I just built a new computer system, trying to install windows xp, but getting a fatal error, so I would like to reformat the hdd, and start over again, but don't know how, with no os.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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You want the System Rescue CD
Follow this link ---> http://www.sysresccd.org/
Download and burn to a CD-R disc. Now boot the computer with that CD-R in the main drive. It will boot into a working Linux environment which includes a variety of tools including those allowing you to re-format the drive in whatever format you want (NTFS for MS Windows).
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Try to burn "slow" when you burn the CD-R ... 16x speed is a good speed."The eyes are the first thing that you have to destroy ... because they have seen too many bad things" - Lucio Fulci
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Thanks for reply, I figured it out. I yanked the hdd, put it on another computer, reformatting the drive. Thanks for all your help.
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I forgot to mention that there is another similar tool called Parted Magic
Here is the link ---> http://partedmagic.com/
I thought I would mention this because the file size of the ISO is only 46MB whereas the file size of the System Rescue CD ISO is about 198MB so if you are stuck with dial-up internet you might want to try Parted Magic as it won't take as long to download.
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Originally Posted by Illusionist
Having said that you might still want to download one or both of the tools I mentioned as you never know when they might "come in handy" for future use.
- John "FulciLives" Coleman"The eyes are the first thing that you have to destroy ... because they have seen too many bad things" - Lucio Fulci
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Boot-floppy images are much smaller,
and their files also work when properly copied onto
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It is always best to partition and format the HD in the PC in which it will be used, with the tools from the intended OS.
I would be far more concerned about the Fatal Error and format failure in the brand new PC. Something is very, very wrong. There is absolutely no reason this should not function in a working PC with a valid XP boot disk. The workaround you have achieved is simply masking a much more serious problem.
Double-check power and data cables, HD controller setup, and confirm CD bootability. Find an old HD scratch drive and confirm ability to format on the new PC. Continue troubleshooting until you can format the new drive on the new PC, using the XP disk.
Additional text of the error message might be helpful.
This PC would under no circumstances leave my shop for a customers business without resolving the reason for this error. -
Originally Posted by Nelson37ICBM target coordinates:
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As I read it the OP has no OS disk, and is using a used Hard Drive. Fatal error could be from it trying to boot off of the used hdd from a different machine.
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Originally Posted by Nelson37"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own" - the Prisoner
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Tbone, I think you may be right, after reading the post again.
But then what is he going to do after getting it formatted? -
The error I was recieving was from Windows OS, at first I tried to load xp pro, but couldn't find the serial key, remember putting it on a case, I threw away, so I restarted and tried installing Windows xp home.
During windows preperation section of the install, is when the error kept popping up, I wrote it down, but didn't keep it after everything was up & running.
But new computer is working well now, I used my other computer to reformat the hdd and installed windows correctly the 2nd time on new system.
Thanks everyone.
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