Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

os problem

by lucas185 Nov 12, 2013 4:54AM PST

so when I install windows xp on my brothers laptop then restart it, and then its doesn't start up. sometimes its a missing file or just loading and doing nothing. its does this every time I repartition ,the hard drive has some bad blocks and sectors, but is there a way I can stop the os from screwing up? or just throw the hdd away

Discussion is locked

2 Posts
- Collapse + Expand Details
- Collapse -
Re: os problem
by Kees_B Forum moderator Nov 12, 2013 6:51AM PST

Seems more like a disk problem. Why not try another one?

Kees

- Collapse -
Could this be the old XP SATA issue?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Nov 12, 2013 7:37AM PST

There's a lot of missing detail here. XP is very hard to install for most folk. Even harder when only this much is told.
Bob

Back to Windows Legacy OS forum

CNET Forums

Operating Systems
Software
Electronics & Gadgets
Hardware
Tablets & Mobile Devices
General Help
Brand Forums
Roadshow Autos
Off Topic

Other Forums

Forum Info