Boot Problem: System Partition

[Guest]

Hi all,

I'd been running Vista fine for about a week and a half on a new Dell
Dimension E520 desktop. This morning, I woke up to a System Recovery screen.
I've been unable to get Vista start. When I try to run Startup Repair, I get
the error:

"The partition table does not have a valid System Partition."

Also, when trying to select an operating system to repair, I cannot see
Windows Vista (nor can I find the driver).

Any suggestions would be gratefully accepted.

Thanks.

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Sounds like the hard drive is damaged. You will need to contact Dell as the
system is probably still under warranty and this work will require a
technician unless you are familiar with replacing drives and have recovery
media that came separately on a CD.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org