reboot vista and can't find os and hard drive

Posted: 12-14-2008, 02:19 AM

perkyboi

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when i try to boot, i get a message that it can't find the os.

if i put an xp cd in and reboot, i get a message to press any key to boot
from cd.

if i DON'T press any key, it will go to install vista screen, when i click
install a fresh windows, i realise that both my hard drive is gone.

any help would be greatly appreicated.

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Martin Descartes

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Re: reboot vista and can't find os and hard drive

Posted: 12-14-2008, 02:32 AM

perkyboi <perkyboi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>when i try to boot, i get a message that it can't find the os.
>
>if i put an xp cd in and reboot, i get a message to press any key to boot
>from cd.

Why are you putting in an XP cd when you are running Vista??

>if i DON'T press any key, it will go to install vista screen, when i click
>install a fresh windows, i realise that both my hard drive is gone.

If you DON'T press any key, where is it getting the "install vista
screen" from??

>any help would be greatly appreicated.

Back at you.

perkyboi

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Re: reboot vista and can't find os and hard drive

Posted: 12-14-2008, 03:23 AM

"Martin Descartes" wrote:

> perkyboi <perkyboi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >when i try to boot, i get a message that it can't find the os.
> >
> >if i put an xp cd in and reboot, i get a message to press any key to boot
> >from cd.
>
> Why are you putting in an XP cd when you are running Vista??
>
> >if i DON'T press any key, it will go to install vista screen, when i click
> >install a fresh windows, i realise that both my hard drive is gone.
>
> If you DON'T press any key, where is it getting the "install vista
> screen" from??
>
> >any help would be greatly appreicated.
>
> Back at you.

sorry, type wrongly, i mean inserting my vista disc

>

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