Posted by: willie gonzales 09 Feb If multiple files and folders are corrupted, it could be a hard drive failure, bad sectors due to a power surge, or some software gone awry.
Posted by: John 29 May Posted by: Kris 31 May I recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate on the F. But I had some trouble with some of the programs I use, so I wanted to uninstall it. As far as I know, the only way to do this is to reformat the partition on which the OS is installed.
But when I opened disk managament, the option to reformat the partition is just grayed out. How do I work around this? I want to remove 7 without affecting XP. I have a lot of data on the other partitions. Boot from a different partition and you should be able to delete the F: partition.
Posted by: Karen 20 Jul I am trying to reformat my hard drive with windows xp but when I boot from CD, it starts to load files and when it gets to "setup is starting windows" I get the blue screen of death and it tells me that a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
I'm not sure if this matters, but I believe I am trying to install an older version of windows xp previously I sent my computer to the shop and I think they put a newer version on it.
Please help. Thanks, Karen. Posted by: manyu 01 Aug Formatting a hard drive is not that complicated but before any procedures are carried out, you should backup all important documents and files. Because formatting your hard drive will erase all your files and settings. You can use tools such as Mozilla backup to save any browser settings, favourites or thunderbird settings and there are plenty of such tools for Outlook and Internet Explorer.
One recommendation I would make is to either have two hard drives in your system and dedicate one to the operating system and one to your data and files. This makes future operating system upgrades or re-installs a breeze.
If you don't have the luxury of two drives you can always split the partitions into two. Make one partition at least 50GB for the operating system I usually make mine 74GB and make the rest for your data. You can create partitions during the installation of your operating system as Windows gives you this option. Posted by: zyphus 22 Dec You can format all the harddisk except for the one with windows in it.
By setting virtual memory to "no paging file" on the hard disk you wanted to format. Doing that by open "hardware manager" under "Advance" tab, Performance, setting, Advance tab, then click "Change" Then has to restart. Hope this help also don't forget to change it back after formating. It kinda amaze me that noone mention this technic before :. Posted by: Pat 16 Apr Greetings to you Bob, I had Erased my western digital external hard drive and was was trying to re install it, but it's a plug and play How do i get XP Pro to see it and get it to work??
Thank you.. Posted by: MWC 24 May Posted by: J 04 Sep Ok, when I turm my computer off and set it to reboot from cd, it loads up like it allways does. Its like it wont read the disk or something.
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Article ID If your setup fails, you receive a message that it cannot find any hard drives. To resolve this problem, change the drive mode in BIOS. This option displays in the status line and lets you use a computer manufacturer's mass storage controller driver.
Near the beginning of Windows Setup, Windows pauses briefly and displays the following prompt:. For instructions on using F6, refer to F6 Installation Method. Contact support. Characters remaining: That's like sawing off the branch of a tree you're sitting on. If so, just boot from the Windows CD any version and follow the prompts for a clean installation; the installation will begin by formatting the drive.
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