C: drive corrupt

[Stuart]

HELP,

I have recently needed to try and reinstall XP Pro after a
visit to PC world. I had to format my C: drive and attempt
a clean install with my XP Pro disc. I get an error
message that states that my C: Drive is corrupt and cannot
be repaired. I can however load back on the hard drive my
original ME that came with my PC.

I then tried updating over the top of ME and got the same
message.

Is my C: drive up the suff or is this a Microsoft
problem ??

Can any one help?

Stuart

[Dave Patrick]

Boot the XP CD-Rom, you'll be given the opportunity to delete the partition,
and abort the install, then again boot the XP CD-Rom to avoid unexpected
drive letter assignment with your new install.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

"Stuart" wrote:
> HELP,
>
> I have recently needed to try and reinstall XP Pro after a
> visit to PC world. I had to format my C: drive and attempt
> a clean install with my XP Pro disc. I get an error
> message that states that my C: Drive is corrupt and cannot
> be repaired. I can however load back on the hard drive my
> original ME that came with my PC.
>
> I then tried updating over the top of ME and got the same
> message.
>
> Is my C: drive up the suff or is this a Microsoft
> problem ??
>
> Can any one help?
>
> Stuart