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partition signature !=55AA
i have recently formatted my dimension 4700C using wipedrive. i partitioned it as wipedrive said, using fdisk. and when i try to use my windows xp restroe disk, it comes up with "partition signature !=55AA" error. i am at a loss as to what i should do to fix this, please help.
dg1261
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August 6th, 2006 19:00
What do you mean by "formatted"? The term 'format' refers to file systems. Did you wipe the hard disk--ie, remove all formatting? Or did you add partitions and format a file system on those partitions?
If the latter, remove all partitions and start over. If the former, make sure your bios is set to boot from CD, press any key at the "boot from CD" prompt, and let XP create and format your partitions for you.
leevil
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August 7th, 2006 20:00
dg1261
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August 8th, 2006 01:00
leevil
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August 8th, 2006 01:00
how do i go about doing this?
dg1261
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August 8th, 2006 02:00
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994
(BTW, looks like it's a 6-floppy set, not 4-floppy as I mistakenly said earlier.)
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August 8th, 2006 02:00
leevil
How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q310994
Bev.
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August 10th, 2006 00:00