Setup

[integritycomp]

receive the following message when trying to setup XP-Pro
on a new system with a WD360gd 36Gig SATA HD,on an Intel
D865GBFL motherboard. win2000 works ok on the same box.

"setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be
damaged"

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313348&Product=winxp

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| receive the following message when trying to setup XP-Pro
| on a new system with a WD360gd 36Gig SATA HD,on an Intel
| D865GBFL motherboard. win2000 works ok on the same box.
|
| "setup was unable to format the partition. The disk may be
| damaged"