Wiped hard drive, can't reinstall windows!

SamuraiWaffle · 01-06-2009, 04:18 AM

Hello all. I have a dell laptop that was just infested with viruses, and decided to completely wipe the hard drive and reinstall windows xp pro. It was home but I decided to upgrade. Now I wiped the computer clean, but it crashes everytime I put in the Windows XP Pro cd, it gives me the pci.sys - address f85480bf base at f8541000 error and I can't figure out how to get past it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

**mike2020learnin** · 01-06-2009, 05:42 AM

Hello & welcome to TSF ,

first i need some info

what program did you use to wipe the hard drive ??

how old is this laptop ?

SamuraiWaffle · 01-06-2009, 06:40 PM

It's a Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop. And I used Darik's Boot and Nuke from the Ultimate boot cd.

**mike2020learnin** · 01-07-2009, 09:36 AM

hello again,

the reason i dont like (darik's boot & nuke) it dont refresh the drivers for the drive when its done

is this an IED or SATA hard drive ?

you may need to get the drivers if it is (SATA) and press (F6) during the install of windows

do you know the name of the hard drive ?

you still need to tell me how old this laptop is so i will know if this system is old enough to require these drivers for the harddrive

you also may need to go into the bios and see if your system is detecting the harddrive

01-06-2009, 04:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
SamuraiWaffle Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 OS: XP Pro	Wiped hard drive, can't reinstall windows! Hello all. I have a dell laptop that was just infested with viruses, and decided to completely wipe the hard drive and reinstall windows xp pro. It was home but I decided to upgrade. Now I wiped the computer clean, but it crashes everytime I put in the Windows XP Pro cd, it gives me the pci.sys - address f85480bf base at f8541000 error and I can't figure out how to get past it. Any help would be greatly appreciated

01-06-2009, 05:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
mike2020learnin Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan , I donated so can you Posts: 3,331 OS: Windows XP Home & Pro. Sp3 / both compleatly updated My System	Re: Wiped hard drive, can't reinstall windows! Hello & welcome to TSF , first i need some info what program did you use to wipe the hard drive ?? how old is this laptop ? __________________ Mike, I will stick with you till the issue is resolve !! Please help the TSF site by donating How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000

01-06-2009, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
SamuraiWaffle Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 OS: XP Pro	Re: Wiped hard drive, can't reinstall windows! It's a Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop. And I used Darik's Boot and Nuke from the Ultimate boot cd.

01-07-2009, 09:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
mike2020learnin Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan , I donated so can you Posts: 3,331 OS: Windows XP Home & Pro. Sp3 / both compleatly updated My System	Re: Wiped hard drive, can't reinstall windows! hello again, the reason i dont like (darik's boot & nuke) it dont refresh the drivers for the drive when its done is this an IED or SATA hard drive ? you may need to get the drivers if it is (SATA) and press (F6) during the install of windows do you know the name of the hard drive ? you still need to tell me how old this laptop is so i will know if this system is old enough to require these drivers for the harddrive you also may need to go into the bios and see if your system is detecting the harddrive __________________ Mike, I will stick with you till the issue is resolve !! Please help the TSF site by donating How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000