"ihaveacomputer" <> wrote in message
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>
> Hi
> I just bought a new Dell Studio XPS 16 which came with Windows Vista
> Home Premium 64 bit and I tried installing Leopard on it yesterday, it
> installed but I could not make it past the logo screen. So I gave up and
> I’m now attempting to reinstall Vista with the reinstall disc that came
> with the computer. I know I need to format my hard drive but every time
> I try to do so there is an error. Is this because I partitioned it for
> Leopard yesterday? How do I fix this so I can reinstall Vista? I have
> looked in many forums and googled it, I can’t figure it out, any help?
>
>
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> ihaveacomputer
news:…
>
> Hi
> I just bought a new Dell Studio XPS 16 which came with Windows Vista
> Home Premium 64 bit and I tried installing Leopard on it yesterday, it
> installed but I could not make it past the logo screen. So I gave up and
> I’m now attempting to reinstall Vista with the reinstall disc that came
> with the computer. I know I need to format my hard drive but every time
> I try to do so there is an error. Is this because I partitioned it for
> Leopard yesterday? How do I fix this so I can reinstall Vista? I have
> looked in many forums and googled it, I can’t figure it out, any help?
>
>
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> ihaveacomputer
The Leopard I know and use is for a Mac. If we are talking about the same
OS, why would you install a Mac OS on a Dell? Dell’s don’t have the
proprietary chip from Apple that is required to install Leopard anyway.
Only Apple products have the required chip for installing a Mac OS.
