Windows XP registry error and can't reformat?

5 thoughts on “Windows XP registry error and can't reformat?”

1. waycar111 says:

   May 9, 2011 at 12:49 am

   contact your manufacturer. some of them don’t give you restore disks for a reason, they put Xp and all the restore info on a hidden partition on your hard drive. a key combination on the keyboard while it boots will restore your computer to it’s orgional configuration. check with them and see if your laptop is one of those machines. if it didn’t come with restore cd’s that’s probably what’s going on.

2. Colinc says:

   May 9, 2011 at 12:49 am

   There should be a recovery system on the hard disk if you had no XP cd. Using a function key should allow you to boot from the recovery partition and do a clean install. If you ask it for this it should work. Otherwise you may need to get a new XP disk.

3. Kash M says:

   May 9, 2011 at 12:49 am

   If you have the XP installation disk, you can just reformat uoyr hard drive, wiping out whatever was on the drive, including your problem.

4. snvffy says:

   May 9, 2011 at 12:49 am

   Either you are WAAAAYYYYYYY confused or you’ve written your question to confuse me. Do you know the difference in restore and reformat????

   Just tell me what the problem is that you’re trying to fix and I’ll try to help

5. ojann says:

   May 9, 2011 at 12:49 am

   Have you tried creating a new restore point? I’ve never been a fan of the restore feature but it seems to work for some.

   If your laptop is still under warranty, call the manufacturer. If not, find yourself a copy of XP, do a low level format (fdisk) and start over 😉

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