Oh no. My computer is hosed!

Alphawolf · 2004-07-09, 10:26 AM

Was up till 4AM last night.

I couldn't get Win2K or WinXP to install no matter what onto a newly formatted C drive.

Even if I hide the partitions that have that error, it seems Win2K or WinXP scans everything and is to smart (?) to install.

I'm guessing the entire drive (both) needs to be clear of that error.

Windows 98 or ME will happily install onto the new partition. I tried installing a new version of 2K and XP so many times. Furthest along I ever got was when Win2K actually went to check disk space on C..
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then sat there at 0 percent for 30 minutes. It froze.

I checked the newly formatted partition for errors and it has none. Didn't matter if it was formatted in FAT32 or NTSF...results were the same.

So, even AFTER you make space and get a new partition, you are still fucked.

Next step is to take my seconday drive and stick it in another computer as a secondary drive to see if WinXP can see the drives and if so back up some stuff then format the entire fookin' thing...the whole drive.

Unless it was a FULL backup of every partition on both drives, it wouldn't help.

I haven't had to do a reinstall on my PC since 9/11/2001 when I built my PC to take my mind of the terror attack.

|goodnight

2004-07-09, 10:26 AM	#5
Alphawolf Don't come to Florida for vacation. We're closed. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,874	Was up till 4AM last night. I couldn't get Win2K or WinXP to install no matter what onto a newly formatted C drive. Even if I hide the partitions that have that error, it seems Win2K or WinXP scans everything and is to smart (?) to install. I'm guessing the entire drive (both) needs to be clear of that error. Windows 98 or ME will happily install onto the new partition. I tried installing a new version of 2K and XP so many times. Furthest along I ever got was when Win2K actually went to check disk space on C.. . . . then sat there at 0 percent for 30 minutes. It froze. I checked the newly formatted partition for errors and it has none. Didn't matter if it was formatted in FAT32 or NTSF...results were the same. So, even AFTER you make space and get a new partition, you are still fucked. Next step is to take my seconday drive and stick it in another computer as a secondary drive to see if WinXP can see the drives and if so back up some stuff then format the entire fookin' thing...the whole drive. Unless it was a FULL backup of every partition on both drives, it wouldn't help. I haven't had to do a reinstall on my PC since 9/11/2001 when I built my PC to take my mind of the terror attack. \|goodnight __________________ Regards, AW Weekly Pay. Sites That Convert. Start Pimpin' Today!