Re: reinstalling xp
- From: "Harry Ohrn MS MVP" <harry---@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:29:55 -0600
The first question I ask is why did you feel the need to erase the drive and
start over? If you were having a lot of difficulty with frequent lockups or
reboots of your system and thought is was related to Windows it is possible
that it was actually hardware related. That would explain the problem you
are seeing now. Faulty RAM, motherboard problems, hard drive or powersupply
issues can all cause the problem you are seeing.
However if you know your hardware is good then perhaps the 'eraser program'
did a low level format and you will need to create a partition in order to
continue the install.
Boot off the XP CD. When you get to the first screen that asks what you wish
to do select the option to Repair using the Recovery Console press 'r'. The
Recovery Console gives you a set of tools which might be helpful. When you
get to the command prompt type the following and press the Enter Key
DISKPART
you should see an option to Delete partitions. Use this option to delete any
partitions found on the drive you are wishing to reinstall on and then use
Diskpart to create a new partition. When finished type the following at the
command prompt to reboot:
EXIT
When the computer restarts and depending that the XP CD is still in the
drive you should be able to start your installation.
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Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]
"mark" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2249F4D9-178D-424F-BB8B-02DB7D2143C8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i used an eraser program to erase my hard drive. I am trying to reinstall
windows xp and when i get to the license agreement page, my key board and
mouse lock up. any suggetions.
mark
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