I bought myself a new harddisk because the other had a problem in windows so I put that one a slave and the new one as master. Then I tried to install windows but halfway there was an error and now it doesn't work anymore. So I can't enter windows but is there a way to format the new HD without being in Windows? I can't find a MS-Dos thing where you can enter "format c:" (or "d:" in this case) Is there a way to do this?

Thanks for your help...

...Rick

yes there's a way to format using MS-DOS.
actually that is the only way i know

1> Make a booting disk
2> Config the BIOS feature when you restart the puter
(by clicking F8 or Delete key continuously)
and change the "First device boot", so that A drive(floppy disk) comes first
3> Save&Exit. Restart the puter, put the booting disk.
4> If it loads as A:> in the DOS,
enter format c:

5> After that, config the BIOS once again
so that your CD Rom(D or E drive) comes first.
6> Restart the puter and Put Windows CD.
7> Install~

well, that's how i've been doing so far.
not sure if there's any easier way

hope you got what i'm saying btw

-jk

ty very much!!! I understand...now I need to know how to make a bootdisk

...Rick

Hmm try either this http://www.computerhope.com/boot.htm

or here
http://www.bootdisk.com/
may well be better they seem to have them already made
as the do on this site http://www.answersthatwork.com/Downright_p...s_bootdisks.htm
btw you have to scroll down

Gracias Joem!

That will help!

(now I'm going to watch Man On Fire and after that I'll make a bootdisk if that's okay with you )

...Rick

making a booting disk is really easy,
go to control pannel>add/remove programs>bootdisk>make one
(btw, you said you can't load your windows right?
go to your friend's house then heh)

or you can just go to those sites joem posted up there
and download/save one

-jk

No problemo happy too help

The thing says:


And when I enter:



What to do, what to do?

...Rick

It's working now but I don't know how I did it

...Rick

normally no : after c, i think :s

or you could do cd c then format

huh

congrats anyway

During the Windows-install I got the same error as before, it said the signature of Windows XP Professional is wrong or something, do I need a new copy of Windows?

...Rick

so it was the cd huh
i'd go for a new one, yep.

i think at least you gotta try installing with the new cd
and if it still doesn't work, crash your puter

it should work with the new one, i guess

-jk

Hmmm, I'll try to get a CD somewhere

ask dvd,
he might have one on his server.
you have the serial key anyway, no?

-jk

Not know what exact error msg. But I found website might help or not.

http://www.cyberwalker.net/faqs/reinstall-...inxp/index.html

Hi there.

Formatting drive c: ---> http://freepctech.com/pc/001/002.shtml

Hmm as for the windows error, how far does the install get to ?
If it gets to the detection of hardware part then it may be a conflict.
Also do you have S-ATA hard disks ? on you pc? If so then this may help
http://www.devhardware.com/forums/archive/...rddisk-problem-

Joe

Pfff, too much info this early in the morning When I return from work I'll see what I can do now...my HD formatted a few times but whatever copy of Windows I use to install, it doesn't work yet

soooo strange...

...Rick

Rick did you fix it ??

Haven?t tried out yet, currently working at my brothers computer but I?ll try maybe later or tomorrow, I?m a bit sleepy for worries

...Rick

I'm now busy walking from my brothers room to my own so I'm pretty sportive right now

It looks like it's working, currently formatting the HD on another way then before (why are there about 3, and maybe more, ways to format a HD? )

...Rick

added: I completely formatted it but when I tried to install it I saw there was still a part with partition and one which wasn't...when I tried to install I got a blue screen and restart

WHY THE ###### DIDN'T THEY MADE IT JUST A BIT EASIER???

I can?t even install Windows

Could it be possible I instert the disc in another computer and copy all data (including Windows) to that other disc and then put it back in my normal computer? Because it looks like this is impossible to do...so frustrating... even an error with an empty HD

added 2: I?m going to put my old HD in this computer, place all important files in here and then put it back in my own computer to install Windows on the old harddisk

added 3: I put the HD in my bro's computer and I'm currently copying 30Gb to his harddisk to make sure I won't lose it because some people will kill me if I do ( ). I wonder if there's anyone reading my story

i'm reading

still getting errors with empty HD sounds like a hardware collisioin
(not sure if i'm using the right word in english) to me

and that's a much serious problem from what i've heard.
i think you're gonna have to call a tech-guy, penguin

-jk

This is the error message I got (got I feeling I should have posted that before, but I didn't pay attention to it ):

BAD_POOL_CALLER

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...md_stp_czgw.asp
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_...Q_20749388.html

Could it be that it's a RAM-memory-card from my old computer that I put in the new one? Or what else?

...Rick

Right now I'm halfway the installation, when that lightblue-screen appears...39 minutes to go...

I got an error: 800b0100

And when I checked the logbook it said something like:

But then in Dutch, I tried to do a Google-search but I couldn't find anything, someone help?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=nl&biw=100...0b0100+xp&meta=

Gettin soooo mad of all those errors

...Rick

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;823303

i don't use xp so i don't quiet get the picture here,
hope it'll be solved soon, penguin

best thing to do - just throw that HDD away I think mechanics have failed, in that case HDD won't survive a XP installation... btw, is your XP cd working? I mean, did you isntall it succesfuly on other machines? it also can be a problem... brw, sorry for asking, may be it's pyrated version with bugs? My xp CD, for example didn't have a HDD format option

I already tried to rename the folder but that didn't work, will try some other things...


I've got two HD's, one is a new one and I tried to install on both. I've got 3 different versions of Windows Xp and they're all working....

...Rick

Now, issue #1, did you change jumpers on the HDD's? While putting one on slave and the other on master, you need to adjust jumpers accordingly!

Issue #2, I don't get why you use boot disk to format HDD, windows installation cd has that option! Enter bios, check boot options, turn boot from cd on, insert your XP disk into the CD-Rom. Follow instructions, and there will be a screen "do you want to format HDD?" ....

#1: I feel a bit stupid now
I've got two Maxtor-HD's with the same amount of GB's so I thought they were the same. I checked the new one and it said on top of it ""No Jumper = DS (Slave)" so I thought that would be the same with the other one... but as I see know, I need a jumper for that one. Now I'm going to do a search for that small evil thing

#2: Tried already before...didn't work.

...Rick

#1 if you don't have a jumper, just use a wire, or a paperclip or any metal conductor (you don't wanna see the inside of my pc, it's full of make fit )

Thanks for the tip but I already found a nice PINK ( ) jumper on my old motherboard

...Rick

~penguin~
I believe we got to the bottom of the problem and Eoin is right, if you don't have jumper, just use metal conductor, there is no difference...