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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: fuzzypumpkins on October 06, 2007, 12:13:39 AM
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I have been trying to reformat win xp pro. I have the cd. I put it in. I selected "boot from cd" etc, etc. When I turn my pc on and it goes into the setup menu, it doesn't even get to the place where i can delete partitions. It just doesn't exist or something. I don't know what to do. The only thing I can do is repair or install a clean copy of xp. But I tried both. Repairing doesn't do anything, and when I install a new copy, all my programs are still there. Its like it doesn't work. Any ideas?
I JUST WANT TO PLAY SOME GAMES ON MY NEW 8800!!AHHHHHHHHH
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well, hook it as a slave in another pc, right click select format.done.
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You may have a bad XP install disk,or a bad CD-rom.
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did you do the F6 install for your SATA drive?
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did you do the F6 install for your SATA drive?
From the minimal amount of info he provided how did you determine he has a SATA drive ? ?
::)
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i have one hdd and it is sata.
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Fuzzy, this might help you.
http://www.cyberwalker.com/topic/36
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http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000647.htm
Did you follow the recommended steps exactly?
Next, Windows will give you the option to repair Windows XP or to install a fresh copy if Windows XP is already installed on the computer. If you're wanting to install a new copy of Windows XP press ESC.
Next, the partition setup will appear, it is recommended that if a partition already exists and you do not plan on having multiple operating systems on the computer that you delete the existing partition before continuing the setup. You will know if a partition exists if you see anything other then "Unpartitioned space".
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I did exactly as all the guides have told me how to delete the partition. I tried to do exactly what you told me to do. But, when I was at the step where the "delete partition" option was supposed to be, IT WASNT THERE. I already told you that. I don't have an option to delete any partition at all. So I listened to kaszmania, and all worked fine. Thanks to kaszmania.
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hey...it should be kuszmania,anyway..you welcome ;)