re: Windows will not start
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 6:57 am
Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Aidan Jenkins
(34 messages posted)
Thank you for your help, but I don't think it's an issue with the cables or with
the BIOS. Like I said, it was working fine up until recently. I think this is a software
issue because I have since formatted the partition using GPartEd and installed Windows
7 which is working fine.
However, Windows Vista will not run, I have tried re-installing
it but it will not start up.
Once I formatted the partition which Windows was installed on, the startup discs
worked again and I was able to initiate setup.
I do not know why Windows Vista will not work while Windows 7 will, but my dad is
itching to get Windows Vista back...
(BTW, it is a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li 2727 notebook)
On Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 6:27 am, Charlie Hadden wrote:
>Also if you are not using a SATA drive nut an older PATA (IDE) then it could be
a
>simple as a jumper setting. If they are both on the same cable, set the selection
>jumper for 'cable select'. Does the drive show up ok in the POST (the black DOS
screen
>at the beginning)? The drive is very likely to be good. You could try a drive diagnostic
>that you can D/L from the drives web site. I seldom see drive problems in my shop.
>Even ones that others have claimed DEAD. I still use a couple around here that have
>been diagnosed as DEAD, years ago. Get the facts before you toss the drive out!
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