*laptop help: hdprepez error on startup* PLZ!!

[eur0]

ok im trying to install windows on my laptop so i can get rid of it but i keep getting an error saying:
"invalid hibernation partition file run hdprepez"

I ran hdprepez but it still gives me this damn message :banghead: it wont let me go any farther either so theres no way to get to dos without running a cd and exiting...confusing as it sounds im annoyed as hell and feel computer illiterate...can someone help??! please!@?$#!4 :guns:

i dont know whether i should fdisk, or what? :dunno:

[M68KACIA]

is it a NEC laptop????
if so.....check this article....

http://help.nec-computers.com/uk/prs/art02743.asp

[eur0]

yea it sure is, nec 6050mx

[buh_buh]

have you tried kicking it?

[M68KACIA]

http://support.neccomp.com/downloads/search/default.htm

and search for the driver which deals with the hibernation.
and basically follow the previous post and solve your problem that way.

[eur0]

awesome, but my other question is how do i get into dos from startup? it stops loading after it gives me the warning

[D'z Nutz]

The boot disc should get you into DOS. I believe any boot disc other than Win2000 and XP should work. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

[Davetronz]

Originally posted by buh_buh
have you tried kicking it?
As a computer technician, kicking or stomping on a computer works to solve the problem 9/10 times. However it tends to cause more problems, so if you can blame someone else for it, all the better ;)

[D'z Nutz]

Originally posted by TurboDSM

As a computer technician, kicking or stomping on a computer works to solve the problem 9/10 times. However it tends to cause more problems, so if you can blame someone else for it, all the better ;)

That's why you do it at the end of your shift! :rofl:

[new]

same hibernation problem but it is not an NEC laptop, it is a advent laptop. i keek getting this hdprepez error. can any one help?:dunno: :dunno:

[Zephyr]

haha i just bought a new Dell Inspirion 5150 hahaha no problems here suckers...haha =P

HP laptops never seem to work right for me...