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i suppose you need to partition the drive first.<br />
use an XP install cd , or bootit-ng : <a href="http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/" rel="ugc">www.terabyteunlimited.com/</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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i suppose you need to partition the drive first.
use an XP install cd , or bootit-ng : www.terabyteunlimited.com/ [http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/]       

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I have an old copy of a Windows 2000 that I can use. &nbsp;However, it does not even load when I put it in and turn on the computer.
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I have an old copy of a Windows 2000 that I can use.  However, it does not even load when I put it in and turn on the computer.

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Hi,<br />
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I have a Sony Laptop that runs with Vista that I wanted to sell. &nbsp;I used KillDisk to wipe the hard drive before selling. &nbsp;However, when I try to load the recovery discs to bring it back to factory settings, it does not load up. &nbsp;I am getting a &quot;Missing Operating System&quot; message.<br />
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The laptop has a partition that houses an on-board recovery tool. &nbsp;When I try to load that and recover from there, it gives me a &quot;Missing C Drive or C Drive is too small&quot;.<br />
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Please advise me on what I need to do to be able to load my Factory Settings back on my laptop.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Chance77
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Hi,

I have a Sony Laptop that runs with Vista that I wanted to sell.  I used KillDisk to wipe the hard drive before selling.  However, when I try to load the recovery discs to bring it back to factory settings, it does not load up.  I am getting a "Missing Operating System" message.

The laptop has a partition that houses an on-board recovery tool.  When I try to load that and recover from there, it gives me a "Missing C Drive or C Drive is too small".

Please advise me on what I need to do to be able to load my Factory Settings back on my laptop.

Thanks,
Chance77

Used KillDisk - Now Recovery Disk Wont Boot Up

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