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<blockquote data-quote="mistmouse" data-source="post: 31435" data-attributes="member: 289"><p>I had a long post typed and then lost it, so I will just try to recap what I had typed.</p><p></p><p>Janet, If you have a Windows XP disk with a product key that I can use, that would be great. As for replacing the hard drive, I did that one time years ago on a different computer, so I might be able to figure that out again. Of course I will need an OS to install. Ask your son if I do get a different hard drive can I use my system recovery disks that I have to install the OS and other software, or is it possible those disks are also corrupt?</p><p></p><p>eaterbooger, I tried what you said with the chkdsk/r and it says there is no chkdsk/r on my computer. I did a search for chkdsk/r and it says not found. I did a search for chkdsk and it came up with three things. I then went to start, run and typed in chkdsk and it brought up the black DOS screen and ran through a three step process, but it didn't take but a few seconds to do and then the screen closed so I don't suppose that is anything like you were talking about. </p><p></p><p>I went into to HP tools and went to easy child Doctor and ran the long hard drive test, and it says it passes all portions of that.</p><p></p><p>Can either of you tell me why it wouldn't let me boot and format from he Windows XP disk my friend loaned me? According to him I was to go into the BIOS and change the boot order so it boots from the CD and then it would come up with the screen asking me if I wanted to keep or delete partitions already on the hard drive. At that point I was supposed to tell it to delete C and D with D being a portion on C that was created for recovery, I don't have two hard drives. Then I would tell it to create a new partition and that would be D. At that point it would format and go through the process of installing Windows from his disk. However it only went through part of that process. It came up with the blue Windows Setup screen and on a white status bar at the bottom it showed it loading drivers and some other stuff, no problem there. The next thing is it goes to a blue screen that says "Windows XP Home Edition Setup". The white status bar at the bottom says, " Examining 57276 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi..." and it freezes there.</p><p></p><p>I really was hoping to get this computer working since my daughter needs it to do homework since she has accommodations in her IEP for typing her work, except math, because of her handwriting being illegible due to visual/motor deficits and other things.</p><p></p><p>Janet I will check into the freecycle, but we are in a small rural town and I don't know if that will be of any help to me.</p><p></p><p>I appreciate the replies and help given so far.</p><p>mistmouse</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mistmouse, post: 31435, member: 289"] I had a long post typed and then lost it, so I will just try to recap what I had typed. Janet, If you have a Windows XP disk with a product key that I can use, that would be great. As for replacing the hard drive, I did that one time years ago on a different computer, so I might be able to figure that out again. Of course I will need an OS to install. Ask your son if I do get a different hard drive can I use my system recovery disks that I have to install the OS and other software, or is it possible those disks are also corrupt? eaterbooger, I tried what you said with the chkdsk/r and it says there is no chkdsk/r on my computer. I did a search for chkdsk/r and it says not found. I did a search for chkdsk and it came up with three things. I then went to start, run and typed in chkdsk and it brought up the black DOS screen and ran through a three step process, but it didn't take but a few seconds to do and then the screen closed so I don't suppose that is anything like you were talking about. I went into to HP tools and went to easy child Doctor and ran the long hard drive test, and it says it passes all portions of that. Can either of you tell me why it wouldn't let me boot and format from he Windows XP disk my friend loaned me? According to him I was to go into the BIOS and change the boot order so it boots from the CD and then it would come up with the screen asking me if I wanted to keep or delete partitions already on the hard drive. At that point I was supposed to tell it to delete C and D with D being a portion on C that was created for recovery, I don't have two hard drives. Then I would tell it to create a new partition and that would be D. At that point it would format and go through the process of installing Windows from his disk. However it only went through part of that process. It came up with the blue Windows Setup screen and on a white status bar at the bottom it showed it loading drivers and some other stuff, no problem there. The next thing is it goes to a blue screen that says "Windows XP Home Edition Setup". The white status bar at the bottom says, " Examining 57276 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi..." and it freezes there. I really was hoping to get this computer working since my daughter needs it to do homework since she has accommodations in her IEP for typing her work, except math, because of her handwriting being illegible due to visual/motor deficits and other things. Janet I will check into the freecycle, but we are in a small rural town and I don't know if that will be of any help to me. I appreciate the replies and help given so far. mistmouse [/QUOTE]
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