Harddrive problems

brantly04 · 07-10-2006, 07:32 PM

Hello,
Today I tried to format my C: drive on my sony laptop with the system recovery option. All in all I ended up finding out somethign is wrong with my C: and they wanna try to get me to pay 300 to get it fixed. Currently I just want to get all of the data off my D: drive so I can work on it. Is there any possible way I can do this without taking it somewhere?

Thanks

chauffeur2 · 07-10-2006, 07:58 PM

Hello brantly04, and Welcome to TSF.

First up, can you please tell us how your drive/s are set up? Is there only one HDD with two partitions, or are there two separate HDD's?

Also, what sort of Error Message [if any] were you getting that tells you that there's something 'wrong' with your C: Drive?

Post Back these details; then, we can get on with the task of helping you with your issue/s.

Regards,
Dave T.

brantly04 · 07-10-2006, 08:48 PM

I have a C: (windows xp drive basically) and and D: .... 2 harddrives..... when i went to format the C: with the vaio recovery thing it freezes at 17% of the formatting and says "stream reading error" and makes me reboot, which then puts me back into this never ending process. I stored everything I needed on the D: and just want to retrieve it

Thanks!

chauffeur2 · 07-11-2006, 05:34 AM

Hi brantly04,

Is it possible for you to borrow a Windows Xp CD so that you can boot from that?

If you can, and you have a CD-ROM drive this would make life alot easier for you to be able to format your C: drive and do a clean install of Xp.

Let's know if you can.

Regards,
Dave T.

brantly04 · 07-11-2006, 02:00 PM

I have a windows xp home cd from a previous computer, just boot from it and format my c? I booted from the cd, did the recovery option, and it took me do the do prompt, so I do c:format? I remember doing this a long time ago, but I dont remember all the commands, could I have a list of commands in sucession that would format my drive, and the install windows?

Thanks

chauffeur2 · 07-11-2006, 06:50 PM

Yep...that's the way to go!
You will also need your Product Key, that's usually on a sticker on the base of the computer.
Once formatted, you should be able to press on and complete the installation.
Report back with how you went with it, or if you strike andy hassles.
Good Luck!
Dave T.

**linderman** · 07-11-2006, 07:53 PM

here are the list of commands for use with in the Win XP recovery console

note the format to NTFS command

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314058

07-10-2006, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
brantly04 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP home	Harddrive problems Hello, Today I tried to format my C: drive on my sony laptop with the system recovery option. All in all I ended up finding out somethign is wrong with my C: and they wanna try to get me to pay 300 to get it fixed. Currently I just want to get all of the data off my D: drive so I can work on it. Is there any possible way I can do this without taking it somewhere? Thanks

07-10-2006, 07:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
chauffeur2 Manager Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 10,180 OS: Xp Sp3 with all updates + Vista™ Ultimate SP1. My System	Hello brantly04, and Welcome to TSF. First up, can you please tell us how your drive/s are set up? Is there only one HDD with two partitions, or are there two separate HDD's? Also, what sort of Error Message [if any] were you getting that tells you that there's something 'wrong' with your C: Drive? Post Back these details; then, we can get on with the task of helping you with your issue/s. Regards, Dave T. __________________ Dave T. Submit New Articles If it works, Don't fix it! Especially if Bill Gates had anything to do with it!!

07-11-2006, 05:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
chauffeur2 Manager Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 10,180 OS: Xp Sp3 with all updates + Vista™ Ultimate SP1. My System	Hi brantly04, Is it possible for you to borrow a Windows Xp CD so that you can boot from that? If you can, and you have a CD-ROM drive this would make life alot easier for you to be able to format your C: drive and do a clean install of Xp. Let's know if you can. Regards, Dave T. __________________ Dave T. Submit New Articles If it works, Don't fix it! Especially if Bill Gates had anything to do with it!!

07-11-2006, 02:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
brantly04 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP home	I have a windows xp home cd from a previous computer, just boot from it and format my c? I booted from the cd, did the recovery option, and it took me do the do prompt, so I do c:format? I remember doing this a long time ago, but I dont remember all the commands, could I have a list of commands in sucession that would format my drive, and the install windows? Thanks Last edited by brantly04; 07-11-2006 at 02:14 PM.

07-11-2006, 06:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
chauffeur2 Manager Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 10,180 OS: Xp Sp3 with all updates + Vista™ Ultimate SP1. My System	Yep...that's the way to go! You will also need your Product Key, that's usually on a sticker on the base of the computer. Once formatted, you should be able to press on and complete the installation. Report back with how you went with it, or if you strike andy hassles. Good Luck! Dave T. __________________ Dave T. Submit New Articles If it works, Don't fix it! Especially if Bill Gates had anything to do with it!!

07-10-2006, 08:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
brantly04 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP home	I have a C: (windows xp drive basically) and and D: .... 2 harddrives..... when i went to format the C: with the vaio recovery thing it freezes at 17% of the formatting and says "stream reading error" and makes me reboot, which then puts me back into this never ending process. I stored everything I needed on the D: and just want to retrieve it Thanks!

07-11-2006, 07:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,442 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	here are the list of commands for use with in the Win XP recovery console note the format to NTFS command http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314058 __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial