Today, I was working in the computer, and decided to give a quick restart, no previous problems, unusual noises or otherwise, but on reboot "error loading operating system"
I have tried to read previous posts on the internet and are either too technical for me or don't seem to apply, but this is what I have tried so far
BIOS does recognize the drive
Exchanged with another HD with working XP and works, but obviously wants me to reactivate copy
OEM Windows XP disc does load> setup> Drive C is unformatted, damaged, or formatted with incompatible file system with options to format or return to previous screen......and that where I decided to stop and ask the experts before I really mess something up
My computer is a hodgepodge of parts, so not sure what to include
was using up to date Win XP
no recent hardware changes
to the best of my knowldge no untrusted software downloads
HD: Hitachi Deskstar 200GB
If you need anything else please let me know
Thanks
I have tried to read previous posts on the internet and are either too technical for me or don't seem to apply, but this is what I have tried so far
BIOS does recognize the drive
Exchanged with another HD with working XP and works, but obviously wants me to reactivate copy
OEM Windows XP disc does load> setup> Drive C is unformatted, damaged, or formatted with incompatible file system with options to format or return to previous screen......and that where I decided to stop and ask the experts before I really mess something up
My computer is a hodgepodge of parts, so not sure what to include
was using up to date Win XP
no recent hardware changes
to the best of my knowldge no untrusted software downloads
HD: Hitachi Deskstar 200GB
If you need anything else please let me know
Thanks