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Old October 16th 06, 04:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.setup
wexmary13
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Default 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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Old October 16th 06, 05:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.setup
John John
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Default 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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Old October 16th 06, 05:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.setup
Mike M
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Default 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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