hi all.....newbee here needing help plzzzz
my xp desktop has been playing up later so i decided to reformat it
so i put windows xp disc in, it started loading windows, it recognies my hdd and when it gets to the stage where it asks about partition/quick format etc etc it shut down
i pluged hdd into another pc and its turned RAW and not accessible it also keeps appearing and disappearing...........have i lost all data on it as windows never got to the format stage
i brought a new hdd with intention to load windows on it just to get my pc working again and that too got to the exact stage and pc shut down and again hdd is RAW
can some one plz help and tell me whats happening with my destop before i tear all my hair out

This can be two things if it is a new HDD. You can get this one if your version of Windows is not legal. Second you can get this if you have some sort of HW errors on your system. A mother board or memory or video card can do this one to you. It will shut down during the installation process and give you a blue screen. Read the blue screen and you will see where to look for your error on your system. Once this one is fixed you can then proceed on to installing your OS to your system.

On your other HDD do not panic this one can be saved too if you get up your OS you can do a recovery on this drive with a DR program like Rstudio, or Get Data Back NTSF. Leave it alone for now and do not play with it. Get your system working and then go from there to see what you can do with your original HDD.

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Iorana Haraharaini

thank you for your quick reply....
my windows xp is a genuine copy...
during the installation process theres no blue screen or error to read pc just closes down
how will the programs you mention access the hdd if its not been read by windows

U have to connect your hdd to another computer and then use recovery software

Fix your problem in the MB or memory on this one. Start there and get your OS to install on your new HDD. There could be a PS problem too on this one. Check your material to start with on it. Then after installation you can attach the second or original HDD to your system and clone to a new one. After run a recovery program on this one.

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Iorana Haraharaini

thanx for your help here but.....
theres always a but....lol
but the other computer isnt reading hard drive and i dont no wot problem there is with mb on pc that put hhd into RAW cuz i aint gettin no error or blue screen
sorry for sounding thick but what does ps mean and again thanx for your replies

PS = power supply

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Iorana Haraharaini