Thanks so much for the speedy reply,
class413 wrote:I'm not sure if you have to make a GUID partition table instead of legacy msdos type.
can I create both GUID and legacy tables using GParted or will I have to seek another software?
class413 wrote:Furthermore, I would suggest to check any BIOS settings... as well as hardware specification
Could you tell me what I'm actually checking for? I'm computer literate but have never partitioned a drive before
Also I cant see anything under the boot screens about partitions and the mem check x86 thing on the live CD shows no errors.
class413 wrote:Your way to proceed would be right for old windows versions like xp but I'm not sure that is valid for 10 too. The late windows versions seem to be more and more restrictive on the computer resources.
Is what you mean by this, that I should install a previous version of windows and then upgrade to 10?
Or were you saying that the method I used is right for older machines but not for win 10?
I Created a new blank partition and rebooted with win10 disc in drive and #1 on boot list (obv.)
Instead of sitting there for hours with no response what I'm presented with now is a message from Realtek and Intel?
{still on Dos}
Dos wrote:Intel UNDI, PXE-2.1 (build 083)
Copyright (c) 97-'00 Intel
This product is covered by patents blah blah
Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller Series v1.25
PXE-E61: Media Test Failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM
Reboot and select proper boot device
or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key
Surely the boot media is the disc and the device is the dvd drive?
pressing a key just repeats the message
So sorry for all the questions,
Thank you for your help