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Its Never Easy

Oct 28, 2007 1:45PM PDT

I've browsed the forums and it seems I'm the only one with this problem. So I'm making a post.

I am attempting to Install Windows XP on a Hard Drive that previously had Vista. I deleted the partition with Vista on it and attempted installing Windows XP. The problem is XP cannot copy 9/10th's of the files onto my hard drive. I figured Vista left some formatting or something on my hard drive that was preventing XP from copying. So I ran Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN). I ran it on Quick Erase, which fills it with 0's. After 3 days of wiping, I checked it at 40 some percent and went to bed. I wake up and it tells me DBAN has completed with non fatal errors. I could smell the BS knowing it wasn't going to work, but decided to try XP again. Still didn't work. I cannot even get Vista to reinstall on the hard drive. Says it cannot format the partition. So I'm totally stumped. I don't feel like running DBAN again if I don't have to on another setting, since it takes forever, and I don't feel like buying a new hard drive either. Any advice would be great, or if you need more information let me know.

Western Digital 7000 SATA2 Hard Drive
Windows Vista Premium Home Edition
Windows XP Home Edition

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These might help, no ganrantees
Oct 29, 2007 1:47AM PDT

Use at your own risk

Part Recovery
Xosl2.1.1.6

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Lets try the first one again
Oct 29, 2007 1:51AM PDT