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    XPS M1530 After creating new partition Windows Vista wont Boot

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by iLLSoN, Jan 28, 2009.

  1. iLLSoN

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    i created a new partition to dual boot vista ultimate 32bit and windows 7. After i restarted the computer Vista can no longer boot and the new partition does not show up. Please Help! I tried using the OS DVD that came with the computer to recover but I'm not getting anywhere. Any one have any idea's or suggestions?
     
    iLLSoN, Jan 28, 2009
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    did you just create the partition, or already install the new OS?
     
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    just the partition
     
    iLLSoN, Jan 28, 2009
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    what did you use to create the partition? Did you have to shrink a partition? how are the partitions of the disk laid out.

    Is it possible that your old partition is no longer numbered the same and your the mbr is pointing at the wrong partition.

    i'd recommend booting from a gparted live cd and having a look.
     
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    try boot from Windows install DVD and run Repair...repair startup
     
    blazom, Jan 28, 2009
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    I used a program called partition manager, because when i tried to make one through right clicking manage under computer in the start menu it would only give me 4 gigs available when i knew i had 70 available. I did shrink my c: partition 20.5 gigs. What I didn't do was give that partition a name. I thought I would have that option again or it would give it a default name. When i check the partition through the command prompt the new one partition doesn't show up.

    I tried running the repair from the windows disk that came with the computer but it says that i recently had a USB device plugged in when i restarted. and that i should remove it and restart. But I didn't even have anything plugged in.

    When i tried to repair it through a reinstall that section is greyed out and only custom setup it available.
     
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    my partitions are arranged X: is the boot partition, C: is Windows Vista OS and D: is a recovery drive, I dont know that happened to the on i created
     
    iLLSoN, Jan 28, 2009
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    I ran GParted and it shows the 3 partition I listed before. their in this order: they're a Dell utility, Recovery, and OS. That one i made with Partition Manager does not show up
     
    iLLSoN, Jan 28, 2009
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    The program is probably bad. Personally I highly recommend using GParted and/or using a livecd in order to make your partitions. There are many factors involved that could potentially damage your filesystem if you resize it. That is why it is recommended that people do not resize any partitions they make once you decide how much it is just because of problems like that.

    I have never used partition manager before, but have heard from others that it messed up their filesystem and caused problems like you mentioned. Instead of getting a whole Ubuntu livecd, here is gparted by itself:

    http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

    The way Dell partitions their drives makes it a bit difficult to resize without messing up other things and clone drives are also usually are not a 100% duplicate due to how mediadirect works when it sets up your Vista partition and mediadirect partition.
     
    Forte, Jan 28, 2009
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    A clone using the built in Complete PC backup in B/E/Ult Vista works perfectly.
     
    server_3249, Jan 30, 2009
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    Did you format it the right way ? Are you sure its not dynamical ?
     
    mar_tin1, Jan 30, 2009
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