Error message"no valid system partion found"

[jeffrey]

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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
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jeffrey800

 

[Guest]

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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.

"jeffrey" wrote:

> 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
> --
> jeffrey800

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

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
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"jeffrey" <jeffrey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:268AABA9-937F-4833-9C75-A452981780F7@microsoft.com...
>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
> --
> jeffrey800