The alternative is to download a free recovery disk image and burn it
to cd . I believe it gives the same startup repair options as the MS
dvd. (When you find your MS dvd , use isorecorder to make a bootable
back-up copy)

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/14...very-disc.html

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/91...up-repair.html

'ISO Recorder v3' (http://alexfeinman.brinkster.net/Vista.htm)

Your XP disk won't be able to do this.


Hope that helps

SIW2


Arrrgh! I just cant win. Downloaded the Bit Torrent file and no one else out
there currently has it for upload so there are no sources to get it from.
It's still searching...

Arrrgh! I just cant win. Downloaded the Bit Torrent file and no one else out
there currently has it for upload so there are no sources to get it from.
It's still searching...


Hah! it found 1 source. Downloading now.

I'm running the Windows Repair utility and it wants to know what OS I have
nstalled that it shoudl fix and no Operating systems are listed in the
window. It says to insert a disk with the drivers for the hard drives so it
can load the hard drives to look for OSs. Any idea how I can get drivers for
the hard drives onto a disk? I have no idea where the drivers are located nor
how to get them onto a disk.

Odd that it would list the drives found as being the floppy, both CD/DVDs
and my external 1T USB drive but it does not see the scsi drive.

I tried just hitting next to bypass that requestor and have it fix it anyway
.. When I do it allows me to fix the problem but it says it needs to reboot
and when i do its just an endless loop. It never fixes it.

"david manvell" wrote:

I'm running the Windows Repair utility and it wants to know what OS I have
nstalled that it shoudl fix and no Operating systems are listed in the
window. It says to insert a disk with the drivers for the hard drives so it
can load the hard drives to look for OSs. Any idea how I can get drivers for
the hard drives onto a disk? I have no idea where the drivers are located nor
how to get them onto a disk.

Odd that it would list the drives found as being the floppy, both CD/DVDs
and my external 1T USB drive but it does not see the scsi drive.

I tried just hitting next to bypass that requestor and have it fix it anyway
. When I do it allows me to fix the problem but it says it needs to reboot
and when i do its just an endless loop. It never fixes it.


OK I found the driver on Dell's website and after several more reboots and
fixes it is working now. I can now boot up totally from the J: drive and
remove the old hard drive completely.

Thanks for everyone's help.

david manvell;860385 Wrote:
"david manvell" wrote:

I'm running the Windows Repair utility and it wants to know what OS I
have
nstalled that it shoudl fix and no Operating systems are listed in
the
window. It says to insert a disk with the drivers for the hard drives
so it
can load the hard drives to look for OSs. Any idea how I can get
drivers for
the hard drives onto a disk? I have no idea where the drivers are
located nor
how to get them onto a disk.

Odd that it would list the drives found as being the floppy, both
CD/DVDs
and my external 1T USB drive but it does not see the scsi drive.

I tried just hitting next to bypass that requestor and have it fix it
anyway
. When I do it allows me to fix the problem but it says it needs to
reboot
and when i do its just an endless loop. It never fixes it.
OK I found the driver on Dell's website and after several more
reboots and
fixes it is working now. I can now boot up totally from the J: drive
and
remove the old hard drive completely.

Thanks for everyone's help.


Hi David,

Glad your persistence paid off and it worked out for you.

SIW2


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SIW2

SIW2;860671 Wrote:
david manvell;860385 Wrote:
"david manvell" wrote:

I'm running the Windows Repair utility and it wants to know what OS I
have
nstalled that it shoudl fix and no Operating systems are listed in
the
window. It says to insert a disk with the drivers for the hard drives
so it
can load the hard drives to look for OSs. Any idea how I can get
drivers for
the hard drives onto a disk? I have no idea where the drivers are
located nor
how to get them onto a disk.

Odd that it would list the drives found as being the floppy, both
CD/DVDs
and my external 1T USB drive but it does not see the scsi drive.

I tried just hitting next to bypass that requestor and have it fix it
anyway
. When I do it allows me to fix the problem but it says it needs to
reboot
and when i do its just an endless loop. It never fixes it. OK I found the driver on Dell's website and after several more
reboots and
fixes it is working now. I can now boot up totally from the J:
drive and
remove the old hard drive completely.

Thanks for everyone's help.


Hi David,

Glad your persistence paid off and it worked out for you.

SIW2

Hello David,

Might help others in the future if you could let me have a little info.

You say you got the hd drivers from DELL.

Did you have a Dell desktop that came with XP preinstalled and a
product key stickered on the side ?

Then when you got the "upgrade" dvd, did you get it from Microsoft and
did they give you a different product key ?

Thanks

SIW2


--
SIW2

"SIW2" wrote:


SIW2;860671 Wrote:
david manvell;860385 Wrote:
"david manvell" wrote:

I'm running the Windows Repair utility and it wants to know what OS I
have
nstalled that it shoudl fix and no Operating systems are listed in
the
window. It says to insert a disk with the drivers for the hard drives
so it
can load the hard drives to look for OSs. Any idea how I can get
drivers for
the hard drives onto a disk? I have no idea where the drivers are
located nor
how to get them onto a disk.

Odd that it would list the drives found as being the floppy, both
CD/DVDs
and my external 1T USB drive but it does not see the scsi drive.

I tried just hitting next to bypass that requestor and have it fix it
anyway
. When I do it allows me to fix the problem but it says it needs to
reboot
and when i do its just an endless loop. It never fixes it. OK I found the driver on Dell's website and after several more
reboots and
fixes it is working now. I can now boot up totally from the J:
drive and
remove the old hard drive completely.

Thanks for everyone's help.


Hi David,

Glad your persistence paid off and it worked out for you.

SIW2

Hello David,

Might help others in the future if you could let me have a little info.

You say you got the hd drivers from DELL.

Did you have a Dell desktop that came with XP preinstalled and a
product key stickered on the side ?

Then when you got the "upgrade" dvd, did you get it from Microsoft and
did they give you a different product key ?

Thanks

SIW2


--
SIW2


The Dell came with XP 64 preinstalled and I went to Dell's website and they
allow you to put in your service tage (From the machine) and it then lists
all the configuration of your machine and allows you to download all the
drivers and such that originally came with the system.

Unfortunately since this unit came out before vista they dont have vitsa
drivers listed but I used the xp64 drivers and it worked. I have not been
able to find vista 64 drivers for anything directly from their website.


As for the replacement upgrade dvd from microsfot. it arrive and it has a
differnet product key.