Windows could not complete the format (external hard drive)

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• When you try to format CD - RW, receive error message 'windows could not complete the format' Vista SP2

  Impossible to format CD

  Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 installed

  When you try to format CD - RW, error message "windows could not finish this format.

  Because the installed SP2 (which supposedly contains the fix for the problem) can not install the patch - receive 40 Code error when system tries to decompress the files.

  Help?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/burn-a-CD-or-DVD

  Burn a CD or DVD

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/which-CD-or-DVD-format-should-I-use

  Should which CD or DVD format I use?

  See if help above.

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  Otherwise:

  It comes with Vista, upgrade install and activate Forum.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistahardware/threads

  They will help you with your question in Vista Hardware and drivers Forum above.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Error: "Windows could not complete the format" when you try to write to blank DVDs

  I get this error when you try to copy files to a blank DVD.  I am trying to drag and drop files into the dvd player and after a small roar, the dvd ram drive stops and the error message.  Then the drive no longer recognizes blank dvd inside.  I am running Vista 32 bit and my dvd ram is a matshita dvd - ram uj880as ata.  I tried to switch to the microsoft 'FixIt' site, but the problem is not resolved.  I think that the report mentioned that the reader could recognize not writable or something to that extent.  The player can play DVDs fine, however.  Is there a solution to this problem by replacing the dvd ram drive?

  Hello

  Have you tried to close all programs and then insert the disc to see what is happening? Try a slower
  speed or mastered format. Have you added any burning new software lately - these tend to compete
  for resources and can interfere with each other.

  Should which CD or DVD format I use?
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/which-CD-or-DVD-format-should-I-use

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  You have disk problem as the CD/DVD is actually 4 discs in 1 case (burn CD & DVD and CD and DVD read).
  Therefore, it is not unusual for 1 or 2 rooms with not so work that others do it properly.

  Burning at low speed, or by using the master could help. A CD/DVD cleaner might help.

  CD have a tolerance + - and you can write on the outside edge.

  Several good info here:
  http://Club.myce.com/

  Notes on the troubleshooting and repair of readers of compact disks and CD-ROM Drives
  http://www.repairfaq.org/repair/F_cdfaq7.html#CDFAQ_014

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  Try this troubleshooting:

  Try this - Panel - Device Manager - CD/DVD - double-click on the device - driver tab - click
  Update the drivers (this will probably do nothing) - then RIGHT click the drive - UNINSTALL - REBOOT
  This will refresh the default driver stack. Even if the reader does not appear to continue below.
  
  Then, work your way through these - don't forget the drive might be bad, could be a loose cable or
  slight corrosion on the contacts (usually for a laptop) and other issues.

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060 - a Mr Fixit

  The CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected on a computer that you upgraded to Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929461

  When you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/cd_dvd_drive_problems

  CD/DVD drive does not appear in Windows Vista, or you receive this error during the installation of Windows Vista after booting from the DVD (AHCI)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/952951
  Drive CD - R or CD - RW Drive is not recognized as a recordable device
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316529/

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  Another possibility is that the cables are loose. Remove ALL power, then make sure that the cables in both
  ends. Remove and replace, do not just tight. For laptops, you can often clean power and
  contacts data with a pencil eraser.

  Hope these helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Windows could not complete the format

  can someone help me because can not format my USB what should I to do there at - it something I can do for my USB

  Hi, andiqehaja,

  Follow these easy steps:

  It would be better if you could mention your OS? If it is XP, it cannot format the USB key as the USB key can contain a virus autorun. Scan your USB flash with a reliable antivirus program and quality (for example Avast free Anti-virus). Then, try again. Or try another OS (e.g. Windows 7). In this regard, Windows Seven has more power to format your USB key.

• DVD + RW format error: windows could not complete the format

  Tried to format DVD + RW (also tried CD - RW as well), but the two cannot be formatted. Could format the front discs.

  answered in another thread

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistafiles/thread/ddd39fee-D19b-41bf-B852-63f80cb61daa Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Windows Vista - after the RESTORE partition HARD drive: WINDOWS COULD NOT COMPLETE the INSTALLATION. TO INSTALL WINDOWS ON THIS COMPUTER, RESTART THE INSTALLATION

  Hello

  I have WINDOWS VISTA and just tried to reinstall my laptop of restoration on a HARD disk partition.

  The restore went through, but then I got the error: WINDOWS COULD NOT COMPLETE the INSTALLATION. TO INSTALL WINDOWS ON THIS COMPUTER, RESTART THE INSTALLATION

  When I press 'OK' (which is the only option), it tries to start again, until I get the same error through the black screen.

  How can I get out of this loop please?

  Thank you.

  Lucie

  Hello

  For any problem with the help of the recovery Partition that has been copied to the hard disk by the computer manufacturer, you must contact them.

  This recovery process is the manufacturer, not Microsoft.

  ________________________________________________

  You never told us why you wanted to do a restore. If you had serious errors and the recovery process does not work, you will have hardware problems. BUT we're only guessing at this stage due to lack of information to help you.

  See you soon.

• Windows could not complete the installation - Message in Vista 32

  Windows could not complete the installation. To install windows on this computer, run the Setup again.

  I get this message when I switch on my compaq CQ40 with Vista 32. From this screen, I can go into Manager tasks and go online, see the program files on the C: drive, change passwords, etc. Anything except support Vista. I just downloaded and installed SP2 via the Task Manager. Always stops after the Welcome screen. Another thing I never noticed before: during the boot and just after opening orb, the Welcome to Windows message lights up with the small circle of progress, then I hear a sound of gong just before startup fails. Curious. Any help out there?

  Hello

  This article explains how to troubleshoot problems when you install a service pack for Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/947366

  Use this forum link for all questions related to Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 below.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en/itprovistasp/threads

  or repost in the Windows Update forum link below

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-windows_update?page=1&tab=all

• Sysprep is not - Windows could not complete the installation

  Original title: Sysprep failed

  I started a sysprep on my windows7 pro computer restarts and says

  From Windows, it jumps to "Setup prepares your computer for first use.

  After 5 seconds an error occure

  / "Windows is unable to complete the installation. To install Windows on theis compuiter, re-run the installation. »

  I press Ok and it says installation continues after the reboot.

  and in this loop im stuck.

  Is it possible to do a new sysprep without getting the OS to start?

  Hello Simon,.

  Thanks for posting your question on the Microsoft community.

  We need more information about the issue so that we can help you better.

  Your computer is connected to a domain network?

  Thank you for details on the issue.

  Preparation system (Sysprep) tool prepares an installation of Windows for duplication, auditing, and customer delivery. Duplication, also called imaging, allows to capture a customized Windows image that you can reuse throughout the organization. Audit mode allows you to add additional device drivers or applications to a Windows installation. After you install additional drivers and applications, you can test the integrity of the Windows installation. Sysprep also allows to prepare an image to be delivered to a customer. When the customer boots Windows, Windows Welcome starts.

  You can check the suggestions of MarkBeacom responded on 28 June 2012 and Mark l. Ferguson responded on November 3, 2009.
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-windows_install/Windows-could-not-complete-the-installation-to/bf09c3c5-298B-459F-AED5-4f431b8398f5

  I hope this information helps.

  Please let us know if you need more help.

  Thank you

• Windows could not complete the installation.

  Hi, I use the windows 7 edition starter with ASUS Eee flare series.  This message appears when I do the system restore, "Windows could not complete the installation. To install windows on this computer, restart the installation.

  Hello

  Welcome to the Microsoft community.

  According to the description, it looks like you get the error, such as "Windows could not complete the installation" when you perform a system restore.

  However, we need more information about the issue to help you better.

  Please help me to answer these questions.

  Why you perform a restore of the system on the computer?

  Try this method and check:

  Method 1:

  Try to choose a different restore point and check.

  Method 2:

  Perform a startup repair

  Note: you can perform this step only if the mode of the Windows recovery environment is enabled on your computer by the manufacturer of the system (Acer). This mode allows you to use the recovery options.

  Click: Startup Repair

  Also check:

  What are the system recovery options in Windows 7?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows7/what-are-the-system-recovery-options-in-Windows-7

  Hope this information helps. If you have any additional questions with Windows do not hesitate to answer and we will be happy to help.

• Vista: Windows could not complete the installation. Reinstall Windows. Stops at CRCDISK. SYS in safemode, all the time.

  A hard drive the HP dv2915nr laptop was dead. Installed a new hard drive and use the HP recovery CD. installs for 4 hours and then stops: Windows could not complete installation. Please re - install Windows again. Each facility is 4 hours. Because another install and it took 4 hours and then it restarts and stop at the same error. Now, I'm administrator (locked) - turn off when I pop in the recovery CD. Message: Your account has been disabled. Please, see your system administrator. I tried Safe Mode and loading Windows files stops at crcdisk.sys all the time and then restarts and displays: Windows could not complete installation. Please install again. Can't go in the office. Only restarts with these messages. Asked HP cat (3) Tech people and they do not have the answer. Said, could be a compatibility issue with the software. I ordered this CD of recovery on their part and he got yesterday. Now, they send in the laptop. So tried advice here. Please notify.

  I found the answer. HP Tech Support Chat did not know the answer. When you run HP recovery CD, don't hit the restart WINDOWS button when it asks. The software will do it for you automatically. It will take a while (several hours 1-6 hours) to complete. You'll know it's done when WINDOWS ask you information of language, country and keyboard. In other words, don't touch anything once you start the restore CD program. Leave it alone and it will fix it for you. IGNORE the pop-up restart.

  I can't believe HP has not even tell me that and 3 chat sessions with them was a waste of time. Last HP person ask me to send in the RECOVERY CD and the laptop.

  No help from anyone on this issue. :(

  BUT I thought about it. :)

• "Windows could not complete the installation", Y510P

  Hello

  Just got my new Y510P and realized it's impossible to start Windows.

  Initially it displays error "Windows cannot parse or process Unattend...» [... \unattend.xml] [oobeSystem] pass... »

  After reboot he start to display a different message - "Windows could not complete installation, restart the installation.

  The operating system is Windows 8.1.

  Looks like I'm not the only person having this problem. System recovery does not help, of course (as well as the graceful Lenovo tech support).

  I think that the problem caused by the incorrect unattend.xml file that fails to install any software because of this error and unnesessary blocking Windows to complete the installation.

  I see no other way rather than installing Windows from another source. I don't want to pay for another Windows license and instead return the Lenovo laptop, but perhaps there is another way?

  Problem solved.

  I contacted Lenovo support and they offered me to send recovery discs I received a few days later. I installed the cleaning system of records and have not experienced any problems since.

  I'm still not fully satisfied because I cannot reset the laptop to the factory settings without these discs, but I think I can live with that.

• Satellite Pro L650: Windows could not complete the installation on the new HARD drive

  At the present time, I have a 500 GB HARD drive installed. As soon as I got it, I did a recovery on 3 DVD media.

  I just tried to replace the HARD drive with a 1 to one. All copied OK and after dvd 3 that I was told to release the dvd. I did this and the computer turns off. I turned it on and it started to (don't remember the exact words used) set the drivers.

  However I have now received the message that "Windows cannot complete installation" and telling me to reinstall. I did it, but after the steps above have repeated the same message appears.

  Pls help.

  I don't see why my computer should be limited to a 500 GB HARD drive.

  Thank you

  Hello

  The computer is NOT limited to 500 GB HARD drive
  You can use more big 500 GB hard drives. You have confirmed that the laptop supports 1 TB HARD drive and the system recognizes the 1 TB HARD drive.

  The problem could be the use of the recovery diskette. Why?
  Because the recovery disk creates the same partitions that were available on the 500 GB HARD drive. This could create problems of system due to the large size of HARD drive.

  Solutions?
  Well, I think that you could install the system by using the clean installation of Microsoft Windows disk.
  Missing other drivers or tools can be downloaded from Toshiba page.

• Historical files Windows 8 will not recognize the new external hard drive

  I just bought a new laptop (Sony Vaio) with Windows 8Pro (System op 64-bit, Intel I7, 1THD).  One of the reasons is that I have approached Win8, is I liked the concept of the new 'File History' backup utility  I started to use the computer with an ext WD My Guide of the HD and the history of the files seemed to work.  Then the drive external hard went wrong and I just bought a new WD My Passport 2 t ext HD.  Historical files will not recognize this drive.  He keeps asking the old drive.  When I attached the new drive and go to the screen "Select drive", it says "no usable drives are detected.  Please connect a drive... "I know that the drive is there because I see under 'My computer' and I can copy files to it.  But the history of the files do not recognize.  WD, I called and they helped me to update drivers and even made a update firmware on the drive, but nothing is done.  I tried several fixes suggested in a few links Microsoft 'how file history works... '. «, «What to do if the file history works more...» ", etc, but all without success. The tech also remote BestBuy Geek squad my computer and tried EVERYTHING and could not get it to succeed.  BTW, it's not the HD post because put us on another computer to WIN 8 and Hx file found immediately.  Tech people thought that it was a deep registry with Win 8 problem and their only suggestion was to reimage my computer with the original recovery disk.  But who is going to cost me an arm and a leg.

  I'm not very tech savvy, so I know there must be something very simple, I'm do wrong or overlooking and I hope that some dear soul on this forum or someone from Microsoft can give me an idea or two.  Thank you very much

  I was having this same problem, but then noticed a presentation text easy to miss in the historical files tool that says that the disc "cannot be a part of a library" or something like that. In my case, I had files on my external hard drive that have been included in several libraries... and none that I really used, so I removed the files (and deleted the libraries for good measure). A fast system restart later, and my player does not appear.

  I don't know why MS did not propose it again for this thread as the more obvious thing to check, but there you have it. Something simple and quick to check that could save you some frustration.

• So that the supply of machinery of vCenter.  Fails on the customization of operating system prompted with the error "windows could not complete the system configuration to try to resume the computer restart configuration.

  Sysprep from Windows fails with the error while the supply of machinery of vCenter. "windows can not finish the system configuration to try to resume the computer restart configuration.

  I use vmware vcenter spec customization here,

  I'd say it's because of incorrect permissions or corrupted registry entry or registry that exceeds 8 KB.

  Please visit https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/658528ce-6eb5-403b-ae41-458147c2c044/sysprep-failling-after-reboot-into-oobe

  Also change to vmxnet3 NIC and install vmware tools and try cloning.

  "

  ) More than 8 k

  (b) set incorrect permissions

  (c) corrupted somehow

  For me, the problem was intermittent (same registry key would sometimes cause the issue and sometimes not - must be corrupted sometimes) so it was impossible to tell what program it was.  Fortunately, there is a newspaper, you can watch that will tell you exactly what registry key is slightest mistake out.  Here are the steps to get the newspaper, you must see:

  When you see the error message, follow these steps:

  1.) press SHIFT + F10 to get to a command prompt

  2.) stand C:\windows\Panther

  3.) find the Setup.etl file and find a way to copy this file out of the system (I copied it to the partition D:\ and Ghost used to collect this partition and down the file)

  4.) copy the file to another computer that has Windows 7 setup.etl corrupt system.  Place it at the root of C:\ for easier access.

  5.) open a prompt on the Windows 7 computer.

  6.) navigate to the root of C:\ (or anywhere where you saved the file)

  7.) type "tracerpt setup.etl o logfile.csv.

  8.) close command prompt and open logfile.csv in your text editor of choice.

  9.), look in the log file (near the end, probably) for messages that say "Failed to key"reg"process or one of its descendants" to me, the exact eror looked like this: "failed to process the"reg"key or one of its descendants: [profile \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ESET\ESET Security\CurrentVersion\Plugins\01000200\Profiles\@My] ' If you search for"«key reg"' or «failed in the process»»» You should find the failure.

  10.) remove this software from your image, or how to get the registry key that does not work properly.

  After that, you should be able to correctly identify any key problem and the elimination/workaround on your image.

  "

• HP Pavilion 15 laptop: Need help, PC laptop HP Pavilion 15 could not boot from USB external hard drive.

  My desktop HP Pavilion P7-1074 4.5 years computer dropped last week. Planed to get a replacement on Black Friday or the day after Christmas. But I have to run some programs inside hard drve to the desktop computer. So I have attatched hard disk dive from my desktop to my laptop HP Pavilion 15 USB port with an enclosure.

  The laptop would recognize the external hard drive as a SYSTEM (F 62.2 MB of free space of 97.9 MB, OS (GTB-free 1.11 of 1.35 TB and HP_RECOVERY (H 1.33 GB free of 11.0 GB.))) But I couldn't find the program I want to run.

  I went into the BIOS to set the boot order to boot from USB first, but I could not get the result I expected. The laptop still start on its own hard drive. I tried all three USB ports, no one works.

  Could someone help me please?

  Thank you very much!

  Hi @db69613,

  Welcome to the HP forums! It's a great way to engage, ask questions and find resolutions by working with specialists from the community of HP. I understand that you need assistance with your desktop computer HARD drive that is connected to your laptop via the USB port. I'll be happy to help you with this.

  I'm just surprised at the levels of technical knowledge and technical skills that your possession. Hats off to you for this. It was very clever of you! It has been a privilege to have shared this platform with you and work with you.

  First of all, programs of a different version or windows session will not work on another computer as it was installed on the computer of origin at this time. It is an installation and application software, to the difference of the data or information that is accessible by any computer when the hard drive is connected. It is because no software installation binds the application of this specific operating system installed on this specific to the time machine.

  If the computer does not and the hard drive is accessible, all the content (such as music, photos, videos, and other information are accessible), but the programs have been installed originally are not available and will not work on any other computer when it is connected to the outside.

  However, if the hard drive works fine, windows is correctly installed, then the same hard disk can be installed on another PC of office and some of the programs should work ideally.

  I hope this helps! Please let me know how it goes. I really hope that the issue is fixed without hassle.

  To simply say thank you, please click the "Thumbs Up" button for appreciate my efforts. If it helps, please mark this as "'Solution Accepted". " If you need more assistance let me know and I will gladly do whatever I can to help.

  Please take care now and have a wonderful week ahead.