 Killdisk - Killed 28gb, oh sh*t |
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 Jul 29 2006, 09:32 PM
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I was having a problem with my daughter's computer... used killdisk; after transferring required data went from 30gig drive to 2gig..gotta be pilot error but do I have to do that whole wipe/reinstall O/S/drivers shuffle again ? please say no but, if I do; can you pinpoint where I cocked it up cheers & thanx -------------------- Face Piles of Trials with Smiles - Moody Blues
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Jul 29 2006, 10:54 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 5,898 Joined: 10-March 05 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 14,085 |
If you wiped the drive that Windows was on, yes, you have to format and reinstall Windows and all your programs.
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Jul 30 2006, 01:00 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 26-July 06 From: canada Member No.: 77,907 |
I wasn't specific enough I guess
I re-installed the O/S & Drivers and am missing 28 Gb sorry for the mis-understanding -------------------- Face Piles of Trials with Smiles - Moody Blues
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Jul 30 2006, 01:23 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 5,898 Joined: 10-March 05 From: Florida, USA Member No.: 14,085 |
I assume you formatted the drive before installing Windows again?
What brand and model of computer do you have? Many computers that were manufactured by major manufacturers like HP or Sony among many others have hidden Restore partitions on their hard drives. It may be that OR if you reloaded XP without SP2 it will not recognize anything over 137 gigs on a disk. SP2 addresses that. You need it anyway for security reasons - so if you do not have go to Windows or Microsoft updates and download it immediately. OR You may have left a partition existing (Which would now usually be D:/) Click on the "My Computer" icon and tell us what you see. This post has been edited by Enthusiast: Jul 30 2006, 01:27 PM |
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Jul 30 2006, 05:55 PM
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which version of windows are you running ????? if you format a drive with Fat16 the maximum size you can get a partition is 2 gig the remaining 28 gig will hide as unallocated
This post has been edited by linderman: Jul 30 2006, 05:56 PM |
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Jul 31 2006, 09:10 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 26-July 06 From: canada Member No.: 77,907 |
hiya..the box is a ol' Dell Optiplex gx 100,
This from System Properties: Win 98 2nd Edition, GenuineIntel x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 3, 254.0MB Ram this any help ? (Linderman quote) ....hide as unallocated. wazzat mean & can I get access to it. The drive was partitioned before the KillDisk operation -------------------- Face Piles of Trials with Smiles - Moody Blues
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