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[Ventus]

hm....Disk read error...Is the disk Dirty or what?

If it is Clean it off with some TP and Rubbing alcohol
That should clean any junk off of it

EDIT: sometime XP disk do that for no reason at all
Just re start the installation if after cleaning the disk does not work

Edited by Ventus, 02 October 2011 - 01:16 PM.

[Old-Skool]

No it is fine. it goes through installation, then windows says it must reboot to continue installation. when it does so, after the reboot, I get:

disk read error
press CTRL ALT DELETE to restart

edit: I'll try reinstallation.

Edited by King Aquamentus, 02 October 2011 - 01:19 PM.

[Ventus]

No it is fine. it goes through installation, then windows says it must reboot to continue installation. when it does so, after the reboot, I get:

disk read error
press CTRL ALT DELETE to restart

um...Had this error once before as-well

It must can not find The data it needs on the disk

I say re start the installation and try one more time

[Old-Skool]

it gave me the same error again


Someone suggested formatting the drive as FAT32 and converting it back later on. but i dont know how to do that.

Edited by King Aquamentus, 02 October 2011 - 02:57 PM.

[Ventus]

it gave me the same error again
Someone suggested formatting the drive as FAT32 and converting it back later on. but i dont know how to do that.

Being a fat 32 will not help in this case at all...:/
Theres one other way. that i can think that might help..Maybe

Let me ask Firstly by chance Do you have another Windows Version?
Like "Windows 2000" "Windows Me" "windows 98" Disk

Edited by Ventus, 02 October 2011 - 03:45 PM.

[Old-Skool]

no, but im running a repair upstairs right now and i think it found something. we'll see

[Ventus]

@Old-skool
Thats good Hope it can find somthing

[Old-Skool]

Doesnt seem to have but I'll try installation again. Bagel, you got any idea why it would do this?

perhaps I shouldchoose a smaller partition? out of the 320 gigs how big should it be?

This was likely not a head crash. Cana mod change the title to "hard drive failure/replacement issues"? Might be that someone can help with this and not be deterred by a misleading title

the vaio recovery disk creates a partition, but it doesn't look very big... can't edit it.

Edited by King Aquamentus, 02 October 2011 - 07:18 PM.

[Ventus]

I guess you could try a Smaller partition
I do not belive a 32bit windows xp can handle a 350 gig
Try setting to 250 gigs And see if that works

[Old-Skool]

it installed... on the recovery disk's 8 gig partition.... hahaha no. I'll try entering 250G for a partition instead.

edit: I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ENTERED STAGE 2

This is King Aquamentus. I'm coming home. and with more power than ever.

Here's the bad news: I lost Metroid Nova. Don't panic, please. Just someone provide me with a copy of the demo I shipped out, and I think we'll be ok. zc devs, i'll need a password recovered soon.

Edited by King Aquamentus, 02 October 2011 - 08:05 PM.

[Ventus]

Great news Glad You got it working
But thats ashame you lost your quest
I'm sure that someone here has it

[Old-Skool]

actually... you know how in disney movies it always looks like one of the good guys died at the end but then he turns out alright?

all the data on that drive is intact.

[Ventus]

Wow what a twist
Thats what i call extremely Lucky

[Old-Skool]

several drivers need to be reinstalled still, and I have a headache.. so I think I'll call it a night.

[Ventus]

Yeah those Dang driver are always annoying <_<
But yeah its been a long day You should take a break and Sleep or somthing

BUT hey atleast you a have a clean Slate on that computer