pitbull481 Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 when formatting, what's the differences between: "Format the partition using the NTFS file system (Quick)" "Format the partition using the NTFS file system" need respond ASAP please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 A quick format just clears the file info, while a full format clears the whole hard drive. (That could have been worded better but oh well...) A quick format is much faster, but a full format is better and will mark bad sectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 PHP has got it.. about 99% of the time quick will work out fine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted August 6, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 i am having trouble.when i have formatted before i never had trouble. but today (right now) when formating. it cant never pass 77% (files saving to computer). why is it doing this? i always used "Format the partition using the NTFS file system (not the quick) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 It just sits there or is it doing something? That is really wierd.. I have had that happen once but then i just skipped the file and kept going.. Are you installing on the same partition that you normally do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted August 6, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 It just sits there or is it doing something? That is really wierd.. I have had that happen once but then i just skipped the file and kept going.. Are you installing on the same partition that you normally do? around 77% or 78% just says file _______ was not copied correctly. i checked if the disk is scratch. and go done i even was using the dells operationg disk and did the same thing (stopped at 77%) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 Are you trying to install the OS or formatting from within WinXP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted August 6, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 Are you trying to install the OS or formatting from within WinXP? with O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRIAGON Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 Hi Pitbull. If you are going for a complete clean install of XP you might try deleting the partition that you are trying to format, then add that partiton again and do a full NTFS format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 dont you have to do that to begin with? That is what I have always done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRIAGON Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 If there is a partition already there you don't have to delete it, you can just format usually. But I usually delete it and rebuild it anyway, just seems cleaner that way to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 Yeah I thought you couldnt install over an old copy of windows.. hmm.. something to try on the next reformat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRIAGON Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 Yeah I thought you couldnt install over an old copy of windows.. hmm.. something to try on the next reformat... You know swimmer you are right........I had to sit here and think for a minute, you do have to delete that partiton first and then format.....I was thinking you could just go to the next screen and format it, but NOT ! No wonder I usually delete the patition first....lol Oh well at least I told Pitbull the right way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 I had the same problem with Emachines when the install disk stopped at 60% . Emachines told me I had a disk problem. They told me that I must pay them $20 for a replacement AND THEY WOULDN'T TAKE CASH , CREDIT CARD ONLY !!! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 er.. you can install windows xp over an older version of windows without wiping the whole hard drive clean.. i did that on my last reinstall of win xp the setup simply deleted the windows folder and then starts install.. e.g so you dont lose all your files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsnet2k8 Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 I just formated my computer..... delted my D/ DRIVE partition' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRIAGON Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 er.. you can install windows xp over an older version of windows without wiping the whole hard drive clean.. i did that on my last reinstall of win xp the setup simply deleted the windows folder and then starts install.. e.g so you dont lose all your files Yeah, but I believe pitbull wanted a clean install, and from what he was saying it wasn't formatting right. It's been a while since I installed win over win. If you choose to setup on existing partition doesn't it restart and then starts setup again ? I'm gonna have to pull out my guinea pig PC today and mess around loading XP on it different ways. for about the last 2 years I have only clean installed. Guess I need the practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 Well on this 40 GB hard drive I can make it 4 seperate hard drives with 4 partitions of Windows XP Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted August 6, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 Hi Pitbull. If you are going for a complete clean install of XP you might try deleting the partition that you are trying to format, then add that partiton again and do a full NTFS format. thats is the 1st thing i did, "delete partition" than i did a full NTFS format.. this is my 5th time since yesterday to now that i keep trying to format winxp but keeps getting stuck at 77% and above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYRIAGON Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 Try booting to the WinXP CD and this time choose R and go in to recovery console, choose what setup you want enter and it will ask for admin. password, if you never put a password just leave blank and hit enter. At the prompt TYPE: chkdsk /r and then enter, it may take a while but it may fix any problems you may have on the disk. When it's done just TYPE: exit and it will reboot and then try to partition and format again.......Hope that works man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 6, 2005 CID Share Posted August 6, 2005 If you are booting from the WinXP CD, deleting the existing partition, creating a new one, then doing the long format and install and it fails, you might consider the drive is hosed. How old is the drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted August 7, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 7, 2005 If you are booting from the WinXP CD, deleting the existing partition, creating a new one, then doing the long format and install and it fails, you might consider the drive is hosed. How old is the drive? i just got computer last year and bought a 120gig (second drive) beginning of this year i tried to format the winxp on the HDD that came with my gateway computer and on the 2nd HDD (120gig) i bought. and did the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb62787 Posted August 8, 2005 CID Share Posted August 8, 2005 u sure it isn't the type of HDD because they is a variation from the normal 300GB to the 74 GB and they are both the same price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted August 9, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 9, 2005 u sure it isn't the type of HDD because they is a variation from the normal 300GB to the 74 GB and they are both the same price huh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted August 9, 2005 CID Share Posted August 9, 2005 Pitbull, this might be a dumb question, but did you try removing all partitions, reboot, then add the first partition but add a bit to the size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.