I just reformatted my computer. I have a windows install disc. When installing windows, it gets to the screen where I can choose a partition to install on.

The hard disk is recognized because it shows the correct size and name of everything. However when I go to create a new partition to install. I just get something about disk cannot be accessed.

I am running an old 2800+ athlon thunderbird. I believe I have a Asus A7N8x MOBO (socketA 462). ALSO if it helps, I am not running SATA, it is just straight IDE I believe.

I am lost and any help would be appreciated. I have searched before I ask my question, but I don't really know where to start.

Thanks,

DaveDave...

Can you tell us why you reformatted in the first place? What problems were you experiencing prior to coming to the decision you needed to perform a clean installation?

What version of Windows are you putting on this thing?Yeah I am putting XP on it. It had not been clean installed ever in about 5 years and performance was really sluggish and defragging was no longer helping.Have you tried the win98se floppy boot disk.I am thinking of fdisk and
format.

The below LINK is a file that will create a bootable win98se floppy disk.

http://1gighost.com/ed/ta/boot98se.exeAlso...you may want to take a look at this link: Windows XP Clean InstallCould it be a problem stemming from mobo drivers?
I have done clean installs before.

This is for a friend who wanted it reformatted and he also wanted xp.

The software is not a retail version of XP, but appears to be some kind of OEM version???Quote from: hawkeyehero on August 12, 2008, 04:46:40 PM

I just reformatted my computer. I have a windows install disc. When installing windows, it gets to the screen where I can choose a partition to install on.

The hard disk is recognized because it shows the correct size and name of everything. However when I go to create a new partition to install. I just get something about disk cannot be accessed.