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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Performance and Maintainance / July 2008System Crash when Reformatting Hard Drive
I had a problem with malware on my PC. As a result I am trying to reformat the hard drive to start anew. However my system keeps crashing when I am in the middle of the reformatting process. It is always at a random spot in the process. Is there any know way to fix this problem? >I had a problem with malware on my PC. As a result I am trying to reformat > the hard drive to start anew. However my system keeps crashing when I am > in > the middle of the reformatting process. It is always at a random spot in > the > process. Is there any know way to fix this problem? You are using the installation CD for this purpose, aren't you? XP will not format the system drive (nor should it). Jim What I mean to say is that im trying to remove the old XP OS and reinstall it. But during that process the system. And, yes, I am useing the installation CD. > >I had a problem with malware on my PC. As a result I am trying to reformat > > the hard drive to start anew. However my system keeps crashing when I am [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > XP will not format the system drive (nor should it). > Jim > What I mean to say is that im trying to remove the old XP OS and > reinstall it. But during that process the system. And, yes, I am > useing the installation CD. Although you are using the CD, are you absolutely sure that your PC's BIOS is configured so that your PC is *booting* off the CD-ROM drive? See: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm If you are booting from the CD and reformatting as part of the installation process then it is likely you have a hardware problem. What exactly is it doing? "Crashing" doesn't tell us much.  Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 >I had a problem with malware on my PC. As a result I am trying to reformat > the hard drive to start anew. However my system keeps crashing when I am > in > the middle of the reformatting process. It is always at a random spot in > the > process. Is there any know way to fix this problem? The whole system just turns off and any random spot in the formatting process. > If you are booting from the CD and reformatting as part of the installation > process then it is likely you have a hardware problem. What exactly is it [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > the > > process. Is there any know way to fix this problem? > The whole system just turns off and any random spot in the formatting > process. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>> spot in the >>> process. Is there any know way to fix this problem? The drive could be faulty, go to the drive manufacturers web site and down load the drive testing software. Also open up the box and check for dust on the heatsinks and fans, it may be overheating. Signature---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 >> The whole system just turns off and any random spot in the formatting >> process. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > The drive could be faulty, go to the drive manufacturers web site and down > load the drive testing software. |
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