XP: Hal.dll -- Reformat Drive C --- Lose All Data
Jan 2, 2007
My computer told me that my hal.dll file was missing or corrupt, so someone from this wonderful website directed me to an article that told me how to re-set the startup to the cd rom drive. After that I was able to start re-loading xp from the cd that came with the computer. The problem now, is that halfway through, my computer said that drive c has to be reformatted, and in order to do that, all files on the c drive will be deleted. Is there any way around this? I don't have access to the start button or anything else, so I don't know how to back up whatever is on my hard drive before I reformat the drive to finish installing xp!
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Aug 30, 2005
Can a partition be divided into two partitions using XP software without losing data? What is a virtual partition? Advantages, disadvantages?If 3rd party software is required, then please make recommendations. My machine is running XP Home SP2. The drive came from HP with two partitions. One partition's software is locked.
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Aug 12, 2005
In the past week I have noticed that every time I start my system I am losing a .5 GB of space on my hard drive. I use Norton for virus protection. I have done a chkdsk with no avail. Scans show no worms, virus or any other problem.I have gone from 65 GB to 55 GB in two days.
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Mar 23, 2005
I have a 'new' HP with XP Home on it... I also have a Full upgrade to XP Pro disk from my Dead Computer... I want to 'Upgrade' from Home to Pro; but, I am very nervous is there anything to watch out for? (I don't want to lose anything) - HP Tech Support says it IS possible -yet, after some of their other, not so hot answers, I am very nervous about this... (mainly I don't want to lose the stuff on the Hard Drive (Programs/Files) -they give no CDs. Thought - Comments - To Watch out for?
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Aug 27, 2009
I have a laptop with a partitioned HD. All of the data (operating sytem, documents, etc...) are on the small partition, and now I'm out of space. What's the easiest way to:
1. transfer everything on the smaller partition (operating sys included) to the larger partition and boot from there - OR -
2. make an exact copy of the smaller partition, reformat the drive without a partition, and replace the data. I'm running Windows XP Professional.
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Jul 10, 2005
Can I install XP on a hard drive which has only one partition with data without destroying the data?
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May 18, 2006
I have been unable to reformat my c: drive. When using the format instruction under the file tab in my computer and clicking on the c: drive, an error message says that windows cannot format this drive. As directed, all programs have been shut down.
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Sep 6, 2005
I wish to re-format the C drive on my computer - wipe it clean and start anew. Reinstall Windows and some of the programs that came with the computer. What is the procedure?
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Jun 3, 2006
A friend game me a Gateway Solo Model 2500 notebook computer. It came with Windows '98 and no software. I want to reformat the hard drive and install a copy of Windows XP that I have. How do I reformat the HD? When I tried I got a message saying that I couldn't format that drive (C) because Windows was using it.
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Dec 29, 2004
I want to reformat my hard drive and i have a win xp update CD rather than the full version. i have my win98 full version CD though. i can't figure out how to do it using a ntfs hard drive and using win xp.
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Feb 7, 2005
I'd like to reformat my hard drive (which I've never done before). One question I have, is do I have to first uninstall windows? I currently have xp pro installed, but I got xp home with the computer when I bought it (don't ask me why, I have no clue.
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May 28, 2007
I have a persistent problem with Windows and every time I open a Windows application the Windows Installer launches and I have to wait 3-5 minutes before I can carry on. I have run Adaware, Reg Edit, Bug Doctor and dowloaded the Windows fix for WI - none of which have resolved the problem, although theyt have marginally improved system speed. I checked the hard drive and there doesn't appear to be any problem sectors, so I have given up and am about to reformat the drive and start again, I am running XP Home and have 2 x 80GB drives. I only want to reformat the C: drive (the f: drive contains only data - no programmes) but when I go into f-disk, it appears to only see the f:drive and not the c:drive.Can anyone tell me a way of formatting only the c: drive?
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Sep 15, 2005
I have gone to Run/CMD and then put in format C:. I am asked if I want to continue and I say yes but then I am told they cannot format because another volume is in use. What is a 'volume" and how can I find out which volume is in use so that I can turn it off?
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Oct 20, 2007
I just wiped-out one of my hard drives that had Windows 98 to install XP. I used DBAN disk wiper. I used it as a SLAVE on my other computer (with XP), it didn't show with the other drives. I know the reason is that it's not formatted. My question is how can I format it if I can't see it?
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Dec 20, 2007
My laptops is having so many problems I am going to reformat it and start over again. I have all of my drivers ready to go. What is the most user friendly method to reformat my hard drive without a disk?
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Mar 2, 2007
A friend of mine has a gateway computer that is running windows XP. She has had alot of buffer overrun errors and also can't make burn dvds , can't read her email and can't go to any search engine. She wants to reformat her hard drive but it will not allow her to do so she is the only user on this computer so there is not an issue with having admin privileges.Any suggestions as to what she can do? Or how she can reformat her drive?
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Jun 29, 2005
I need to reformat my hard-drive, but it says that I can't because it is the system partition. Can I change this somehow so that I can reformat?
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Apr 4, 2010
I've been having problems with the PC (Windows XP) and just want to start from scratch. What's the quickest way to reformat the drive so I can re-install Windows XP and go from there. Also, is there any software you recommend to try and protect from viruses etc. I did have Zone Alarm and AVG, but maybe that's not enough.
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Jul 3, 2005
on my other computer i am trying to reformat the drive and install windows server 2003 however when i type in format c: i am told the volume is in use and i am unable to lock it, so i really dont know what to do?
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Jan 20, 2008
I am trying to reformat my harddrive using an XP home disc. The problem im having is that my PC is not picking up my USB keyboard on the setup screen and my mother board has no PS2 connection.
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Oct 1, 2005
It been a long time since I did this, I need to reformat the hard drive and reinstall windows xp, due to a program got corrupted, How do I reformat the drive?
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Jun 16, 2006
I am dying to delete everything on my hdrive and compltely rebuild my computer. Am lookin for a quick answer cause am getting like 10 pop ups a minute and its recking my head lol, that and i have so much junk on my computer this formating is well overdue.
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Jan 17, 2005
want specific instructions on how to reformat a secondary hard drive without having the xp disc. never done this before. used to have son do all my hard drive installation work but he moved far away. i have complete system restore discs for first hard drive but does not recognize my secondary hard drive; found this out when reinstalling/doing complete system recovery on first hard drive. of course i backed up all my important information from both drives. i want to reformat second hard drive due to several reasons. One, i want to start off fresh. Two, there is a lot of junk on there i no longer want or need or use.
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Nov 21, 2009
I am pretty sure i am keylogged and i would like to reformat my hard drive. the only problem is, i want to do this without losing my music (i have over 3k songs) any way i can do this without an external hard drive?
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Jun 14, 2005
I have been told that I need to reformat my hard drive because it is infected by a virus. can I do an windows xp reinstall and reformat as explaines here and will that take care of the problem.
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May 6, 2006
Features: P4 Dell Laptop, 20GB HD, CD/DVD ROM drive, 3.5 floppy HD, running a Genuine copy of Windows XP Professional SP2, My laptop is really sluggish, I have done everything from defrag through to using reg cleaning utilities and deleting programs i dont need, i was thinking about reformatting my hard drive, however I dont have my original XP Pro cd. Is there a way of keeping my current OS and reformatting my hard drive on my laptop?
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Jun 27, 2005
I'm having problems with windows xp home and am going to try to use sfc /scannow to repair it. I am in the middle of downloading SP2 to burn to CD so I can have that CD when scannow asks for it since it says that I have missing or replaced files that need to be fixed.Do I just burn the file directly to a CD or do I have to do something special to it to make it run automatically when scannow asks for it? WIll it erase all my data? If so I need to go get an external hard drive first to back everything up since my DVD burner isn't working correctly.
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Apr 13, 2006
I need to do a clean wipe of my system, so it's the same as when I first purchased it, and no, there is no warranty left on my computer.I've everything backed up that I want and need, and I've taken down notes of the drivers, the manufacturers, that sort of thing.I do own the Dell Reinstallation CD, with XP Home, Including SP1.I also own the Dell Tools System Software, and, Dell Resource cd's.I do not know if my computer will boot from the BIOS.From my understanding I need the cd to boot from the BIOS? Do I check to see that it does prior to putting in the restore cd, or do i simply put the cd in, and then choose this option and after that the restore cd will begin?
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Nov 5, 2008
What is the best process to reformat my hard disk? it is SATA.. i will use winXP.
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Aug 3, 2005
I have recently added a 160Gb Maxtor 6 P160PO drive in an external hi-speed USB housing connected via a 4 port USB-2 card. I have tried copying large amounts of data (13-20Gb) but after a few minutes, I get "The drive is not ready" and it disappears from My Computer. If I disconnect it and re-connect it, it will reappear. The same happended with a 20Gb drive I swapped in, so it seems that it's not the drive. I have tried a different port to no avail.
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Jun 17, 2006
My son purchased an Acer laptop with Win XP. It keeps shutting down during certain processes like converting files and things that run on their own like virus scans and SpySearch and Destroy. We also cannot get his e-mail to receive. It did for a couple days, but now won't work and our broadn band tech support tried all suggestions and said something else is wrong. We figure at this point the best thing to do is reformat the harddrive. This will also get rid of some unwanted files that were already on the harddrive that we can't delete.
The issue: how do we do this. The only disk we have is the Acer recovery disks.
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