Windows XP help? HD Problem!

staplerz

staplerz

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I just finished building my computer a few days ago and i bought my OS separate. I was so eager to go on my new comp i installed Linux(Ubuntu). When i got my OS (windows XP Pro sp2) in the mail today i uninstaller Ubuntu, Re-formated my HD and did a full zero fill using Seagate's boot cd utility. I was then ready to install Window. So i restarted my comp with the boot disk in. Everything was going okay until the setup gave me an error right after this step. This is the error it gave me:( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103

I am positive i don't have any viruses because its a brand spanking new computer.
I don't understand because i was running Linux just fine. Why does windows have to be so complicated:mad: ...Well anyways does anyone know a solution?


This guy had the same problem as me but no one answered him. lol
 
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Apparently the zero fill utility was meant for Fat or NTFS type partition removal and Linux. Have a cd writer installed on the system you are on now? How about a recent live distro with GParted on it? The Gnome Partition Editor found at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php has three different version with the second link bringing you to the live cd page where there are some of the latest versions.

GParted will not only remove the Linux partition but create a new NTFS type primary for XP to install onto. The XP installer will easily detect and format the new one during the installation. The free version of BurnOn has worked well here for burning Linux iso disk images to cd-rs. That's found at http://www.burnworld.com/burnoncddvd/
 
PC eye said:
Apparently the zero fill utility was meant for Fat or NTFS type partition removal and Linux. Have a cd writer installed on the system you are on now? How about a recent live distro with GParted on it? The Gnome Partition Editor found at http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php has three different version with the second link bringing you to the live cd page where there are some of the latest versions.

GParted will not only remove the Linux partition but create a new NTFS type primary for XP to install onto. The XP installer will easily detect and format the new one during the installation. The free version of BurnOn has worked well here for burning Linux iso disk images to cd-rs. That's found at http://www.burnworld.com/burnoncddvd/
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Yes i do have a cdrw drive. I already have an iso burning tool. So pretty much i burn the iso. boot the disk up and format then just install xp?
 
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Did you get a floppy with your board with sata drivers, if so try loading them at the F6

You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message in the following scenarios: •A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is not configured to start during the startup process.•A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is corrupted.•Information in the Windows XP registry (information related to how the device drivers load during startup) is corrupted.Windows XP requires a miniport driver to communicate with the hard disk controller that is used to start your computer. If Windows XP does not supply a device driver for your controller or if Windows XP is using a corrupted or incompatible driver, you must replace the driver with a valid copy that is compatible with your controller and Windows XP.

During the first phase of the Windows XP installation, Setup displays the following message at the bottom of the screen:
Press F6 if you have to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
Press F6 and then follow the instructions to install a mass-storage device driver from your Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). For additional information about using F6 to load an OEM device driver to support, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
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StrangleHold said:
Did you get a floppy with your board with sata drivers, if so try loading them at the F6

You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message in the following scenarios: •A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is not configured to start during the startup process.•A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is corrupted.•Information in the Windows XP registry (information related to how the device drivers load during startup) is corrupted.Windows XP requires a miniport driver to communicate with the hard disk controller that is used to start your computer. If Windows XP does not supply a device driver for your controller or if Windows XP is using a corrupted or incompatible driver, you must replace the driver with a valid copy that is compatible with your controller and Windows XP.

During the first phase of the Windows XP installation, Setup displays the following message at the bottom of the screen:
Press F6 if you have to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
Press F6 and then follow the instructions to install a mass-storage device driver from your Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). For additional information about using F6 to load an OEM device driver to support, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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No i didn't get a floppy. I bought it bare bone. And for some reason when i press f6. nothing happens. not that it would do me any good if it did because i dont have any floppy drivers.
 
First review the board's manual to see what key is pressed in order to load sata drivers from a floppy. On some boards you would press the F4 or F2 keys. The fact that you are not seeing anything now could only be from one of two reasons. 1) is having a usb keyboard. The F keys won't even work in some games at times. 2) The incorrect key is being pressed seeing nothing.
 
staplerz said:
Yes i do have a cdrw drive. I already have an iso burning tool. So pretty much i burn the iso. boot the disk up and format then just install xp?
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Once you burn and then boot from the disk you simply keep pressing the enter key until you reach the option to change screen resolutions which will at 1024x768 by default. After that the main interface comes default to the #1 hard drive detected. Browse the options the first time to get familiar with it. You simply highlight the available space shown at the center of the screen and choose the option to create a new primary from the list of types seen in a dropdown menu. Then you click the apply button to see a second scroll bar going back and forth. At the bottom right is the red button for eject and reboot or simply reboot.

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You Always press F6 in windows installer for Sata-Raid drivers, not F4 or 2
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That may not be the case if you are using an Apple keyboard. :eek: :P
 
lol its F6. Im using a ps2 keyboard.
I got to the gui on GPartion but i dont know what type to formate it to...there are so many options..fat32, fat16, ect2,ect3, ect. Which one do i set it on for a normal windows setup?
 
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staplerz said:
lol its F6. Im using a ps2 keyboard.
I got to the gui on GPartion but i dont know what type to formate it to...there are so many options..fat32, fat16, ect2,ect3, ect. Which one do i set it on for a normal windows setup?
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Since you are installing XP the answer is NTFS!
 
ARHG!
I opened and reformatted my hd to NTFS. So now i have an empty NTFS hd. I insert the xp boot cd and i still get that stupid error!!. err. What am i doing wrong.

dont have a virus
Got the drivers
Got the right formate hd
err.
 
When you boot to the XP cd you need to put the floppy in at the F6 prompt, and press F6 and leave it in, it will bring up the drivers on the floppy alittle later and and ask the one you want to install.
 
try this.....instead of using whatever linux tool to format your drive ntfs, just erase all the partitions and leave it blank. Let xp format your drive. that may be the problem.
 
psych0fish said:
try this.....instead of using whatever linux tool to format your drive ntfs, just erase all the partitions and leave it blank. Let xp format your drive. that may be the problem.
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That would be redundent since the XP installer once going will automatically format the new partition. The problem is getting the sata drivers loaded and running where the installer will see the drive. GParted is a rather execellent partitioning tool and free of charge(except for a blank cd).
 
If you don't have the sata drivers actively loaded and the bios configured for sata and not ide the installer hasn't had a chance to create the boot sector at the beginning of the drive yet. Once the installer sees the drive and starts copying the setup files it will create a new mbr just prior to the need for the initial reboot for completing the installation.
 
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