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Windows Vista Home Basic 32 bit.
Dell inspiron 1720
After experiencing some internet connection problems, low connection, no connection, server busy etc... I thought I might have a virus, but I checked the system several times and no virus was found, I figured that vista was yet again being tempremental and I decided to just re install vista and clean my computer out. I did not format the OS primary before re installing vista. I got to the last stage in the installation (completing installation) and then the computer just hangs, switches to a black screen and shows the pointer. SO I shut it down and tried again this time formatting the drive, same black screen, and again, and again, and once more. All the same. Tried in safe mode, and it freezes whilst loading windows files, tried normal boot. Tried a recorvery download, didnt work all operations just stop and its dead end. At my last resort I thought i could install XP then upgrade using the vista installation disk to vista. XP doesnt seem to recognise the HDD. After researching I found some people with similar problems found it was a error with there HDD stopping them from installing operating systems. What should I do? Do I need a new HDD, a new copy of vista, RC of windows 7? NEEEDDD HEELP i'm getting really pi$$ed off......
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 bit.
Dell inspiron 1720
After experiencing some internet connection problems, low connection, no connection, server busy etc... I thought I might have a virus, but I checked the system several times and no virus was found, I figured that vista was yet again being tempremental and I decided to just re install vista and clean my computer out. I did not format the OS primary before re installing vista. I got to the last stage in the installation (completing installation) and then the computer just hangs, switches to a black screen and shows the pointer. SO I shut it down and tried again this time formatting the drive, same black screen, and again, and again, and once more. All the same. Tried in safe mode, and it freezes whilst loading windows files, tried normal boot. Tried a recorvery download, didnt work all operations just stop and its dead end. At my last resort I thought i could install XP then upgrade using the vista installation disk to vista. XP doesnt seem to recognise the HDD. After researching I found some people with similar problems found it was a error with there HDD stopping them from installing operating systems. What should I do? Do I need a new HDD, a new copy of vista, RC of windows 7? NEEEDDD HEELP i'm getting really pi$$ed off......