Error message"no valid system partion found"

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Guest

I am tryiong to reinstall windows xp on my dell 4550 with the instalation cd,
and as soon as it begins I get "setup cannot continue-no valid system
partions found. It appears I only have one partion, the c drive. Please advise
 
G

Guest

You must be missing a primary partition on the drive,go to the drives mfg
web site,download the DOS utility,usually put on a floppy drive,then boot to
floppy,format the drive.
 
R

Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers

Hi Jeffrey,

Have you checked the drive integrity yet? It may have failed. This is best
done with a drive diagnostic utility from the drive manufacturer.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 

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