Winxp sp2 c partition unknown - Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Servise Pack 2 (e8503040) for PC

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downlaod this utility from my shared drive and do a low level format....
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create a boot CD from this utility....and use KILLDISK in there (a DOS application)
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once that's done u can reinstall WinXP, Win7 etc and make partitions etc
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Hi, your will need to delete your windows XP re format that part of your hard drive, then re install XP

Press F8 repeatedly after turning on power and select safe mode. Then go to ctrl/panel - add/remove apps and remove sp2. Reboot.

Yaa It is possible....
install linux ...when partition selection menu appear select "shrink window partition" and continue ur installation.. u will make dual boot with linux

you have to install windows vista again only to enjoy the full function for the notebook coz in windows xp it won't work i to tried this and had faced the same problem in acer travelmate laptop

Did you happen to re-install XP before this happened? WinXP prior to SP1 can only "see" HD's up to 127G, so that might cause your problem...make sure SP1 or SP2 is installed, or try Partition Magic and see if that helps.

i suggest to format your PC and install again your OS. some files affecting or viruses affecting the performance of your computer result to some memory dump.

I know this problem, The HDD is a SATA disk, win XP setup cannot identify a SATA controller on it's own you need to load the driver (from a disk) so you may need to download it first. I think this is the correct link http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-51521-1&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3369431&os=228&lang=en extract the files and burn to a CD or Floppy then run win XP setup by booting from CD you should see in the begining of win XP setup from CD it prompt you to press (I think) F2 to add RAID or SCSI Controllers, (this prompt is at the bottom of the screen) Then follow the propmts to load from the disk you made earlier. you should be able to select the controller from a list. (short list) you should then be able to continue and hopefully Win XP setup should now be able to see your HDD and give you choices about which partition (as per normal) you want to remove all partitions before installing winXP (you can then make whatever partitions you wish) Hope this helps

Hi, assuming the hdd won't finish a format, it is possible that some sectors are damaged. If you still want to try and use the hdd even with these defects, you can try and partition the hdd. Guesstimate at what point the hdd stops responding and really guess where the defects end. With this info, partition the hdd into 3 with the middle containing the defective sectors. Format only the first and third partitions. For simplicity, Win98 might be easier to work with rather than XP. Hope this be of some help. Do post again and let us know how things turn up.