Please notify.

  Check if the hard drive is assigned to a drive letter in disk management.

  Click Start, right click on computer

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• HP pavilion g4-1304au notebookpc - HARD drive is not found during the installation of Windows XP

  name of the product - hp pavilion g4-1304au notebookpc

  product no - #ACJ D4X79PC

  processor - AMD A4 - 3330 X

  During the installation of windows XP, it shows an error that the "mass storage is not recognized.

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  You can follow the instructions in the following document, which allows you to install Windows XP on your laptop.

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• Windows 7 does not recognize the installation discs

  Hello

  I have a problem, and I don't know if there is a solution, but here goes.

  My laptop is a HP DV6-7029WM Windows 7, 64 bit.

  The hard drive was dead, and he was replaced last month.  I sent it to HP.  C is the hard drive, and was originally the recovery on D. Removable media were on E, and when I connected a USB stick or memory card reader it would on F.

  When I came back, hard drive was on C as it was originally, and there was no recovery drive D. D is now my removable media drive. When I put in a USB stick or a memory card reader, which is now on the E drive.

  After I bought this, I put the recovery on a USB key, but I've accidentally thrown out. (My mistake) So I ordered the installation diskettes after that I return my HP PC.  I had 2 DVD system recovery disks and an Application and a recovery DVD Drivery.

  I want to reinstall Windows back to the default settings. I put disc 1 (System Recovery DVD) and close.  I reboot and it goes directly to the office. I hear the whirring disc, but nothing happens.

  I go to the control panel > Recovery > advanced retrieval methods. I click on restart, and it loads files and then says DVD set, which I do. He told me that he does not recognize the installation disc.

  I googled this problem and found a poster on CNET that had the same problem as I do. Also, I can't do a system restore.  My problem is the same as this poster on CNET.  I can read DVDs and CDs.  Those that work very well.

  http://forums.CNET.com/7723-19411_102-568059/Windows-7-installation-disc-not-recognized/

  The files are on the DVD, because I see them.

  I don't know what to do. Should I send my PC back? Can I do to solve this problem?

  Thanks in advance.

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  With recovery disc 1 into the DVD drive, restart the computer and at the beginning of the HP welcome screen, press the ESC key to display a menu of options.

  Select the F9 boot menu option.

  Select the DVD drive on the list of bootable devices, and press the Enter key.

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• Mac lost during the installation of windows

  When installing windows on a MAC, I deleted my partition mac completely and I am now left with windows 7 to my mac book air. Y at - it an option to install mac, I don't mind losing the windows partition

  Hello smarthala,

  Thank you for using communities of Apple Support.

  I see that you deleted by mistake your Mac partition during the installation of Windows. The partition itself deleted or was it the Mac OS that has been erased, leaving an empty partition?

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