Hello, Need more help

floyd502 · 09-01-2008, 08:56 AM

Right if you are aware of my last thread then I have just one last question. I got the windows disk to reload windows xp home ed. on to my laptop and all was going fine. went through setup it installed on to my laptop now it is going through the bad clusters ie.
Windows replaced bad clusters in file \FOUND.009\File4279.chk
of name (null).
Windows replaced bad clusters in file \FOUND.009\File4280.chk
of name (null).
and the list goes on

the question is that it has been stuck on 22 percent completed for the last 45 mins.

does anyone have a gun or an answer.

cheers
dave

**TriggerFinger** · 09-01-2008, 09:10 AM

Hi Dave,

Have you tried running HDD diagnostics? Run the diags first. Also if you have XP Home CD, try CHKDSK /R in Recovery Console.

Btw, when you installed XP Home, did you do a reformat of the drive/partition?

floyd502 · 09-01-2008, 09:37 AM

No, did not do either, can I just leave this area now and go back to do that or will that bugger the system up again?

Cheers
dave

floyd502 · 09-01-2008, 10:20 AM

On 23 percent at the moment

floyd502 · 09-01-2008, 10:38 AM

none of the keys that I am pressing are changing anything or turning off my laptop. My hdd is still going through the bad clusters (up to file 4417). am I best just turning off the laptop at the power source and starting again?

Cheers

dave

**TriggerFinger** · 09-01-2008, 10:50 AM

Hi Dave,

If it is a new install of XP Home then it should not do that (AFAIK). I have doubts with the hard drive. Are you open to doing a fresh install (you just did one recently, right?)? I ask because we do not have any clue when a drive will fail. My idea is, since you are in that loop right now, you might as well power it OFF, do the diagnostics and reinstall as needed.

EDIT:
I would definitely run the diags first. If HDD pass with flying colors I will reinstall XP Home. Of course, I will reformat the HDD before I do a fresh install.

floyd502 · 09-01-2008, 11:39 AM

just gonna wait to see what happens here as shot up now to 97% so with a little bit of luck.

09-01-2008, 08:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Hello, Need more help Right if you are aware of my last thread then I have just one last question. I got the windows disk to reload windows xp home ed. on to my laptop and all was going fine. went through setup it installed on to my laptop now it is going through the bad clusters ie. Windows replaced bad clusters in file \FOUND.009\File4279.chk of name (null). Windows replaced bad clusters in file \FOUND.009\File4280.chk of name (null). and the list goes on the question is that it has been stuck on 22 percent completed for the last 45 mins. does anyone have a gun or an answer. cheers dave

09-01-2008, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,144 OS: Windows 7 Beta, Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Hello, Need more help Hi Dave, Have you tried running HDD diagnostics? Run the diags first. Also if you have XP Home CD, try CHKDSK /R in Recovery Console. Btw, when you installed XP Home, did you do a reformat of the drive/partition? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Everest HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

09-01-2008, 09:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Hello, Need more help No, did not do either, can I just leave this area now and go back to do that or will that bugger the system up again? Cheers dave

09-01-2008, 10:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Hello, Need more help On 23 percent at the moment

09-01-2008, 10:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Hello, Need more help none of the keys that I am pressing are changing anything or turning off my laptop. My hdd is still going through the bad clusters (up to file 4417). am I best just turning off the laptop at the power source and starting again? Cheers dave

09-01-2008, 10:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,144 OS: Windows 7 Beta, Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Hello, Need more help Hi Dave, If it is a new install of XP Home then it should not do that (AFAIK). I have doubts with the hard drive. Are you open to doing a fresh install (you just did one recently, right?)? I ask because we do not have any clue when a drive will fail. My idea is, since you are in that loop right now, you might as well power it OFF, do the diagnostics and reinstall as needed. EDIT: I would definitely run the diags first. If HDD pass with flying colors I will reinstall XP Home. Of course, I will reformat the HDD before I do a fresh install. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Everest HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 09-01-2008 at 10:52 AM.

09-01-2008, 11:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
floyd502 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 28 OS: XP	Re: Hello, Need more help just gonna wait to see what happens here as shot up now to 97% so with a little bit of luck.