if i type diskpart /? i get a mini help file that tells me /s can be used for
a script and /? is for the help screen. Any specific commands i should try
on this?

thanks,
mcm

"John Barnes" wrote:
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> Any chance that the diskpart /? command offers something that will
> help with your drive (with drivers if needed)
>
>
> "mcmcom" <mcmcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7FC19FFA-F1CF-4D27-8444-ED2AA0658F63@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > Thanks for the help. I booted off the recovery disk. I went to repair. I
> > could not see my vista install on the list of installed o.a so I thought
> > maybe its because my drive is sata so I put the drivers on a USB drive and
> > attempted to install them they seemed to install but system repair still
> > cannot see my vista or my c drive. In command prompt i tried to chkdsk on
> > c
> > but it said the drive is raw and this could not run on it. I then tried to
> > just go into c but it said it was not formatted.
> >
> > So that's where I'm at now not much further sadly
> >
> > TIA mcm
> >
> > "John Barnes" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Can you get into your BIOS to run from the DVD? You can try this
> >> program.
> >> Some have had to burn to a DVD, others can get it to run from a CD.
> >> [url]http://neosmart.net/downloads/guides/Vista_Repair/Vista_Recovery_Disc.iso[/url]
> >> You can go to the neosmart site for instructions.
> >>
> >> "mcmcom" <mcmcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:69FA4587-94BC-4EDB-8964-5C6158FE1E8B@microsoft.com...
> >> > no dice on the Shift F10.
> >> > Spoke with HP Support. They say its a HD issue and i have to send it
> >> > in
> >> > for
> >> > servicing. Of course i have critical information regarding my work on
> >> > this
> >> > hd and now have no way to recover it. I also got a vista CD from a
> >> > friend
> >> > and attempted to do the Repair option from it. VIsta install was
> >> > undetected
> >> > and i have no way to load drivers for my hard drive. :( So basically
> >> > im
> >> > screwed because HP decided to make very poorly written backup and
> >> > recovery
> >> > software.
> >> >
> >> > Heres how it works.
> >> > 1. You can use their recovery software as long as you dont encrypt you
> >> > drive.
> >> > 2. Once you encrypt your drive you have to set a new restore point.
> >> > 3. You are unable to set a restore point (unknown error) once the
> >> > drive
> >> > is
> >> > encrypted.
> >> > 4. You try to recover your computer to factory defaults and are unable
> >> > to
> >> > perform a restore until you disable drive encryption.
> >> > 5. You cannot disable drive encryption until you can boot into your
> >> > OS.
> >> > 6. You cannot boot into your OS if you cannot get the boot options to
> >> > ever
> >> > display!
> >> >
> >> > WTF!?
> >> >
> >> > "John Barnes" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Shift key and F10 may get you to a command prompt.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "mcmcom" <mcmcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:56EEDEA7-1F02-43F5-A8D4-C0AAE63834BB@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > hi all,
> >> >> > i have an HP Compaq 8710p laptop that is about 10 months old. For
> >> >> > no
> >> >> > apparent reason yesterday it just froze up and when i re-started it
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > took
> >> >> > me directly into Startup Repair. Since then all it will do is boot
> >> >> > up
> >> >> > into
> >> >> > startup repair and fix the same issue, then re-start itself and go
> >> >> > back
> >> >> > into
> >> >> > startup repair, fixing the same issue over and over with no change.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > For some reason i am unable to press F8 to bring up boot options
> >> >> > screen
> >> >> > during load. And this is easily the most annoying part about the
> >> >> > whole
> >> >> > situation. there is absolutely NO WAY to interrupt the boot options
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > get
> >> >> > a "selectable" list of boot options, for some reason it ONLY goes
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > Startup
> >> >> > repair.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Startup Repair never lasts too long at all only about 20 seconds
> >> >> > each
> >> >> > time.
> >> >> > The diagnostic code in the details is as follows: (this is the only
> >> >> > problem
> >> >> > it detects)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Root cause found:
> >> >> > Boot Manager failed to find OS loader.
> >> >> > Repair action : File Repair
> >> >> > Result : Completed Successfully. Error code 0x0
> >> >> > Time taken = 13400 ms
> >> >> >
> >> >> > So it states that it has fixed it but every time i restart it i get
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > same
> >> >> > issue. I cant boot from cd because of course HP in its infinite
> >> >> > wisdom
> >> >> > decided to make this a "diskless" restore. Using their own branded
> >> >> > software
> >> >> > to restore your computer - of course there are no restore points (as
> >> >> > i
> >> >> > couldn't make them some software issue) so now im forced to restore
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > back
> >> >> > to factory settings (which i really dont want to do)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If anyone has any idea or had a similar problem like this please
> >> >> > offer
> >> >> > any
> >> >> > suggestions. FYI i am a seasoned MS Programmer with about 2
> >> >> > decades
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > experience and in my lifetime i have never had such a hard time
> >> >> > trying
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > fix
> >> >> > a computer. I mean comon, give me a command prompt or something. I
> >> >> > find
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > ridicolous that i cannot interrupt startup at any time[/color][/color]
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