Disk Read Error

dinesh

dinesh

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I have got a problem here with my pc. I have vista installed in C drive and there is another partition(G Drive) in which i store all my data and there is another partition(H Drive) of 20 GB and its free(i dont use it for anything). So i tried installing xp on this H drive but after copying all the files the system restarted and it gave a disk read error, press ctrl+alt+del to restart. and when i restarted the system, the same error comes again. So for the time being, i ran start up repair and now i m able to boot from vista. Is it possible to install XP on that H drive? If yes, please tell me how.
Thanks and Regards,
Dinesh.:confused:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq
    CPU
    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
    Motherboard
    intel 965 chipset family
    Memory
    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Q9550 @ 3.2Ghz (OC)
    Memory
    4 GIG DDR2-6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 3750
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    (2) 500 Gig SATAII 32mb Cache in RAID 0 array
    PSU
    Antec TruPower 650W
    Internet Speed
    10Mbps Cable

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600
    Motherboard
    MSI P36 NEO2
    Memory
    4GB 5-5-5-12
    Graphics Card(s)
    8800GTS 512Mb Overclocked
    Sound Card
    5.1 surround sound
    Hard Drives
    500Gb Samsung SATAII XP
    500GB Samsung SATAII
    PSU
    1000W CoolerMaster power supply
    Case
    CoolerMaster Cosmos 1000 case
    Cooling
    120mm ThermalTake Big Typhoon CPU cooler, 3 x 120mm exhaust
    Keyboard
    Wireless Keyboard and mouse 3000
    Other Info
    1TB WD My Book Office edition external drive x 2, Dual layer LG DVD-Rom burner,
    15 in 1 card reader
    Triple boot: XP, Vista Ultimate 64 and Windows 7 Ultimate 64
tried both the above mentioned steps but now its giving me NTLDR missing. i booted the system using windows xp disk and entered recovery console. The 1st question that it asked, "Which windows installation would you like to log on to?" Then is pressed number 1 and pressed Enter. 2nd question: "Enter the administrator password". i simply rpessed enter and it gives me an error, Password Invalid. I know i havent set any administrator password. i do not have a pswd set for my user account as well. I also tried to type my Windows username and pressed Enter, it still says Password Invalid. It gives only 3 chance to enter a right pswd.
Again, i logged on to recovery console and this time when it asks "Which windows installation would you like to log on to?" Then is pressed number 2 and pressed Enter. I left the admin pswd blank and hit ENTER, it still says Password Invalid. Can anyone suggest what would be the cause?
Thanks and Regards,
Dinesh.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq
    CPU
    intel core 2 duo T 5550 @ 1.83 MHz
    Motherboard
    intel 965 chipset family
    Memory
    2 GB DDR 2 SD RAM @ 667 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    On board upto 358 MB RAM
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15"
    Hard Drives
    160 GB WDC
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