Re: Windows 2000 setup unable to format partition

Sorry, the hard drive was replaced.

"DL" <dl@spoofmail> wrote in message
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> Other than what DP said,
> Your post is not entirely clear
> 'I had a new hd installed' does this mean an extra hd? or does it mean
> this
> replaced the existing hd?
> If extra (ie slave) your err msg may indicate that the origonal hd is
> defective
> PS Its allways possible a new hd is DOA
>
> "Colleen Gayle Lane" <colleen.lane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I hope I picked the right group for this. I think it's a hardware
> problem.
>>
>> I had a new hard drive installed and upon reboot I get a "Missing
> operation
>> system" error. I don't want to put a ghost image back on because this pc
>> has always been a problem. I want to start from scratch and install
> Windows
>> 2000 again.. However, I only get so far when I get:
>>
>> "Setup was unable to format a partition. Disk may be damaged."
>>
>> Any idea what the problem might be?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> Colleen Gayle Lane
>> Milton Public Library
>>
>>
>
>


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