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vista won't install after a new hard drive install

Started by chrisvee55 , Jan 09 2012 11:15 PM

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chrisvee55

Posted 09 January 2012 - 11:15 PM

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I have a dell 1545 laptop and I just had a new hard drive installed and now I can't get windows vista to install, I have the CD but it stops before the installation is complete

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phillpower2

Posted 10 January 2012 - 02:26 PM

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Hi chrisvee55
Did you format and partition the HDD before attempting to install Vista and what type of Vista disk do you have, a full retail or OEM type?
See http://windows.micro...isks-and-drives for details on how to format and partition your HDD.