I hooked up my friends tommy's hard drive to my dell dimension 8200.
it wasn't working on his, so i was trying to test it.
instead of starting up, it stopped working.
he has ME on it and when I hooked it up to my computer it showed mine and his as both primary hard drives in bios.
I didn't think nothin of it as I was just trying to see if his would boot on mine.
the computer froze so i hooked mine back up.
windows 2000 didn't start so i tried a repair but it keeps getting stuck in registering the components during final tasks.
i tried a chkdsk but it still don't work.
help me please.
my father gonna kill me if i can't get the computer back to normal
2007-07-03 13:16:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
First, ensure that you are using the exact reinstallation disk that came with your computer. If you are not doing that, ensure that you are using a disk that match the license key you were given. Second, reformat the entire drive and delete any existing partitions that exist.
Now, you are doing a clean installation and the process should go through smoothly.
I hope you were smart enough to save your father's files before your first installation. If not, I DO NOT have an extra bedroom for you.
Enjoy your computer.
2007-07-03 13:26:50 · answer #1 · answered by andrew91025 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem some time ago, and I hope this isn't the case for you.
Hold up the disk to a bright light and look for pinholes in the metalization of the disk. It's not a high probability, but it's a possibility. A pinhole will cause the program to be misread by the CD drive and the install will freeze.
Hope this isn't the case!!!
2007-07-03 13:22:36 · answer #2 · answered by Dick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-29 00:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than likly ur disk hase errors ur best bet is to use another drive or try to gues where the error is depending on how far u get the format like if u get 75% done on a 10 gig drive u should only use 7 gig
2007-07-03 13:25:06 · answer #4 · answered by sam c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋