that is what i have been booting from. I will get to the point where you do the ntfs quick format and it gets to 20% and then errors out. everything else checks out alright .
Use it to format your hard drive and then when installing Windows skip the quick format step. See if this will get you over the hurdle. On the other hand, if Partition Logic bombs, then it could be sign that your hard drive is going bad.
Mary G
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February 26th, 2010 19:00
Diagnostics won't check the hard drive unless you select the extended hard drive test. Make sure you are booting to the XP installation disk.
thewizus
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February 26th, 2010 20:00
that is what i have been booting from. I will get to the point where you do the ntfs quick format and it gets to 20% and then errors out. everything else checks out alright .
ieee488
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February 27th, 2010 08:00
Since you are wiping the hard drive anyway, you can give Partition Logic a try. http://partitionlogic.org.uk/index.html
Use it to format your hard drive and then when installing Windows skip the quick format step. See if this will get you over the hurdle. On the other hand, if Partition Logic bombs, then it could be sign that your hard drive is going bad.
thewizus
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February 27th, 2010 15:00
thanks will try this. is this error common with the latitude series lap tops?