Completely formatted hard drive. Possibility of recovery of the OS?

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• error when installing vista on a formatted hard drive

  I try to install Vista Home premium on a formatted hard drive. After booting from the installation DVD, I get the following message.

  Windows could not start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To solve the problem:
  1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.
  2. choose your language settings, and then click "next".
  3. click on "Repair your computer."
  If you do not have the disk, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
  File: \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
  Status: 0x0c0000221
  Info: This file is maybe damaged. The header checksum does not match the sum of computer control.
  Any ideas?

  I try to install Vista Home premium on a formatted hard drive. After booting from the installation DVD, I get the following message.

  Windows could not start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To solve the problem:

  1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer.

  2. choose your language settings, and then click "next".

  3. click on "Repair your computer."

  If you do not have the disk, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.

  File: \windows\system32\boot\winload.exe

  Status: 0x0c0000221

  Info: This file is maybe damaged. The header checksum does not match the sum of computer control.

  Any ideas?

  Use utility diagnostics by the hard drive manufacturer (usually available from the web page of the manufacturer of the hard drive) to perform a complete diagnosis and zeros (low-level format) on disk.

• Installation of SP3 on a newly formatted HARD drive

  Hello

  I have a few questions about the installation of Windows XP Service Packs on newly formatted hard drives.

  Recently I have formatted a new HARD drive and installed Windows XP Home Edition. In order to be upgraded to Service Pack 1 to 3, it is recommended to connect to Windows Update and download and install it from there. I did this and was prompted to install Service Pack 2. During the last steps of the installation (I think that durng the procedure of 'start process'), I lost Internet connectivity and was impossible to reconnect (I use a USB dongle. I think that a virus infection is interfering with the connection). That's why I had to restart my computer for the installation could be completed, but it seemed to be successful that I was able to reboot without any problem. I assume that the installation had actually finished and it was just reset stage that was interrupted.

  Question: even if the installation of Service Pack 2 has not finished and my machine seems to be fine, reinstall Service Pack 2 in order to ensure that it is completely installed?

  Question: Why should I install SP2? If Service Pack 3 contains all fixes and features of all previous Service Packs and it is acceptable to upgrade to Service Pack 1 to 3 directly, why didn't Windows Update invite me to install Service Pack 3 instead?

  Question: I have found a manual download of Service Pack 3 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b33b5a8-5e76-401f-be08-1e1555d4f3d4&displaylang=en), but Microsoft strongly recommends that use you it only on machines in a network, and not on a single computer. Y at - it hurt to do?

  A question here, is that if Microsoft recommends that download the latest Service Packs of Windows Update online, so it seems not possible to fully guarantee your Windows installation before connecting the interest for the first time. All the while I'm software download and installation of Service Pack 2, malware, worms and viruses have been infecting my computer (Avast! blocked a malware exploit). So even if I managed to upgrade to Service Pack 3, my machine is already infected.

  Is there a recommended way to upgrade to Service Pack 3 before you connect to the Internet for the first time?

  Thank you

  Tristan

  See...

  HOW TO get a computer that is running Windows XP SP1 (a) or SP2 fully patched (after a clean install)
  http://groups.Google.com/group/Microsoft.public.WindowsXP.General/MSG/a066ae41add7dd2b

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• Satellite A200 - question format HARD drive after replacing

  Hello

  I know this is probably a stupid question to ask as I am not that great with computers.
  I have problems with my hard drive from my Toshiba Satellite A200 laptop.

  Now, when I took it out it was a 120 GB so I bought another Seagate 320 GB hard drive to replace it.
  Now can I just put it back in or do I have to format the known brand hard drive.

  So if anyone can help it would be much appreciated

  Thank you

  Hello

  New HARD drive should be recognized by the laptop properly.
  If you purchased a HARD drive 2.5 SATA, so I put t see serious reasons why this HARD drive is not working.

  Once the HARD drive has been replaced, boot from the Toshiba Recovery disk and follow the instructions on the screen. The HARD drive must be formatted during the installation procedure
  That article should work

• Broken HARD drive and no recovery disk

  Hello, everyone!

  My husband bought a new laptop a few months before and the fact that US aircraft not only any what rescue DVD, we na not create a restore disc, understand us, that we had a lot of time... Except that yesterday one of the dogs was caught in the power cord, and the laptop fell on the floor. Of course it wouldn't restart and the BIOS would not recognize the HARD drive.

  Using an adapter, I was able to connect it to my own laptop and all data and files are displayed. My question is, being able to access my own computer HARD drive, I can create a disc of recovery there and how? Cause when I select this function on my computer, it does not give me the ability to choose which drive I want to create the disk, it assumes I want to do it from my C: drive.

  Thanks in advance.

  > My question is, being able to access my own computer HARD drive, I can create a disc of recovery there and how?
  As far as I know that something like this will not work. For recovery, multimedia creation, you need to use preinstalled Toshiba recovery media creator tool. Saved on the HARD drive recovery image is marked with so-called markers and this tool can find the exact position of the image stored on the HARD drive. Please note that it works under normal circumstances. When your HARD drive is connected as external, this tool can not find it and recovery media is not possible.

  In my opinion, you have a problem with your machine. You know if the HARD drive is not properly recognized that I'm afraid that your laptop has a serious hardware problem and it must be checked by the Toshiba service provider.

  I mean, you can have a recovery media, but it is useless if the HARD drive is not recognized by the system.

• Format HARD drive in my cam error practice sony XR150E. Please let me know how to solve

  Hi all

  I use Sony handycam model XDR150E. I am not able to take any video, it always shows me HDD format error.

  Please let me know how to solve

  You can also use a data recovery software to help you.the disc you are trying to access either is not designed to be used with your OS, or it has been damaged and the data can no longer be read. Each diskette and hard disk must be formatted to prepare media for use with a particular file system.

  to resolve the error format hard drive , use a third-party software or ask for the help of an engineer.

• Format hard drive

  McAfee has worked on my computer for several hours trying to find out why their sowtware would not be responsible. They founf errors critical Windows and I had to format my hard drive. Another forum told that I have to do a destructive factory restore and that's why I'm here. I have 3 recovery disks, but do not know how I had to do, any help would be appricated.

  Thank you

  Hello

  Yes, perform a 'factory Reset' using your recovery disc will format the hard drive, reinstall Windows with all the necessary drivers and especially the original software that was originally shipped with your PC (here, the exception is sometimes MS Office test) - the process will also recreate the Recovery Disk Partition.

  Best regards

  DP - K

• Win XP / Linux / no matter what... install on formatted hard drive

  Hi all...

  I have a personal computer IBM 300pl 6565 - 83g (733 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 13, 5 GB of HARD drive)...

  Initially, this PC is WinXP + more virus... the HARD drive has been formatted (with another PC), and now I can't install OS on it... more... this PC do not have an option to boot from the CD-ROM... on the startup splash screen, it appears an image with a floppy..., but I don't have an original IBM diskette / CD or (the PC was buyed on second hand).

  Please help me... I want to install something on this (maybe a web server + mysql)... If is not possible, I want to install Win XP...

  This computer must boot from a cd rom. The precedents are.

  I would go through the

  BIOS and make sure that the hard drive is seen.

  The master/slave jumper are transferred to the hard drive when formatting it in the other machine?

• After installing the new hard drive and using recovery discs, I get this message could not start because the following file is m issing or damaged system32\drivers\pci.sys

  I just replaced my hard drive with a new because the other HD said imminent failure or something like that! Basically the hard drive was about to fail and I so now the new one installed and I used my recovery disks and all seemed well until the recovery disks have been completed and the computer says to get out them. Then the computer restarted several times and then I get this message:
  Windows cannot start because missing or corrupt the system 32\drivers\pci.sys
  Then he said: "you can try to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original configuration of the CD-ROM.
  Select 'R' in the first screen to start repair.
  one of the many questions I have is that CD-ROMs are talking? It is the recovery disk, they want me to or what? also if you know a CV or another page which includes help on this specific topic would also help! Thank you
  also, I can still use the old drive hard when it is installed on my laptop!
  HP pavilion dv5220us running windows xp
  I had advanced care system that had a top registry Fixer and I got ccleaner as well on the computer
  internet security Norton 2011

  Hello panjok2,

  Sometimes recovery CD are dependent on the architecture of a hard drive.  If it is different from the original disc, then we have problems.

  In this case, the best thing you could do is contact HP and see if this is the case.  If it is not why this happens, they should be able to help you as well because they are the ultimate authority on their recovery process.

  Let us know if you have any questions.

  Best regards

  Matthew_Ha

• I need to format the hard drive but don't have the windows vista disc to reinstall, but have had the key code that vista was preinstalled do I have to buy a new drive for vista

  I need to format the hard drive but don't have the windows vista disc to reinstall, but have had the key code that vista was preinstalled do I have to buy a new drive for vista

  Hello

  How to reinstall Vista

  Contact the manufacturer of the laptop computer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

  they do it for a nominal cost of $

  also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

  you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

  Ask them of the exact key sequence

  or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

  Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

  they contain all versions of vista

  This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

• Can't see BIOS UEFI more Windows 8 after formatting hard drive

  After formatting my hard drive, I don't see the opportunity to get into the BIOS/UEFI firmware anymore. It has disappeared from the troubleshooting Windows 8.1. It happened because I had to reinstall Windows because I wanted to put Windows on the SSD drive, that I adapted. Firstly tried to transfer files to Windows from the HARD drive that went successfully but my problem was trying to get the HP BIOS so he can start, he had no option as I saw in the other BIOS, select the name of the SSD drive and turn it on just for 1 St boot, (the SSD has been installed properly so she did state in the BIOS on other things and in the windows to) the only thing that he had in this BIOS is a command to start menu I dragged the SSD to the first boot. Windows restarted and it wouldn't boot from SSD yet, so I put it in legacy mode that came to the top with my SSD info to start first, but when I saved these settings and rebooted Windows it says has no disc or can't find windows. So that's how I got where I am now and had to reinstall Windows to get it working again. Can't find away to get the BIOS/UEFI on windows 8 Troubleshooting menu option more?

  Hello

  The way most simple and easiest way to solve your dilemma to use the HP recovery media to build on the SSD system use the same SATA port that is used by the original Windows 8 boot drive. I know that this procedure works, at least on the PC that I used.

  I'm not a fan of 'cloning' of hard disks to boot HP UEFI active.  There are simply too many problems. Using the HP with a SSD recovery holder sized to accept all the original HP recovery system. This includes not user data. Then use your original hard drive as a device of emergency start and space remaining for the storage of data.

• Satellite L955-100 - HARD drive crash / no recovery disk

  Hi all

  I think I have a huge problem, so I would like your advice.
  Yesterday, my HARD drive crashed and a noise 'click of death '.

  My warranty has already expired, and of course I did not the recovery discs...

  I know that it was stupid to forget something, but even if I would like to ask you if you have another solution to my problem.

  Already, I thought about buying a new HARD drive, but then my problem is still not having access to my Windows 8 (which was on the recovery partition).

  Thanks in advance,

  Michel

  In my opinion, you should simply replace the HARD drive and need to use the recovery disk that you could order at Arvato Services
  The disc isn't expensive; round about 30

  Maybe you want to increase the performance of the computer laptop buying an SSD?
  The SSD is a bit more expensive that a common SATA HDD, but believe me: it will significantly increase the performance of the laptop

• Tecra 8200 to format HARD drive - how to install windows?

  Hello

  I bought a Tecra 8200 used with a formatted hard drive, when I put the original cd of Windows 2000 in the cd player, nothing happens, how do I get Windows installed?

  When I turn on the power, he said something about the dos mode and then it displays the date and time and after that nothing happens.

  I hope someone can help me!

  Thank you!

  Hello

  It seems that the machine can boot from the cd rom t.
  Please check in the BIOS if the CD rom is recognized.
  Also if you have installed the original W2k OS of this device it of necessary to install driver in the following order:

  Driver Chipset
  Video driver
  Audio driver
  Common modules
  Energy-saving
  Toshiba Utilities
  Mobile extensions
  Internal Modem driver
  Infrared driver
  The mouse driver
  LAN driver
  Wireless LAN driver
  Toshiba Client Manager
  Toshiba network device switch
  Microsoft updates / QFE
  Extended IDE controller driver

  Good bye

• Re: Satellite P300 - 20 h - second HARD drive possible?

  Hello

  I have a p300 - 20 h. On the underside there seems to be a space for a second hd.
  Under the cover for the second hd a sticks that prevent me to install the second hd.
  Is - this to dissuade the installation of a second hd?

  The second HARD drive bay contains the HARD drive connectors?
  If so, the 2nd HARD drive is possible

• Iso file of windows xp can directly be installed USB on a formatted hard drive?

  Iso file of windows xp can directly be installed USB on a formatted hard drive?

  Not directly.

  There is a SMALL chance that if your hardware supports it (unfortunately never say you anything on your PC or BIOS), you can boot from a USB stick or an optical drive and install Windows XP like this.
  But it is unlikely.
  In addition, tell us what you mean by 'windows xp iso file. This is very vague, and we do not know what you are talking about.
  Finally, if you want to ask questions here, really read the answers and recognize them in some way. Here is a link to your other thread:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_xp-windows_install/which-software-should-i-use-to-burn-Windows-XP-ISO/ffd9ccb8-0248-4e1f-afd3-6ce14802348a