I am trying to format my computer as i wanted to install a newer version of the OS(WindowsXP SP2 which is relarively newer to my system) and mainly because the system was restarting automatically (mostly because of virus). So, the problem i faced was that the setup had to format the already existing OS version in 'C' and it was being stuck every time at 20% and would not go further even if it was left for about a hour and a half. please give a solution to my problem. Thank You.
looking for solution to the problem face during Formatting
- Thread starter Vikram97
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- Sep 7, 2013
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That sounds like the hard drive is starting to fail if formatting stops part-way through.
You can confirm by testing it with a bootable CD containing Drive Fitness Test. Download the CD image from here:
http://www.hgst.com/support/downloads/legacy-downloads#DFT
Create a CD from the CD image with IMGBurn: http://filehippo.com/download_imgburn/
Then boot your PC from that CD.
If the drive does not past the long/extended test, it will have to be replaced.
You can confirm by testing it with a bootable CD containing Drive Fitness Test. Download the CD image from here:
http://www.hgst.com/support/downloads/legacy-downloads#DFT
Create a CD from the CD image with IMGBurn: http://filehippo.com/download_imgburn/
Then boot your PC from that CD.
If the drive does not past the long/extended test, it will have to be replaced.
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