Reinstallation of WinXP pro

[Guest]

Recently, the taskbar on my WinXP Pro desktop tends to hang all the times,
and i can't install any new program too.

I have no other choice but to reinstall windows. I try to reinstall but
everytimes after a numbers of files were loaded, it showed that the hard disk
can't be detected (it's a SATA one, and I can still use programs and retrieve
any files from the disk under windows environment, so i suppose there is no
problem with the harddisk).

Then i tried to reformat drive C, where my windows OS resided. It said i
can't format the disk too.

What's going on ? How can i reinstall Windows ? or in the worst case, how
can i format drive C (preferable Drive D, my data disk, can be kept) and
reinstall WinXP Pro ?

Thanks.

 

[Haggis]

Recently, the taskbar on my WinXP Pro desktop tends to hang all the times,
and i can't install any new program too.

I have no other choice but to reinstall windows. I try to reinstall but
everytimes after a numbers of files were loaded, it showed that the hard
disk
can't be detected (it's a SATA one, and I can still use programs and
retrieve
any files from the disk under windows environment, so i suppose there is
no
problem with the harddisk).

Then i tried to reformat drive C, where my windows OS resided. It said i
can't format the disk too.

What's going on ? How can i reinstall Windows ? or in the worst case, how
can i format drive C (preferable Drive D, my data disk, can be kept) and
reinstall WinXP Pro ?

Thanks.

try a "repair" install first ...during the regular install process you are
asked if you wish to repair the existing OS ..do that and see if it helps ..

 

[Guest]

thanks Haggis,

But i tried 'repair' already. But the PC simply told me that it cannot
detect the hard disk and can't continue the process any more.

 

[JS]

You may be required to install the drivers for your SATA hard drive during
the Windows install process.
During the install process you load/install additional drivers by pressing
the F6 key.
Look on your motherboard manufacturer's web site for the required drivers.

How to do a Clean Install of Windows XP
From Michael Steven's: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
JS

 

[Guest]

Hi,

I've got quite the same problem... But i'm doing the repair thing... and it
happen that arriving at 34mins left... when the screen flicker a little, it
stops processing... without freezing...! I left it for more than an hour...
and nothing...! Now it keeps reinstalling and doing the same thing... I dont
want to install a fresh one, because i have to recuparate all my data...!

To summarize: My pc was freezing and a blue screen was appearing and
restarting again and again....! That's why i'm doing a repair session... If
it is not working... does that mean my hard drive (Hitachi desktar 160gb Sata
II) is corrupt?

cheers

Yo

 

[Malke]

Hi,

I've got quite the same problem... But i'm doing the repair thing... and it
happen that arriving at 34mins left... when the screen flicker a little, it
stops processing... without freezing...! I left it for more than an hour...
and nothing...! Now it keeps reinstalling and doing the same thing... I dont
want to install a fresh one, because i have to recuparate all my data...!

To summarize: My pc was freezing and a blue screen was appearing and
restarting again and again....! That's why i'm doing a repair session... If
it is not working... does that mean my hard drive (Hitachi desktar 160gb Sata
II) is corrupt?

Next time please make a new post for your problem instead of
interjecting it into someone else's thread. For your issue, please see:

Setup stops responding with 34 minutes remaining -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828267&Product=winxp


Malke