Caught a virus. Want to just erase the HD and reinstall. Cannot get Windows original XP discs do. Help?

Click son on some site that I can download a Trojan horse.  Disabled Malwarebytes and AVG update did not find. Saved that I need and now want to erase the hd and reinstall.  Cannot get computer to read what whatsoever. I myself once in safe mode, but now it tells me that it cannot find a hard disk.  I can refer to boot from the CD drive, but it gives me a blue screen error "cannot find a hard disk. Any help?

Your computer most likely has SATA drive and the Windows XP installation disc does not include the SATA controller drivers so Setup can not 'see' the hard drive.  You have several options:

1. to detect the drive, you must use the F6 method to provide the drivers of controller for the installation program, note that when you use the F6 method, the pilots MUST be provided on a diskette, the installation program will not accept the drivers from other media sources.

Adding third-party or updated during the installation of Windows driver
Mass storage drivers and the Setup process

2. you can integrate the drivers into your installation CD:

http://search.Yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG7nPuhZFO4ikAUghXNyoA?p=slipstream+F6+SATA+drivers&FR2=SFP&FR=YFP-t-501&type_param=

3. you can go into the BIOS and change the SATA controller in IDE mode and the Windows Installer will be able to detect the drive.  Most of the BIOS have this option is available, if you don't you will need to use option 1 or 2 above.

John

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