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Reinstall Windows XP problem!, Where are the harddrives???
Alright. I'm a pure Linux user (The kind that programs by using magnets on
the harddrive ) Anyway, so I'm trying to help my mom out but is having kind of a hard time since I ain't that used with windows. Here's the problem. When booting up Windows it takes quite a long time loading the OS. Plus when you go into "My Computer" it takes even longer to find the harddrives. So my mom decided to reinstall Windows XP Pro on her pc. But then when she put the CD into the CD-Drive and started the installation. She had to face quite a bizzare thing. It can't find the harddrives. And when you try to proceed it gives this error: (Translating Swedish to English) QUOTE An error occured and Windows have shutdown to prevent problems with your computer. Following file can be the cause for the problem: setupdd.sys PAGE_FAULT_IN_NOPAGED_AREA If this is the first time, reboot. If the message is shown again you should... Control that all new hard- and software are correctly installed. If this is a new installation, you can contact hard- or softwaremanufactures if you need special files for Windows. If the problem remains you can try to deactivate or remove new hardware or software. Deactivate alternativs for the bios for example caching or shadowing. [NOTE: Didn't have anything like that in the BIOS] Technical Information *** STOP: 0x00000050 (0xE5132708, 0x00000000, 0xF77BA9A8, 0x00000002) *** Setupdd.sys - Address F77BA9A8 base at F7793000, Datestamp 41107c8f So I thought it was kind of wierd that the installation CD can't find the harddrives but there's no problem in booting up the system and start Windows. My mom though checked what the error means and according to Microsoft that error is supposed to mean that there's an error in the computers RAM. I put in my Ubuntu Live-CD which includes a program called MemTest1.7 which testes the RAM. I did the test twice and the test passed both with no warnings or problems at all. So I booted up a virtual Ubuntu OS on my moms computer to confirm that the harddrives were working. And they were. But there were no windows in them. According to Linux they were completley empty. Ubuntu is also made to detect any Windows installation and ask if you want to install Ubuntu on the same Partition. But that never happend. So from what I know from previous experiences, my mom is currently running on a Windows system but I don't know where it is. My common sense tells me that it should be in her harddrive but windows can't find them. Linux can though, but it says it's empty. I got two solutions, but I hope you have a better one. Install Linux and then hope that the harddrives are visable for the Windows CD.(Though my mom doesn't like that one) Ask the ghost living in moms computer to nicley surrender the harddrives and get a free cookie. Here's a small list of specifications: CPU AMD Athlon 64bit 4000+ 1.81GHz RAM 2x DDR400 RAM 512MB HDD 2x SATA Harddrives with RAID1(Uncertain) Thanks on before hand! |
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Reinstall Windows XP problem!, Where are the harddrives???
"Gillse" wrote in message news Alright. I'm a pure Linux user (The kind that programs by using magnets on the harddrive ) Anyway, so I'm trying to help my mom out but is having kind of a hard time since I ain't that used with windows. Here's the problem. When booting up Windows it takes quite a long time loading the OS. Plus when you go into "My Computer" it takes even longer to find the harddrives. So my mom decided to reinstall Windows XP Pro on her pc. But then when she put the CD into the CD-Drive and started the installation. She had to face quite a bizzare thing. It can't find the harddrives. One word. Grub |
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Reinstall Windows XP problem!, Where are the harddrives???
On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:01:00 -0700, Gillse
wrote: Alright. I'm a pure Linux user (The kind that programs by using magnets on the harddrive ) Anyway, so I'm trying to help my mom out but is having kind of a hard time since I ain't that used with windows. Here's the problem. When booting up Windows it takes quite a long time loading the OS. Plus when you go into "My Computer" it takes even longer to find the harddrives. So my mom decided to reinstall Windows XP Pro on her pc. But then when she put the CD into the CD-Drive and started the installation. She had to face quite a bizzare thing. It can't find the harddrives. And when you try to proceed it gives this error: (Translating Swedish to English) QUOTE An error occured and Windows have shutdown to prevent problems with your computer. Following file can be the cause for the problem: setupdd.sys PAGE_FAULT_IN_NOPAGED_AREA If this is the first time, reboot. If the message is shown again you should... Control that all new hard- and software are correctly installed. If this is a new installation, you can contact hard- or softwaremanufactures if you need special files for Windows. If the problem remains you can try to deactivate or remove new hardware or software. Deactivate alternativs for the bios for example caching or shadowing. [NOTE: Didn't have anything like that in the BIOS] Technical Information *** STOP: 0x00000050 (0xE5132708, 0x00000000, 0xF77BA9A8, 0x00000002) *** Setupdd.sys - Address F77BA9A8 base at F7793000, Datestamp 41107c8f So I thought it was kind of wierd that the installation CD can't find the harddrives but there's no problem in booting up the system and start Windows. My mom though checked what the error means and according to Microsoft that error is supposed to mean that there's an error in the computers RAM. I put in my Ubuntu Live-CD which includes a program called MemTest1.7 which testes the RAM. I did the test twice and the test passed both with no warnings or problems at all. So I booted up a virtual Ubuntu OS on my moms computer to confirm that the harddrives were working. And they were. But there were no windows in them. According to Linux they were completley empty. Ubuntu is also made to detect any Windows installation and ask if you want to install Ubuntu on the same Partition. But that never happend. So from what I know from previous experiences, my mom is currently running on a Windows system but I don't know where it is. My common sense tells me that it should be in her harddrive but windows can't find them. Linux can though, but it says it's empty. I got two solutions, but I hope you have a better one. Install Linux and then hope that the harddrives are visable for the Windows CD.(Though my mom doesn't like that one) Ask the ghost living in moms computer to nicley surrender the harddrives and get a free cookie. Here's a small list of specifications: CPU AMD Athlon 64bit 4000+ 1.81GHz RAM 2x DDR400 RAM 512MB HDD 2x SATA Harddrives with RAID1(Uncertain) Thanks on before hand! That you will find is quite the norm for Sata Drives. At some point in the installation you have to use a floppie with information about the drives - you use that by early on pressing F6 then you continue untill you get a screen asking you to input the floppie for the SATA disks. From then onwards it is a breeze. You should find the information to make the floppie either on the disk for the MB or else get it from the internet. I have been away from Denmark that long that I am not going to translate to Danish. Børge in sunny Perth, Australia |
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Reinstall Windows XP problem!, Where are the harddrives???
I suggest you download a copy of Hiren's CD, which is full of file manager and hard drive testing programs, partitioning
programs, etc...It will boot up in Dos and run any of the many programs it includes. With a file manager you can verify that the files/data are still on your mom's computer and find the WINDOWS folder. It's easily available on the Bit Torrent networks, you can download it using UTorrent, a free file sharing program. I'm not sure where else to find it, I tried Google but didn't find anyone even selling it. There are also other free emergency boot CD's available with similar collections of programs that will run from Dos. Try http://www.fullandfree.info/software/hirens-boot-cd-v91 . Here's a good tutorial on hard drive problems from Brian Posey's website. http://www.brienposey.com/kb/hard_disk_failure_1.asp http://www.brienposey.com/kb/hard_disk_failure_2.asp There's also a free Linux program called Parted Magic, it has a built in file manager and a good test program called Test Disk. You put it on a bootable CD and it will boot your mom's computer into Linux temporarily. That might be more comfortable for you although this isn't really a repair disk. I'm sure there are other Linux emergency CD's, you just need to look around for them. Hope this helps. John "Gillse" wrote in message news Alright. I'm a pure Linux user (The kind that programs by using magnets on the harddrive ) Anyway, so I'm trying to help my mom out but is having kind of a hard time since I ain't that used with windows. Here's the problem. When booting up Windows it takes quite a long time loading the OS. Plus when you go into "My Computer" it takes even longer to find the harddrives. So my mom decided to reinstall Windows XP Pro on her pc. But then when she put the CD into the CD-Drive and started the installation. She had to face quite a bizzare thing. It can't find the harddrives. And when you try to proceed it gives this error: (Translating Swedish to English) QUOTE An error occured and Windows have shutdown to prevent problems with your computer. Following file can be the cause for the problem: setupdd.sys PAGE_FAULT_IN_NOPAGED_AREA If this is the first time, reboot. If the message is shown again you should... Control that all new hard- and software are correctly installed. If this is a new installation, you can contact hard- or softwaremanufactures if you need special files for Windows. If the problem remains you can try to deactivate or remove new hardware or software. Deactivate alternativs for the bios for example caching or shadowing. [NOTE: Didn't have anything like that in the BIOS] Technical Information *** STOP: 0x00000050 (0xE5132708, 0x00000000, 0xF77BA9A8, 0x00000002) *** Setupdd.sys - Address F77BA9A8 base at F7793000, Datestamp 41107c8f So I thought it was kind of wierd that the installation CD can't find the harddrives but there's no problem in booting up the system and start Windows. My mom though checked what the error means and according to Microsoft that error is supposed to mean that there's an error in the computers RAM. I put in my Ubuntu Live-CD which includes a program called MemTest1.7 which testes the RAM. I did the test twice and the test passed both with no warnings or problems at all. So I booted up a virtual Ubuntu OS on my moms computer to confirm that the harddrives were working. And they were. But there were no windows in them. According to Linux they were completley empty. Ubuntu is also made to detect any Windows installation and ask if you want to install Ubuntu on the same Partition. But that never happend. So from what I know from previous experiences, my mom is currently running on a Windows system but I don't know where it is. My common sense tells me that it should be in her harddrive but windows can't find them. Linux can though, but it says it's empty. I got two solutions, but I hope you have a better one. Install Linux and then hope that the harddrives are visable for the Windows CD.(Though my mom doesn't like that one) Ask the ghost living in moms computer to nicley surrender the harddrives and get a free cookie. Here's a small list of specifications: CPU AMD Athlon 64bit 4000+ 1.81GHz RAM 2x DDR400 RAM 512MB HDD 2x SATA Harddrives with RAID1(Uncertain) Thanks on before hand! |
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Reinstall Windows XP problem!, Where are the harddrives???
"nesredep egrob" wrote: On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:01:00 -0700, Gillse wrote: Alright. I'm a pure Linux user (The kind that programs by using magnets on the harddrive ) Anyway, so I'm trying to help my mom out but is having kind of a hard time since I ain't that used with windows. Here's the problem. When booting up Windows it takes quite a long time loading the OS. Plus when you go into "My Computer" it takes even longer to find the harddrives. So my mom decided to reinstall Windows XP Pro on her pc. But then when she put the CD into the CD-Drive and started the installation. She had to face quite a bizzare thing. It can't find the harddrives. And when you try to proceed it gives this error: (Translating Swedish to English) QUOTE An error occured and Windows have shutdown to prevent problems with your computer. Following file can be the cause for the problem: setupdd.sys PAGE_FAULT_IN_NOPAGED_AREA If this is the first time, reboot. If the message is shown again you should... Control that all new hard- and software are correctly installed. If this is a new installation, you can contact hard- or softwaremanufactures if you need special files for Windows. If the problem remains you can try to deactivate or remove new hardware or software. Deactivate alternativs for the bios for example caching or shadowing. [NOTE: Didn't have anything like that in the BIOS] Technical Information *** STOP: 0x00000050 (0xE5132708, 0x00000000, 0xF77BA9A8, 0x00000002) *** Setupdd.sys - Address F77BA9A8 base at F7793000, Datestamp 41107c8f So I thought it was kind of wierd that the installation CD can't find the harddrives but there's no problem in booting up the system and start Windows. My mom though checked what the error means and according to Microsoft that error is supposed to mean that there's an error in the computers RAM. I put in my Ubuntu Live-CD which includes a program called MemTest1.7 which testes the RAM. I did the test twice and the test passed both with no warnings or problems at all. So I booted up a virtual Ubuntu OS on my moms computer to confirm that the harddrives were working. And they were. But there were no windows in them. According to Linux they were completley empty. Ubuntu is also made to detect any Windows installation and ask if you want to install Ubuntu on the same Partition. But that never happend. So from what I know from previous experiences, my mom is currently running on a Windows system but I don't know where it is. My common sense tells me that it should be in her harddrive but windows can't find them. Linux can though, but it says it's empty. I got two solutions, but I hope you have a better one. Install Linux and then hope that the harddrives are visable for the Windows CD.(Though my mom doesn't like that one) Ask the ghost living in moms computer to nicley surrender the harddrives and get a free cookie. Here's a small list of specifications: CPU AMD Athlon 64bit 4000+ 1.81GHz RAM 2x DDR400 RAM 512MB HDD 2x SATA Harddrives with RAID1(Uncertain) Thanks on before hand! That you will find is quite the norm for Sata Drives. At some point in the installation you have to use a floppie with information about the drives - you use that by early on pressing F6 then you continue untill you get a screen asking you to input the floppie for the SATA disks. From then onwards it is a breeze. You should find the information to make the floppie either on the disk for the MB or else get it from the internet. I have been away from Denmark that long that I am not going to translate to Danish. Børge in sunny Perth, Australia It shouldn't ask for any floppy because her XP is on a recoverycd, which means it contains all files she needs. And second she has reinstalled WinXP earlier without this problem. Third her computer don't have any Floppy. |
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