the pain!!!

DaveC998 · 07-14-2008, 12:50 PM

Hi, i'm a bit of a rookie with this stuff, so dont use to many crazy terms

I recently set up a partition. The main side (C:) would run XP and the other Win98. I used partition magic 7.0 for this. I set it up fine and whilst it was rebooting with the Win98 disk in the drive an error occured. It then froze. I then proceeded to restart the computer.

Now whenever i restart it it comes up with the following
Start in mode
Start in mode and network
Start in command prompt
Last config to work
Start windows normally.
I have tried all of these and it gets to the loading screen then restarts, every time!

Any advice/help would be much apreciated.

-dave-

DaveC998 · 07-14-2008, 01:18 PM

this is linked to my previous post
http://www.techsupportforum.com/micr...g-problem.html

right then. is there any way i can wipe my harddrive in the state my computer is currently in? or a recovery disk, installation disk that will help?

please help and reply

-dave-

**linderman** · 07-14-2008, 01:54 PM

restarting the system manually before partition magic finished its work is what screwed up your drive / i know it was stuck and you were forced to do so

now / most likely you will need to wipe out your hard drive and start over ......... you can download and run killdisk (free) that will wipe / erase the drive completely to give you a fresh start

then do a fresh install of win xp / this time boot into partition magic before you install windows xp ......... make your partition sizes / make sure you use fat32 on the partition you want to hold the win 98 OS and use NTFS on the partition for win xp

does this make sense to you ?

**manic** · 07-14-2008, 02:25 PM

I would say nope. But thats my opinion...if it failed mid stroke that is
not good...

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-14-2008, 02:46 PM

killdisk will wipe the drive.

DaveC998 · 07-15-2008, 12:27 AM

Thanks very much. I understand. Where can i get hold of a killdisk?
Will wiping the drive mean everything is gone? Unfortunately i was planning to back it all up on thursday when my external drive arrives!

Does the killdisk have to be downloaded onto a CD/Floppy/USB disk etc?

Much appreciated.

-dave-

qbawl · 07-15-2008, 01:06 AM

http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm

DaveC998 · 07-15-2008, 01:09 AM

thanks, so just inserting this into my computer should activate it straight away?

DaveC998 · 07-15-2008, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manic

I would say nope. But thats my opinion...if it failed mid stroke that is
not good...

i think your right. a killdisk wont work. is there nothing i can do?

-dave-

**manic** · 07-15-2008, 03:59 AM

What are you trying to do, do you want to try and recover data? If
so the only thing you could do is contact some sort of data recovery
service, expensive..May or may not work.
If you want to wipe the drive clean, start over with killdisk, it will
work, barring some sort of hardware problem you may have.

DaveC998 · 07-15-2008, 10:12 AM

i want to completely wipe my drive, that's the only way my computers going to work again i have established. Think i've sussed the whole killdisk thing no though. Hopefully i wont have to resort to buying a new hard drive.

dai · 07-15-2008, 12:45 PM

set the bios to boot from whatever you put killdisk onto first

dai · 07-15-2008, 12:47 PM

don't start new threads on related problems
threads merged

07-14-2008, 12:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
DaveC998 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10 OS: Windows XP home edition	Rebooting Problem. Hi, i'm a bit of a rookie with this stuff, so dont use to many crazy terms I recently set up a partition. The main side (C:) would run XP and the other Win98. I used partition magic 7.0 for this. I set it up fine and whilst it was rebooting with the Win98 disk in the drive an error occured. It then froze. I then proceeded to restart the computer. Now whenever i restart it it comes up with the following Start in mode Start in mode and network Start in command prompt Last config to work Start windows normally. I have tried all of these and it gets to the loading screen then restarts, every time! Any advice/help would be much apreciated. -dave-

07-14-2008, 01:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
DaveC998 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10 OS: Windows XP home edition	the pain!!! this is linked to my previous post http://www.techsupportforum.com/micr...g-problem.html right then. is there any way i can wipe my harddrive in the state my computer is currently in? or a recovery disk, installation disk that will help? please help and reply -dave-

07-14-2008, 01:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14,030 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Rebooting Problem. restarting the system manually before partition magic finished its work is what screwed up your drive / i know it was stuck and you were forced to do so now / most likely you will need to wipe out your hard drive and start over ......... you can download and run killdisk (free) that will wipe / erase the drive completely to give you a fresh start then do a fresh install of win xp / this time boot into partition magic before you install windows xp ......... make your partition sizes / make sure you use fat32 on the partition you want to hold the win 98 OS and use NTFS on the partition for win xp does this make sense to you ? __________________ If you cant be polite and friendly; then please be silent.

07-14-2008, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
manic Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 3,225 OS: xp	Re: the pain!!! I would say nope. But thats my opinion...if it failed mid stroke that is not good... __________________

07-14-2008, 02:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: the pain!!! killdisk will wipe the drive.

07-15-2008, 12:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
DaveC998 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10 OS: Windows XP home edition	Re: Rebooting Problem. Thanks very much. I understand. Where can i get hold of a killdisk? Will wiping the drive mean everything is gone? Unfortunately i was planning to back it all up on thursday when my external drive arrives! Does the killdisk have to be downloaded onto a CD/Floppy/USB disk etc? Much appreciated. -dave- Last edited by DaveC998 : 07-15-2008 at 12:30 AM. Reason: Missed out some stuff.

07-15-2008, 01:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
qbawl Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 380 OS: OSX/Linux/XP	Re: Rebooting Problem. http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm

07-15-2008, 01:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
DaveC998 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10 OS: Windows XP home edition	Re: Rebooting Problem. thanks, so just inserting this into my computer should activate it straight away?

07-15-2008, 03:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
manic Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 3,225 OS: xp	Re: the pain!!! What are you trying to do, do you want to try and recover data? If so the only thing you could do is contact some sort of data recovery service, expensive..May or may not work. If you want to wipe the drive clean, start over with killdisk, it will work, barring some sort of hardware problem you may have. __________________

07-15-2008, 10:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
DaveC998 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10 OS: Windows XP home edition	Re: the pain!!! i want to completely wipe my drive, that's the only way my computers going to work again i have established. Think i've sussed the whole killdisk thing no though. Hopefully i wont have to resort to buying a new hard drive.

07-15-2008, 12:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,805 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: Rebooting Problem. set the bios to boot from whatever you put killdisk onto first __________________

07-15-2008, 12:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 41,805 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: the pain!!! don't start new threads on related problems threads merged __________________