Installed an SSD on custom pc, explorer.exe error & start menu no work

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  1. Posts : 64
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       #11

    Yeah that is my SSD. I did not take an image of the SSD after I did everything to it :/. Guess I will just have to do everything all over again.
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  2. whs
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       #12

    Did you check for restore points. The command is

    vssadmin list shadows
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       #13

    Here is a picture of what happens when I type that into CMD
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  4. whs
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       #14

    That means you have none - too bad. You apparently have not yet installed any programs. That makes reinstallation a lot easier. Do you need any help with that?
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       #15

    I think I should be okay, thanks.
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  6. whs
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       #16

    My tip: define the whole SSD as a primary, active, aligned partition and install into that. Then you do not get the dreaded 100MB system partition. Makes imaging later a lot easier.
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       #17

    How can I do this when I cannot even get into the "computer tab". I cannot format the drive again if i can't get into it. My other drive doesnt have windows on it either
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       #18

    ForeverHeights said:
    How can I do this when I cannot even get into the "computer tab". I cannot format the drive again if i can't get into it. My other drive doesnt have windows on it either
    You cannot format the Windows 7 OS disc from within Computer. You have to format it when you reinstall Windows, which is part of the installation process.
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  9. whs
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       #19

    Boot with your installation disc and go to command prompt at startup. From there, run the following commands:

    Diskpart
    List disk
    Select disk n (where n is the number that was given for your disk in List disk)
    Clean
    Create partition primary assign letter=C (the 'assign letter=C' is optional)
    Format fs=ntfs quick
    Active
    Exit

    Then install into that partition.
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  10. Posts : 64
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       #20

    Whenever I try to re-install windows on my SSD and I click install again and pick custom it says something along the lines of "re-start, then re-insert disk, then download" or something along those lines. And when I try that it doesnt work. So, what I have done so far is, re-install windows on my original HDD, and now I was going to try to follow those steps I posted earlier by lifehacker and I formated the SSD. Should I try those steps in the lifehacker post? What should I do now? Sorry if I am making things complicated
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