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    Compaq Issues :( Help

    Really need some help guys!!

    I have a Compaq presacrio cq70 laptop it was running windows vista, after a year and a half i decided i needed a full format and reinstall of windows XP ( i hate visa and 7 ) Any ways its churns its way via the intsall screen untill i get too the "set up is loading windows" very early on and get a blue screen

    Check your hard drive to make sure its configed and terminated, run Check/F

    STOP: 0x0000007b (oxf7ace524,0xc0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)


    I have rigged up my huge desktop on the tv just to type this!!

    I have replaced the hard drive with a good working one and also the ram from aother wroking system from a friend.

    Can any one Help

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    Have you tried re-installing vista? or 7?

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    i dont hasve any discs ..... hummm ill go in attic see if i can find a recovery disc

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    well,, if you can try and install another operating system to rule out that it could be the disc. Erm,,, i have a feeling it may have somthin to do with the hard drive controller, but its too early to tell

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    i haved two copys of xp and last xp neither work i assume what u say is a bad thing?? and unfixable??

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    lol.. no.. if its wat i say,, its still fixable.

    When you are about to install XP, are you able to see the HDD partition that you want to install on?

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    no it doesnt get that far!!

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    try and get the correct driver for the Hard drive controller. (you have to find out which one is in your machine). Then download it, put it on a disc. Then when installing XP, when it says 'press F6 to install RAID or other 3rd party hdds (says somthin like that lol) you press f6, then put the disc in (the disc which you have your hard drive controller on) then it will load that... then it will be able to see your hard disk.. and continue with the xp installation.

    BUT it might not be that problem . So try and find another Operating system disc and install it and see what happens. You can also take out your ram and re-fit/re-seat it back in while your finding another disc. Could be a memory problem, but i doubt it. Erm,, thats all that comes to mind at the moment :P

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    As Slim said. I think you will need to specify the hard drive controller during setup. If you get stuck post the model number and I will see if I can find the XP driver for you.

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    were would i find what hard drive controler the laptop has?

    its a compaq cq70??

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    Can you post the number off the bottom. I think it will be CQ70-****

    Cheers

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    its getting too the point of garden is getting a laptop!!!

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    sorted now, ive thrown it against the wall and jumped on the pile of ****!!!!! i wont ever buy a HP laptop again the customer service is a pile of **** too with people who cant even speak english!!!!
    Who in there mind is going to pay £269.99 to get the laptop sent off and fixed when i can get a new one for £400!! with a years warranty, Oh well its in the bin in bits and it felt GREAT
    Bahhhhhhhhh HP

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    all sorted The Laptop just wont take xp working fine on windows 7

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    Re: Compaq Issues :( Help

    Quote Originally Posted by andyrg View Post
    all sorted The Laptop just wont take xp working fine on windows 7
    more than likely still the same reason i was saying tho..

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