XP will not install

[Jason]

Something happened the other day to my hard drive and the
partition was corrupted beyond repair. I have since
reformatted the drive. However, when I try to reinstall
XP it gets to the point where it says loading windows and
then re starts the boot process. It does this every time.
I am so frustrated I dont know what to do.

I have/had Go Back running on it previously and the
goback screen still comes up if i tell it to boot from
the hard drive. I am wondering if this is the problem.
However I have no clue how to get rid of it. I thought
formating the drive would do it but it didn't.

Help!!!!

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

The drive itself may be damaged. Download a drive diagnostic utility from
the web site of the drive manufacturer. These are usually free to download.
Run the tests and see what the state of the drive is. *If* it comes up as
ok, then I would suggest you locate a zero-write utility (often found for
free as well) and wipe the drive. Then boot the WinXP CD and create a new
installation partition, format it, and begin the installation. A corrupt
partition usually needs to be removed and rebuilt.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

You didn't use GoBack to repair your system. That's what it is best at. And
yes, you have to get GoBack totally off the hard drive before installing the
O/S again.