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  5. Wd Hdd 40gb

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    m & Dave, Well I GOT IT :D , went to WD support and downloaded a couple of utility's. Wrote 0's to the drive and ran chk./fix error's, reformatted it and hooked it up as Master/Single. XP-PRO installed and in running good. I shutdown and started up several time's no problem's. Man , I'm tickled to death.

    I really appreciate the input's from you guy's. Thank's a million. jimmy

  6. Wd Hdd 40gb

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    HI, mikex

    My CD is a MS (holographed) Win. XP-PRO install CD.

    I'm trying to install on a freshly formatted (NTFS) WD, 40GB HDD.

    I'm positive the problem is the HDD, ( I can use the CD disk on another of my machines and set-up and install begin's and continues untill I abort it).

    I've been on Google and tried several of the guide's I found there, but no luck.

    I haven't been able to get back into the "Recovery Console", when I do, then I might have chance of Repairing the HDD.

    By the way, I've also tried to install from a 2nd. XP-PRO ( MS ) CD and a MS Win. 2K PRO CD, niether would install on the WD HDD. Same NTLDR Missing, msg. on the screen.

    So I believe the Recovery Console is the only hope.

    Thank's for hanging in there with me. jimmyd

  7. Wd Hdd 40gb

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    I installed it as "slave" on an XP-PRO machine and reformated it and ran check disk. Put it back in by it's self and attempt to install XP-PRO and I get the same darn results. I guess I may be able to use it for storage ?

    Hate to waste 40GB drive. jimmyd

    P.S I did do Scandisk and DeFrag. Before I put it back in by it's self.

  8. Wd Hdd 40gb

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Saw your post late last night and tryed those step's. It's goes immediately to NTLDR is missing (with bilnking cursor) . At this point There are no input function's except CTL+ALT+Delete, which reboot's right back to the same screen.

    In my initial post the "time it just sat there was 30-40 min.

    Thank you for the reply, jimmyd

  9. Wd Hdd 40gb

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Western Digital 40GB HDD, Wanted to reformat to see if I could use it. Put it in Desktop, as Master and Booted it with my XP-PRO OS disk. It copied some files and hung-up on "Searching Sys. Disk". I shut down ( pwr. swth) and re-booted I get a screen full of data and at the bottom, "NTLDR Not Found" , press Ctrl+Alt+DEL to re-boot. When I do, this sequence just repeat over & over ??????????????????????????. Any ideas ? jimmyd

  13. Home Network

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    Hello, I'm new to the Board and would appreciate some Network help. My setup is as follows;

    Host= Desktop, Win. XP PROsp2, connected to Direcway Satelite Dish. Also to a 4port Ethernet Hub.

    Client #1= Desktop, win XP. With Ethernet cable to the above Hub. This unit goes on line and the is networked fine, ( no problems ).

    Client #2= IBM ThinkPad T20, Win 2k Pro. Intel® PRO/100+MiniPCI Ethernet card. Ethernet cable to 4 port Hub.

    From Client #2, the Ping is sucessful to Client #1 and the Ping of it's own IP add is sucessful. The Ping attempt to the Host fail's.

    I'm using Proxy, settings 10.1.1.1 port 83.

    I've set this up a dozen times and can't get the ThinkPad on the Network. Don't know what I'm doing wrong. The Workgroup is the same on all units, they each have unique names.

    Can someone help ???? jimmyD