:^/ Assuming that you have a Windows install disc and can boot from your hard drive, you might try to boot from either a GPartEd live CD, or a Puppy Linux live CD. Both of these are free, and either one should allow you to re-format your C:\ drive.
Then, you can boot from your Windows install CD, and do a clean install of Windows.
First run dell diagnostic to verify about your hard drive.If there u found any problem then logged with dell for new HDD installation (if u r in warrenty) other wise purchase a new one.
:^/ If the disc checking utility crashes the system partway through the checking process, then it may be a hardware problem with the drive itself. In you place, I'd backup the drive to the extent that I could, and then re-format it. The format process automatically maps around problem sectors on the disk, see, so that it'll never try to access them again.
;^)°º(I once bought a laptop at a yard sale for $1.00. It had exactly that problem, and wouldn't finish booting because of it. Windows® kept trying to check the disc at startup, and the check would never finish. I fixed it just as described above....)
ive tried to format the hdd, but I cannot format the partition with windows on it. vista wont let me format a partition that is in use. I tried to reinstall windows, hoping it would do an auto format, but I dont think it did. any suggestions on how to get my main partiton formated?
Mr._Pseudonym
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January 24th, 2009 22:00
:^/ Assuming that you have a Windows install disc and can boot from your hard drive, you might try to boot from either a GPartEd live CD, or a Puppy Linux live CD. Both of these are free, and either one should allow you to re-format your C:\ drive.
Then, you can boot from your Windows install CD, and do a clean install of Windows.
;^) Good luck....
jordanmullen
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January 26th, 2009 17:00
could not keep reg windows up long enough to burn a boot disk, replaced hdd, problem solved.
sucl_1
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January 23rd, 2009 01:00
Hi,
First run dell diagnostic to verify about your hard drive.If there u found any problem then logged with dell for new HDD installation (if u r in warrenty) other wise purchase a new one.
jordanmullen
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January 23rd, 2009 20:00
ive tride to run scan disk on the hdd, but it will not complet. gets about 50-60% and will not continue. any other ideas?
Mr._Pseudonym
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315 Posts
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January 23rd, 2009 22:00
:^/ If the disc checking utility crashes the system partway through the checking process, then it may be a hardware problem with the drive itself. In you place, I'd backup the drive to the extent that I could, and then re-format it. The format process automatically maps around problem sectors on the disk, see, so that it'll never try to access them again.
;^)°º(I once bought a laptop at a yard sale for $1.00. It had exactly that problem, and wouldn't finish booting because of it. Windows® kept trying to check the disc at startup, and the check would never finish. I fixed it just as described above....)
jordanmullen
4 Posts
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January 24th, 2009 19:00
ive tried to format the hdd, but I cannot format the partition with windows on it. vista wont let me format a partition that is in use. I tried to reinstall windows, hoping it would do an auto format, but I dont think it did. any suggestions on how to get my main partiton formated?