Re: Re-installing Windows on bad hard drive?

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"Bobby" <bobby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:418egcF1dfvk6U1
@individual.net:

>> Reformating will only identify current bad sectors. It WILL keep
>> happening.
>
> I was hoping that a reformat might identify the bad sectors and cure the
> problem.
>
> Can anyone tell me if it's possible to reformat a single partition when
> installing XP Pro (SP1)?
>
>

It will identify he current bad sectors. The sounds indicate a deeper
problem with the drive's hardware. Contrary to popular belief, HDD don't
fail all that often, especially at less than a year. And usually, when bad
sectors start to appear, it's only a start.
.

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