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"Earle Horton" <earleh_nospam_@live.com> wrote in message news:... > Run Setup repair mode, start up a command prompt, and see if there is an > option to "fixmbr" or something like that. This command prompt doesn't > have as many commands as XP Recovery Console, but there are a few useful > ones. Then you may have to repartition the drive, even though you have > reformatted it. As they say, there may be a low level Vista x64 driver or > boot block left on the system. It is also possible that the x64 partition > which you formatted is the wrong "type" to install x86. I am thinking > that you need to delete a partition, create a new one, and then format it > in x86 Setup. You may also have to mark the desired boot partition as > active. There is a program "bootsect" in the "boot" directory of the > install DVD, which installs the Vista Boot Manager, also something called > "bcdedit" which you may have to get involved with. These are documented > more fully in TechNet http://technet.microsoft.com. > > Good luck, > > Earle > > "Spirit" <> wrote in message > news:%... > I am still thinking a low level driver left on system. > > "Jan  " <> wrote in message> news:... >> Hi Spirit, yes, I have tried both drives, they are separate drives not >> partitions. I have seen this happen before with another user, and they >> had a >> very long and difficult time trying to reinstall. I don't see why it is >> so >> difficult to reinstall Vista on a drive that it has been installed on >> before >> if the drive has a) been deleted and b) reformatted. There is not reason >> I >> can think of that should prevent the installation for seeing my drives >> as >> having the sufficient criteria for installation. That is what is the >> problem, and I have never seen this before, and I have done a lot of >> reinstalls during the Vista beta. And yes, I have done a test on the >> drives >> and they test fine. >> >> Jan >> >> "Spirit" <> wrote in message >> news:%... >> Since you mentioned "Drives" have you tried only with the 2nd one now >> as the primary? In fact leave the primary now out of the machine until >> OS is installed..... I am thinking the 64 bit might leave a low level >> driver >> on machine. >> >> Might need to contact Driver Maker and/or Microsoft. >> >> "Jan " <no lid> wrote in message>> news:... >>>I had Vista Ultimate x64 installed on my machines, and wanted to install >>>the >>> x86. But, when I tried to install the x86 after deleting the x64 >>> version, >>> I >>> now get an error that says that "Windows is unable to find a system >>> volume >>> that meets its criteria for installation." I have reformatted the drive >>> and >>> all else that I can think of, but, it it continues to throw the error >>> message. What should I do? I am sure that my system and hardware is >>> sufficient to handle the Vista install, and I am trying to install to >>> the >>> same drive that I had the other installed to: >>> Processor >>> 2.00 gigahertz AMD 64 Opteron's (2 installed) >>> Main Circuit Board >>> Tyan Tiger K8WE >>> Memory Modules >>> 2 GB RAM >>> >>> I don't understand what the problem is and I hope someone here can help. >>> >>> Jan >>> >> > > |
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