1. Erase the hard disk. No partitions and ...
2. Slip in the HP restore DVD and...
It installs. I'm sure some will want to do a clean install but may forget to unplug USB things or have issues. I go for "easy."
Bob
HP PAVILION DV9700T CTO
3GB RAM, INTEL CENTRINO DUO 2.2GHZ
250GB HARDDISK
I run Vista on my pc and I got a virus.I decided to install vista again because I was not able to remove the virus.The installation is OK until the COMPLETING INSTALLATION stage.Here it hangs forever.I have done this one month ago,too, and it went fine. Now I cannot even install XP in my pc, because it says it cannot find a HD. I did all the necessary partitions.now I installed openSUSE Linux.it is the only thing that works for the moment.My question is: How do I install Vista again? I am installing from a Vista disc. it is a clean copy. I did this one month ago and it was done in 20 min. there is no error message.the disk is ok, I am sure. I also got another disk from my friend to try that but it is the same it hangs at the same stage.I have already done the hard disk selftest and PASSED it. And one extra thing:while hanging during the COMPLETING INSTALLATION, for 1 second or so,the installation screen becomes black with some windows (I guess) opening and closing and then it returns to the installation screen. I hope some real expert will help me because I tried all the imaginable ways I could think. Thank you in advance.

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