Satellite A300 - How to install Vista on different partitions

plz i need help.
The problem is i format the hdd but i have ....
I setup win xp in partion 4 and the partion 1 is c is empty 30 gb
the partion 2 is d (winre) in xp not hidden. The partion 3 is e (data that includ the hddrecovery vista ).
Now i need to install Vista in C but when i press f8 or f12 the windows repair not found to install Vista.
Plz how can install Vista however i have E partion (hddrecovery) and (d partion winre) ?
Plz help me this is important to my very match
Sorry about my lang and i hope to found answer thanks
mohamed

Hi
Sounds like that you didnt understand how the Toshiba recovery procedure works. Normally you have two partitions on the HDD after you start it the first time. On the second partition there is a folder called HDDrecovery. This folder contains an image of factory settings and you can start this installation if you go in advanced boot menu (F8) and select Repair my computer.
But this is only possible if the preinstalled OS is still installed. If you install another OS like XP, you can only use the Toshiba recovery disk.
So Dr.Lamp is right, in your case you can only restore the factory settings using Toshiba recovery disk.
I hope I could help you a little bit.

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