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Cannot Install ME (HD cannot be formatted)
Have a Dell Inspiron 2500 that had a 10 GB hard drive go south. I need 6
more months from it and it is worthwhile to install a new hard drive and reinstall ME and programs. I go into setup and get told that "An error was detected while formatting the primary hard drive partition". My drive was unformatted and unpartitioned, I am told to let Windows do all that. How do I do install? Thanks!!! |
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Cannot Install ME (HD cannot be formatted)
How big is the drive?
John wexmary13 wrote: Have a Dell Inspiron 2500 that had a 10 GB hard drive go south. I need 6 more months from it and it is worthwhile to install a new hard drive and reinstall ME and programs. I go into setup and get told that "An error was detected while formatting the primary hard drive partition". My drive was unformatted and unpartitioned, I am told to let Windows do all that. How do I do install? Thanks!!! |
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Cannot Install ME (HD cannot be formatted)
You need to partition and format the drive after booting to DOS using a
Win Me boot floppy. For more information see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 255867 - "How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255867) as well as the file CLEANHD.TXT which is in the Win 9x folder on the Win Me CD and also as KB271673 - "Windows Millennium Edition Cleanhd.txt File Contents" (http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=271673).. This should help you get started. -- Mike Maltby wexmary13 wrote: Have a Dell Inspiron 2500 that had a 10 GB hard drive go south. I need 6 more months from it and it is worthwhile to install a new hard drive and reinstall ME and programs. I go into setup and get told that "An error was detected while formatting the primary hard drive partition". My drive was unformatted and unpartitioned, I am told to let Windows do all that. How do I do install? Thanks!!! |
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