Format my hard drive with XP

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• How do you format a hard drive with an operating system on it?

  This is actual a fairly simple question, I think compared to what should probably be asking. But on the idea of the recovery discs, I think it's what I excatly. If anything on the idea of format and replaced by reformat. The computer didn't come with any disks or news or have any information. But all CD/DVD discs recovery.

  In addition, when upgrading to this day, is losing usage characteristics. Options to other programs are losing as well. Or more hidden away from the use of the actual program.

  Trying to find info to format the hard drive is not very accurate. Contact support is usually meet with updates.

  Give something to work in the ideas of features/options elsewhere and others, disable or activate is just as accurate as to what it is with or against the options and features.

  Try to work with those who don't, with or without update seems to be best with reformatting later, with a format that is better placed within the use and what features work as installed.

  Help and Support is also in the lack of many topics and listed from the first installation. Online is the only other source of info otherwise. Updated information is the lack of fitness.

  Thus, on the idea of having to reformat, I would rather just format the drive.

  You can see http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps and/or method 1 in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978307.

• How to FORMAT my hard drive with a RECOVERY PARTITION and my system restore from. BKF files

  History made as short as possible.

  I inherited a gateway with XP Media Center 2004. I transferred all my old files to the new computer, and it worked fine. I did a full backup of the system (.) BKF). Later, I installed a disc for my Vivitar camera I used before with my old system and my computer crashed.

  I tried everything I know to do a restore. F8, F10 and F11 during start-up and the best I could come up with was the safe MODE, but it would fail to any ENTRY.

  I really feel like the hard disk must be formatted and start over. I can not access the recovery partition and no XP CD was provided.

  My question is: How can I reformat the hard drive with a petition of recovery and reinstall my operating system of BKF files?

  If you have a recovery partition, I suggest you post in the forums of the bridge
  assistance.
   
  Another option is the following:
  http://tips.vlaurie.com/2006/05/recovery-console-for-those-without-an-XP-disk/
   
  "luckyone_27105" wrote in message
  News: 720fbbc2-6fb9-4fd7-9411-bdd1ec89b144...
  > A long history made as short as possible.
  >
  > I inherited a gateway with XP Media Center 2004. I transferred all my old
  > files to the new computer and it worked fine. I did a full backup of the system
  > (. BKF). Later, I installed a disc for my Vivitar camera I used
  > before with my old system and my computer crashed.
  >
  > I have tried everything I know to do a restore. F8, F10, and F11
  > during startup and the best I could come up with safe MODE, but it would be
  > not allow any INPUT.
  >
  > I really feel like the hard disk must be formatted and start over. I have
  > unable to access the recovery partition and no XP CD was provided.
  >
  > My question is: How can I reformat the hard drive with a petition of recovery
  > and reinstall my operating system of BKF files?
  >
   
   

• How to format a hard drive with a production system of crude fat ranking system 32

  Try to format a hard drive in fat32.  Windows says it cannot format drive is gross, ranking system.

  If the drive is larger than 32 GB, Windows XP does not let you format using FAT32 (there is a debate on the question of whether you can use the formatting command line tool, but given that it will take much time to format a large drive, you probably don't want to try it; Microsoft actually meant that you can't format a large FAT32 drive during the installation of Windows).

  Keep in mind that a partition formatted in FAT32 has a maximum file size of 4 GB.

  Microsoft recommends using a Win 98 boot disk (if your machine actually has a floppy drive).  Or you can download fat32format and use it.

• Impossible to format a hard drive with XP Pro partition; some files to refuse to allow the deletion.

  My original XP Pro OS has been corrupted after a CHKDSK procedure that wiped out the OS files. I finally had to re - install on another partition and now I want to format the C: partition to get rid of what was wrong with her. But the FORMAT has terminated before finishing on three tests. I deleted the 99% of the files, but about 5 or 6 are still saying that the system cannot remove them, and they are preventing the working FORMAT. Why the FORMAT is not just overwrite these files?

  If you have reinstalled on another partition, then the boot loader is still on the origonal partition and formatting that partition will make your PC no longer starts

  Start over and clean install win properly http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

  BTW, a broken chkdsk procedure can indicate that your hard drive has a problem, you may want to visit your site from manufacturers of HD and download / create startup utility check disk for example SeaTools for Seagate drives

• Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free. Format a hard drive with Windows 10. Same upgrade again.

  I have laptop which has been also upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. But it works very well. But on PC I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 free without entering a product key. So at the beginning I had same problem as in this case:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_8-update/blackgrey-screen-after-update-and-restart/a3b479de-b565-48D9-8640-73ba8dcdc5d8
  Which I was not able to solve. A kind of workaround was to create another user. But with that I lost all settings. So I restored Windows 10 in original condition and everything was fine. Until this happens:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-security/cant-access-change-user-account-control-settings/da8c63a9-F995-4e8b-88d8-34c4d813084e

  I tried all the answers, that is to create another user, or use points of restoration, or boot. There is nothing to solve this problem. Then at first, I tried to apply USB recovery but after all treatment, there was an error and the only option to restart. Second, I tried to restore the system, which also failed. I'm done with formatting hard drive and use the Windows 7 DVD. I skipped looking for updates and you don't have invitation to upgrade in the taskbar. That said, when I tried to upgrade to Windows 10 with GetWindows10 - Web_Default_Attr.exe app after about 1-2 hout of certain operations it asks me to enter the product key and there is no option to skip this step.

  Is it possible to upgrade once more at all? Do I need to install all updates for Windows 7 first? Or GetWindows10 - Web_Default_Attr.exe app is not a good way for me to upgrade?

  If you have your Windows 7 product key, you can use it to install a new copy of Windows 10:

  How to install and activate Windows 10 using your Windows 7 or Windows 8 product key

• Try to format my hard drive with windows xp installed.

  I went to cmd and on c:\ > I typed in format c: it came with the usual caveat. Continue the at I clicked on Y for Yes it came with the format cannot run because the format is used by another process. Format may run if this volume is dismounted first. All handles to this volume would then be invalid.
  You want to force a disassembly on this Volume? y (y/n)
  Cannot lock the drive. The volume is still in use.
  How to unlock the drive or do I have to purchase software that erases my own hd.

  On mon, 19 Sep 2010 19:27:56 + 0000, CurtisJG wrote:

  I went to cmd and on c:\ > I typed in format c: it came with the usual caveat. Continue the at I clicked on Y for Yes it came with the format cannot run because the format is used by another process. Format may run if this volume is dismounted first. All handles to this volume would then be invalid.
  You want to force a disassembly on this Volume? y (y/n)
  Cannot lock the drive. The volume is still in use.
  How to unlock the drive or do I have to purchase software that erases my own hd.

  You cannot format the drive Windows is installed on to in
  Windows. It's like sawing the branch of a tree, you are sitting
  on.

  What is your purpose here? You want to reinstall Windows properly?

  If so, just boot from the Windows CD (any version) and follow the
  guests for a clean install; the installation will begin by
  formatting the drive.

  Ken Blake (MS-MVP)

• How to format external hard drive with El Capitan

  Earlier, I had disk utility application and he showed me what he can do.  After el Capitan, today, I checked the same application, but this time I couldn't find how to do a partition or format my external drive.

  How can I do?

  In disk utility, select the icon at the top of your player and click the clear button.  This will give you this:

  

  Move again, click the icon at the top of your player and select the Partition:

  

  In the next window, place the circular slider until you get the size of the partition that you want and click on apply:

  

  

• Formatting a hard drive with Vista Business w/XP Pro

  I reloaded microsoft XP Pro operating system on my HP laptop to address reformatted but I still get request if I want to authenticate my version of the OS, whenever I start. My (disappeared) product key. Can you give us another key so that I can load XP Pro because I don't want Vista Business as my operating system, which I think is come installed with this HP laptop?

  I hope you can answer my questions above quickly. Thank you.

  Do not post your key in the forum. If you are still there, edit your message and remove it. And no, you will need to buy XP if you want a key

• Satellite P30: How to format the HARD drive and install a new OS?

  I have a satellite P30 laptop with Windows XP. I plug myself a new OS (namely because I can't find my old recovery CD CD and OS) that I want to do a re-shape full of my system. Reason is that my system has been painfully slower and slower over the last year. I even updated my RAM to 512 MB standard supplied with the machine to 2 GB, but it seems to have had little or no effect. So my questions are:-

  1] where can I get my hands on the restore CD that has all the drivers on this subject, and any recovery CD to reformat my HARD drive?
  [2] in the order in which I will make this reformatting?
  How can [3] after having bought an external HARD drive to keep files that I don't want to lose, I transfer those of before my re - format?

  Any help will be greatly appreciated

  :-)

  Hello

  You received with the laptop Toshiba Recovery CD! Am I wrong?
  So what s the problem?

  Simply insert the CD and try to boot from this CD.
  The restore CD contains all Toshiba drivers, tools and utilities Windows OS + additional software like Win DVD for example.
  The installation will set the laptop to factory settings, but will also format the HARD drive!

  Up to now, we come to the point 3; --> How do I save the data
  If you have purchased a second HDD and connect it to the USB port and transfer all the necessary files on the second HDD
  If you have purchased only the HARD drive, then you will need a USB HDD 2.5 case.

  Best regards

• Satellite Pro A40: Is it possible to format the HARD drive without disk

  I am passing on a Satellite Pro A40 to a brother. It is in very good condition, but has slowed down over the years. I want to get rid of my data (I have on a new machine) and speed up the system by formatting the hard drive.

  The machine didn't come with a disc for Windows XP, or a recovery CD (just a CD "tools and utilities"). I'm sure the drive HARD will be partitioned, and I can format the drive without such a disc.

  If this is true, how should I do?
  Thank you.

  Hello

  I can't believe that you do not have recovery media.
  The laptop must be supplied with recovery CD, Tools & Utilities CD, and WinDVD.

  But back to your question;
  If you insert a new HARD disk, you will need to use the Toshiba Recovery CD or the original CD of Microsoft Windows to install the operating system.
  The new drive is not partitioned HARD and doesn't have any OS pre-installed!

  If you n t have the original CD of Microsoft OS you can contact the service provider allowed in your country and you can order it.

  I hope I could help

  Good bye

• laptop HP pavilion touch 14: replaced defective hard drive with pre installed OS on new HDD - device not found Boot (3F0)

  Hey guys,.

  I have a pc hp pavilion touch laptop 14, which has been having a defective hard disk that the operating system was not start and the system test indicated that the hard drive contained errors.
  
  I replaced the hard drive with a new one and before installing the hard drive I formatted with a win installation 8.1. I thought the laptop would just start normally to win8, but gave me a screen saying:

  boot device not found please install an operating system on drive hard drive (3f0)

  The hard drive is new and I did not not how its gives me this error!

  In addition, this laptop does not seem to boot from a cd to format!

  Any ideas?
  
  Thank you
  Karl

  Hey BHK6,

  I found out what was wrong! It was so simple!

  I just need to make the boot inherited from the bios, like that he started directly from the hard drive and does not need of any software pre installed HP to start.

  Thanks for your help anyway

  Karl

• HP mini 210-1032cl. I have a new hard drive with nothing on it. I don't know what to do.

  Someone sold me a mini 210-1032cl without hard drive.  I bought a hard drive on ebay.  Where should I go from here.  I can't access anything on my hard drive with disk management.  I did some research and saw the formatting and partitioning of hard drive using disk management.  But how to do this with nothing on the disk?  Which is the best operating system I can buy which also has an Office suite (if there is such a thing)?  I'm trying to restore the mini without breaking the Bank.  I will soon go to College and I need to get my mini operational as soon as possible.  Apparently, this mini was Windows 7 Starter.  I tried the HP Support, but it is so confusing to me.  I don't know what I'm doing.  Thanks in advance for your help and your insight. Forgive my ignorance.

  Hello:

  My recommendation is to click on the link below, and then click to expand the line of order recovery media, then click on the blue button more details and order the recovery disks that are going to install the operating system, software and drivers originally came with the laptop.

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?OS=4062&LC=en&cc=us&DLC=en&sw_lang=&product=4125470

  BEFORE YOU ORDER DISKS... Two important points to note...

  1. you will need a USB DVD drive to use with the recovery discs.

  2. the hard disk that you purchased should be the same storage capacity or larger than the original drive came with the laptop.

  The original specifications drive was 160 GB.

• Windows xp Setup cannot format the hard drive

  Original title: windows xp installation

  I had to change hard drives, I went to load my copy of microsoft windows xp and it tells me it cannot format the HDD how many times can we use the xp disc? Or whats wrong?

  Hi Joshua6495,

  What is the full error message that you receive?

  See the article below, which deals with a similar question

  During installation, you are unable to format a Partition with a file Allocation Table Format

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/301340/

  You can use the Windows XP installation disc as many times as you want on the same computer

  Note: All programs on the computer and the data will be lost if you format the hard drive. It is recommended to make a backup of your data before performing any Installation of Windows.

  Thanks and greetings

  Ajay K

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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• installation of old hard drive with windows Xp in a new Core I7 processor

  Don't want to format the hard drive and lose all programs and files.

  Besides the updates, there are two types of license and (excluding the Media Center) two versions of Windows XP.

  License types: OEM and retail

  Version types: Home and Professional

  Just because you have professional does not mean that it is not OEM.

  OEM licenses must have a certificate of authenticity with activation key stuck to the case somewhere commercial Versions have not an activation key sticker will accompany the installation media.

  Tricky