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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: loner on July 18, 2007, 01:14:10 AM

Title: Reformatting help?
Post by: loner on July 18, 2007, 01:14:10 AM

Ok, I have only reformatted my comp a few times, and happen to run into problems each time doing so, and this is the latest one. Any help at all is greatly appreciated.

Ok, after pressing F6 after boot, (asking me if I want to install 3rd party drivers or whatever) I come to this screen

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9758/0000041ve7.jpg

I press S, and come to this screen
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2425/0000043bt0.jpg

I hit enter, and choose to install this driver, and come to this screen

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/3232/0000045sn6.jpg

I hit enter, to set up windows XP, and come to this screen
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/9475/0000046vj6.jpg

Bla bla... Yeah I agree...

At first, I deleted the partitioned space (my old windows), and proceeded to install, but an error occured, and I had to restart. I hit enter, because nothing happens when I press C, and it wont delete the partition that appears to not be there.. After hitting enter, this screen comes up.

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4599/0000047vd9.jpg

So I hit enter... And this comes up.

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/5692/0000048ob4.jpg

*censored*?

After hitting enter to continue.. The dreaded "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent further damage" Screen pops up.

I have NO idea what to do in order to continue the formatting.. Please.. I need this computer for work.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks.

-Mike

Title: Re: Reformatting help?
Post by: nency.jariwala on July 18, 2007, 01:36:50 AM

Can u tell me why u press f6. U want to install 3rd party driver.
Now you shut down computer compeletly(its off yet)then tight the HDD cable & try again without pressing f6.Let see what happend!!

Title: Re: Reformatting help?
Post by: Anodoin on July 18, 2007, 01:47:44 AM

Quote from: nency.jariwala on July 18, 2007, 01:36:50 AM

Can u tell me why u press f6. U want to install 3rd party driver.
Now you shut down computer compeletly(its off yet)then tight the HDD cable & try again without pressing f6.Let see what happend!!

I'm assuming he wants to install his system on a RAID. 

Have you always ran your system like this and are just now coming across this error, or has there been a hardward change?

Title: Re: Reformatting help?
Post by: honvetops on July 18, 2007, 03:50:16 AM

what motherboard do you have ?
Are you using a special media or gaming keyboard when attempting this operation?

I have had similar "snags"..... 

Title: Re: Reformatting help?
Post by: loner on July 18, 2007, 11:13:19 AM

Yes, I am installing it on a RAID.

No special keyboard...

And I think this has something to do with my motherboard? "VIA SATA RAID 0 SCSI Disk Devise " Sorry guys. I'm not very computer savvy.

And this is the forum that I got through with last time I reformatted.

Hope this helps.

http://www.therealclan.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2463&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0


Thanks for the help in advance guys and gals.

Title: Re: Reformatting help?
Post by: honvetops on July 19, 2007, 12:54:22 PM

this is now quite interesting (looked at all your link-pics)  as I am having the same problems at home.
 did you (like I.. switch the sata cable from the original hard drive that had the os  on it to the other drive ?
 did you get any error messages like  missing  the  txtsetup.oem   <  file   or                                                                         missing  NTLDR     <
                   
i cannot get my F6 button to be recognized on mutiple keyboards but the raid controller drivers are in the system for some strange reason ? I possibly am going to just get one hd  up and installed this evening, if I happen to figure out our problem before hand , I'll  post back*  I feel your pain   :'(

 

           

Title: Re: Reformatting help?
Post by: Anodoin on July 19, 2007, 06:33:48 PM

Quote from: honvetops on July 19, 2007, 12:54:22 PM

this is now quite interesting (looked at all your link-pics)  as I am having the same problems at home.
 did you (like I.. switch the sata cable from the original hard drive that had the os  on it to the other drive ?
 did you get any error messages like  missing  the  txtsetup.oem   <  file   or                                                                         missing  NTLDR     <
                   
i cannot get my F6 button to be recognized on mutiple keyboards but the raid controller drivers are in the system for some strange reason ? I possibly am going to just get one hd  up and installed this evening, if I happen to figure out our problem before hand , I'll  post back*  I feel your pain   :'(

 

           

That sounds like damaged installation media.

Title: Re: Reformatting help?
Post by: honvetops on July 20, 2007, 05:21:06 AM

i didn't get to it last night,  but....  I reformatted myself.... the windows cd  installed and loaded up fine a month ago,  I believe there is more than possibly that with my issues