XP Problem

Multispindle · June 19, 2004, 12:41 hrs

P4
512 mb memory
3ghz processor
120 hard drive
WinXP

I have a problem with my pc I had a disk in the drive everything was ok then the pc restarted its self saying system32 missing then would not start.So I tryed to boot it from the cd (reinstall XP)it will not boot up I formatted the hard drive which took 4 hours then tryed to install XP again but it will not install.
cheers

query · June 19, 2004, 18:45 hrs

If it took that long to format the hard drive, chances are the drive is dying.

Run a full test of the drive with the manufacturer's utility -- if bad sectors show up, replace it before reinstalling Windows.

Multispindle · June 20, 2004, 06:27 hrs

How do I run a full test of the drive ?
After I formatted the drive then tryed again to install XP,I got to the page where it says about partitoning the drive,click enter on the highlighted partition but when I moved the up and down arrows a darker blue page came on and it said (the problem is caused by the following file :setupdd.sys).

pat · June 20, 2004, 06:54 hrs

Go to the manufacturer of your drive?s website and download the utility for testing the drive. Once you download the utility you will be able to put it on a 3.5? disk and use it to test the drive.
What is the make and model of your drive?

Multispindle · June 20, 2004, 07:57 hrs

Maxtor diamondmax plus9
120gb ata/133 hdd
6y120l0

query · June 20, 2004, 09:14 hrs

Download PowerMax and make its boot floppy - then boot from that diskette and test the drive.

www.maxtor.com

Multispindle · June 22, 2004, 13:29 hrs

I have done the test and I got no errors but it still wont go passed the partition screen.

pat · June 22, 2004, 15:47 hrs

Try testing your ram with memtest86, you can download it from our downloads section.

Also have a look at

Windows XP problems with damaged or incompatible hardware

error message during Windows XP setup

Chandler · June 25, 2004, 03:31 hrs

I'd go with pat, it does sound like a memory problem.

Another avenue to go down is with the CD media and/or CD-ROM drive. I made a SP1 slipstream disc of Windows XP a couple of years ago, and when I attempted to reinstall last week I got tonnes of errors regarding missing or corrupt files. The disc had degraded for one reason or another (well one reason - cheap media).

Nestor · June 25, 2004, 09:44 hrs

Hey Chandler, do you have a link/ tutorial on how to slipstream SP1 into an XP CD?

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