Hotkey instructions are generally provided on the screen. Assuming that it is supported as is the case with virtually all modern hardware , promote your USB drive to the primary boot device. Please notice that you can seriously screw up your system by providing incorrect BIOS settings! Depending on the speed of your USB drive, this may take a while. Is the USB device listed and does it have top priority? Have you correctly prepared the USB drive in step one?
Restart the procedure. Does your USB drive properly support being booted from? Try another one! Step 4: Prepping the Hard Disk. You need to make sure that your hard drive is partitioned and formatted properly. Especially if you've had Linux or some other operating system on it, you'll need to repartition and format it.
The rescue drive contain file manager and command line utility. You can launch DiskPart for disk partitioning and formatting from the command utility. If you are sure that your hard drive is set up properly i. If your hard drive is partitioned in GPT mode, you also need repartition and format the disc. Enter the commands needed to repartition and format your drive. For example, try the following:. I followed the prompts to start format and only got the message saying that Windows was unable to complete the format.
Any advice? Disk Management, a convenient and powerful disk and partition management tool in Windows. It enables users to format a USB drive that contains an unrecognized file system with a compatible file system through the following steps:. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. In the pop-up window, you need to choose a file system for your drive. When prompted, press the L key to confirm partition deletion.
This will clear old data from the hard drive of the computer. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the only field left is "Unallocated Space. Press enter to create a new partition of the maximum size. Method 3. Use the arrow keys to select the new partition. Press enter to install Windows XP to the unallocated space.
This will be followed by a list of installation options. Select Quick Format installation. You will want to select the NTSF file system. That is the preferred file system of Windows XP.
If you're reformatting to recover from error, you will want to do a Full Format otherwise your error may still exist. The PC should restart, then select your language and local preferences when prompted to do so. There are quick selection options or you can click on custom settings to receive more options. Enter your desired password. When the administrator password prompt comes up you can enter your desired password. Pick a password only you would know, but difficult enough for anyone else to guess.
Method 4. Get your disc or thumb drive containing your backup. Place your backup in the appropriate drive to restore the documents you backed up before starting this procedure and re-install your applications. Click on the "Start" menu.
This is located in the lower left hand corner of the screen. To restore your backup, choose "All programs" and "Accessories. Select "Restore Files and Settings. Click "Browse" to find your backup in either the CD or the thumb drive and then "Next" to continue.
Click "Finish" to mount your backup. It may take some time to restore completely if it was a large backup. Click "Close" when the restoration is complete. The files from your backup should appear on your newly formatted computer. Method 5. If the CD won't complete reformatting then try running a memory test on the PC. You may need to replace one or both of the memory sticks if there are many errors.
Try replacing the optical drive and data cables. Some cables may wear over time, so these may need to be replace if damaged or defective. Check your CD drive. Try putting in another CD and see if your computer can read the CD. If it cannot, then you may need to replace your CD drive. Ensure that the CD is not scratched.
Flip the CD over in your hand and look at it in the light. If the CD is scratched then your CD drive may have difficulty reading it.
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