No. Looks like the crippled version. Looks pretty much like you have tried
everything except the HP solution.

"mcmcom" <mcmcom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80CB1E51-9B8D-4658-8B30-69F33AFB8D48@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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=darkred]
>> > 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:
>> >
>> >> 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]
>>
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