Ok here the thing my parents computer got a blue screen of death saying a registry file was missing. I put the xp cd that came with the computer to do the recovery console. I did a CHKDSK /r in the cmd and scaned got to 40% and just wouldnt go anymore i waited a hour. SO i decided that i would just reformat the computer and bring the computer back to the way it was when it was bought. I started to do that i formated the drive its gets to the part when it it copying files it stops at 18% and it stops at the driver.cab file then i get another blue screen of death that doesnt help me with the error everytime i do this i get the same thing. Since i formated the drive i dont have a OS on the computer anymore what should i do? It the harddrive shot or is it a easy fix and im just missing one thing i havnt done yet. Let me know
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Jump to Postdid u format the HDD yourself or was it done byt the restore cd?
Jump to Postwhen i ask if you formated the HDD i meant did u type a command to format the drive or did the restore process ask you if u want to format and you choose yes
Jump to Postcheck the hard drive partition, normally these hdd comes with 2 partitions one that hold all the installation setting, if that partition is damage you could be getting the BSOD, also check the cpu. make sure good thermal grease is on between the heatsink and processor. and lastly give the …
Jump to Postcheck this link and maybe start over from the first .
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread55459.html
Jump to Posti cant even do that it just stops running
its clear you have a hardware problem,of some sort ,could be anything from a bad cpu/motherboard/video card/cdrom drive/harddrive /ram the list goes on and on .time to take to computer shop or neighbourhood computer geek
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