help me with window xp and maybe what to do about formating wro

[Guest]

my problem start 2 nite ago when window crash on me and when i pop in
xp cd it gave me the option of format, of which i took, but it formated the
wrong hard drive,
formated the drive with my photo and music on it so now i have 2 window
choise when window start up but one does not work and i can not seen to
find the files that cause it to happen, as it not on D drive C drive
is where window does for me

ok more fact

i install window and most d river and even activtion it, but now
online does not would for me either does phone, have to talk to some
one, i get this note, ( according to our record the number of times you can
activate windows with this product key has been exceeded) i had to phone
in the first time
now it get worst
all was going good on till i install a certain driver, then window when
all funny on me again
i trya sfc /scannow, but i got something every more fun ( the files
that are required for window to run properly have been replaced bu in
recogized ver/to maintain system stabitily window must restore the
original ver of these files/ window file protection/ the cd you provied
is the wrong cd/lease insert windows xp pro cd rom in your cd rom drive)

it useing window xp home upgrade, where does it get ther pro stuff ??
now today a fter re reinstalling
i phone the window activation centre, as online and phone does not work
for me any more, only to find the number i gave do not match my account
so ther will not activate xp
but it all the same compter what gave, i change noting on hardware, just
a lot of software not install yet, and my is a legal copy, with key and
every thing, i even got the small boolet that came with it

so please help- i need all the help i can get
thank

 

[RBS]

Hello: I will try to help you. I think most of your problem is the two
OS's on C and D drive. They are conflicting and confusing Microsoft.
The information you gave is good but I need to know more specific
information from you.

1, Do you have a bill of sale for your computer?
2, The XP Home CD; did it come with the computer?
3, Is the CD an official copy (with Microsoft laser engraved Icon)
4, Is your computer a Dell? (Dells have a hidden partition to help
reinstall the OS)
5, Did you lend your CD to nay friends or family or acquaintances?
This should be a good start for now.
Once you answer these troubleshooting questions. I may have to ask more
depending on your answer.

 

[Guest]

I think most of your problem is the two
OS's on C and D drive. They are conflicting and confusing Microsoft. ---<<<<
yes i think so to but where it hiding i do not know-when i start the
compter up i get 3 option
microsoft windows XP home ed
microsoft windows XP home ed
miccrosoft recovery console
but if i try to use the one that does Not work i get a black screen with
error (( window could not start becasue the following file is missing
<window root)\system32\hal.dll-please reinstall a copy of file>, here where
it get intering i did a serach for window and system 32, and i found it
only on C d rive, the only thing i did find was recycler and system volume
info, and that a fter i went to d drive and then to tools\folder option/view
and then to hidden files and folder )click) show hidden files and folder
and also unclick hide protected operting system files recommand


1, Do you have a bill of sale for your computer? o do have a bill but the
case is about the other thing the same from that purchase
2, The XP Home CD; did it come with the computer? win 98se came with my
compter wnet i got it so i purchase a xp home upgrade
3, Is the CD an official copy (with Microsoft laser engraved Icon) yes it
has the light change cd on top and it has microsoft genuine with same
dancing color, and hard to read with my eyes
4, Is your computer a Dell? (Dells have a hidden partition to help no my
compter was and s till s a put together one part at a time so to speak, it
belong to no one co
reinstall the OS)
5, Did you lend your CD to nay friends or family or acquaintances? no my Cd
never left my room, and i never lent it to any one, and why did there
reactivate it the other day fri july 8, but then i did not have 2 option in
start up either
This should be a good start for now.
Once you answer these troubleshooting questions. I may have to ask more
depending on your answer.

 

[robert.bidgood]

So far what I picture is your XP has been installed on D as a dual
operating system and XP created a multiple booting screen for your
choice .
Read link for more info
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/multiboot.mspx


If I was faced with this problem I would solve it this way. Since your
pictures and other stuff where mistakenly over written I would solve
this issue the fastest and easy way by reformating D drive and make
sure it is set as a slave so it won't be considered a boot disk again.
Better yet, fdisk c& d reformat C & D then install Win 98SE, then
install your XP upgrade. XP upgrade are prone to failure and have more
problems becasue they carry over Win 98 instablities with them. My
advise it to purchase Win Xp SP 2. If purchasing a new XP copy is a
issue; I show a short cut of skipping Win 98 Se install. If you would
like to try to reverse engineer yourself out of this mess read up on
this link http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

 

[afbosch]

right now im recovering files form D drive useing a program called
Recover My Files, but to slow i do not what to do any thing right now
to that drive

and as for win98s3 i have install that for a while, the upgrade some
time ask me if i qualty for the upgrade, so have to put in a win 98se
cd, but it never loaded
and fro what i learn ther not must differnt from a upgrade cd and
and a full cd for xp home
, it has all the file and is cheap
i never has a problem with it so far, but i had the dual boot scrren
before, just wish i knew hope i got rid of it
lol

ther was only one time i boot xp over 98se
but most time i formated, i use use the xp cd nad a few time i had to
show i had a older ver for upgrade
i did not install 98se this time nor any other time since i got xp home

 

[afbosch]

and i can not seem to find any other window file on any other drive other
then drive c
but ther has to be something ther to make it look like a dual boot
compter at startup
just wish i knew where
i can not seem to find any thin on drive d, when i do a search for
window or sysen 32 files

 

[robert.bidgood]

This should help with removal: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q289022

Check my space out http://robertbidgood.spaces.msn.com/ and
www.rbs.netfirms.com

Cheers

 

[afbosch]

i found out something inteeting to nite
i took off the case and unplug one hard drive
you see i have a primary 40 GB hard drive partation 2 way d rive
and a slave 120 GB partation 4 way


well it seem the other boot for window is Not on drive d after all
i unplug slave but still got 2 option to boot xp on primary, but i
only got to welcome scrren on boot up and that when it keep at
and when i unplug primary it did not book at all

so question how can 2 boot be on same hard drive ?????????

 

[afbosch]

did what the http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q289022 How to edit the
Boot.ini file in Windows XP

said to do and it work
one boot going

her what i get now

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
Edition" /fastdetect
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

 

[afbosch]

ok a other problem has pop up, it

as i delete one line and a other called fastdetect, the screen in
normal, when it boot up that is
it keep trying to reboot