problem installing vista error 0x8004240f

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pragadheesh

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hi,

unfortunately i used partition magic in my dell laptop running on vista. some error occurred and it got restarted, after which i'm unable to boot my laptop.
when i try to fresh install vista, i unable to create new partiton. it says "Failed to
create a new partition on the selected unused space. [Error.0x8004240f]"

i found a similar thread here
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-installation-setup/112039-error-reformatting-0x8004240f.html
but can not find a solution.
even my story goes almost the same way.
except mine is a 250gb hdd.
how to fix the problem? thanks in advance.
 

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pragadheesh said:
hi,

unfortunately i used partition magic in my dell laptop running on vista. some error occurred and it got restarted, after which i'm unable to boot my laptop.
when i try to fresh install vista, i unable to create new partiton. it says "Failed to
create a new partition on the selected unused space. [Error.0x8004240f]"

i found a similar thread here
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-installation-setup/112039-error-reformatting-0x8004240f.html
but can not find a solution.
even my story goes almost the same way.
except mine is a 250gb hdd.
how to fix the problem? thanks in advance.
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Hi pragadheesh,

Do you have any other CD's Win XP or 2000. You could also use a linux distribution CD
Insert the said cd install up to the point of partitioning format as NTFS or delete the drive, then try again with Vista
Hope this helps

Pooch
 

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i formatted the drive to NTFs using xp cd, then i tried doing vista installation but still the same problem. the drive is marked as 'unpartitioned space'.
rather what if i try installing xp? will it lead to any driver problems?
 

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Hey pragadheesh,

Xp may or may not run on your laptop I dont know without doing some research about the drivers, But it would be better to use Vista.

I believe that I have found the answer, Instead of using the XP cd to just format the drive to ntfs, my bad. You need to delete the drive and then format it as new. (Partition Magic has broken the format) after which Vista should be able to see the drive again.

I hope this helps

Pooch

Ps should you decide to install XP you can always ask if you find any problems
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Phenom II x4 Black Edition 940-Arctic-Cooling Freezer Xtreme
    Motherboard
    Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe
    Memory
    8 gig Samsung PC800 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    NVidia 9600gt
    Sound Card
    AD1988b
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" TFT-MONITOR WIDESCREEN mit VGA/DVI 17" Video7 TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1680 : 1050 1280 : 1024
    Hard Drives
    Drive #1 - SAMSUNG HD252HJ (250 GB) Drive #2 - Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1000 GB) Drive #3 - SAMSUNG HD250HJ (250 GB) Drive #4 - SAMSUNG HD103UJ (1000 GB) External eSATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 750W
    Case
    Enermax Chakra
    Cooling
    2x 120mm Front and Back 1x 250mm Side
    Mouse
    Easy Line Laser Mouse
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Internet Speed
    16000
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    I have also used Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu Linux And all other Windows from 95 to date except ME
thanks a lot pooch. i successfully installed vista following your steps.
but after deleting the drive, i created a new partition of 25gb and installed vista in it. now i'm left with 200gb of unpartitioned space.:( i cannot format or partition it.
when i try to do so using xp cd or in vista disk mgmt, it says "Cannot create new partition in the space as maximum number of partitions already exist on the disk". why is this problem? is it taht i can have only two drives(a rescue drive and one for os)?
how can i make use of this unpartitoned space?
 

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Hi. Has anyone figured out this problem. I am a novice and trying to reinstall vista as there was some problem and I deleted it. Now when I try to install I get the message "Failed to create a new partition on the selected unused space [error 0x8004240f].

As I said, I am a novice.. so please give step by step instructions.

thank you

Shumon
 

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