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Partition Problem

  • 14-11-2004 3:10pm
    #1
    Nukem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭


    On the family comp have a 40GB HDD and i partioned it ages ago C:14GB and the D:26GB and it died this morn.
    Was using the C: as the OS and the D: for files.....etc.....
    Formatted the C: and reinstalled XP home and all is well except cant access D: now. ANY ideas?

    Cheers Nukem


Comments

  • #2
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    you didnt run fdisk before installing XP did you? my advice, do the instal again, run fdisk first though and delete all partitons. then create a new partition, or two if you want the same setup as pre-installation. hope that helps!

    Adam


  • #3
    dawballz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,026 ✭✭✭dawballz


    but if he uses fdisk and deletes all his partitions he will loose what files he has on D:.. and from the way i read it he doesnt want to loose files on D:
    Dont really have a solution though, sorry, maybe more detail..ie what size does the hard drive (C:) show up in my computer now, after reinstalling xp home?


  • #4
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,269 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Get a program called easy recovery, that'll recover any data lost from locked or reformatted disk partitions. Hope this helps.

    http://www.ontrack.com


  • #5
    Nukem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭Nukem


    Its reading 13.2Gb on the c: and nothing at all on the d: it just locks up the computer and turns of the box then?
    Tried c:propmt and CHKDSK D: and it says try it in safe mode,so i mite have a look in Safe mode.Thanx for the help


  • #6
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,269 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    What, are you talking about the easy recovery program?


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  • #7
    Nukem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭Nukem


    i give up i formatted the whole lot of it in the end because it started to go crazy.Kept locking on the startup and started displaying a weird message.Feck the files,if the comp goes tits up the family will freak.

    Thanx for the help anyways


  • #8
    MrVestek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,269 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Ok well even if you've reformatted the thing... if you haven't saved much onto it yet in the new partition then load up easy recovery and you'll be able to recover most of what you lost through the reformat. All ya have to do is a reformat scan, it'll take a while to scan the drive (probably abour 30 to 40 minutes depending on speed of hard disk and cpu) and then display the results, then you can rebuild the files to another hard disk or cd or whatever. You should give it a try.


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