Win XP Pro format issues Sunday, February 8, 2004 at 7:29 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Nicole Fagan (2 messages posted) I am trying to install Win XP Pro on a used 20 GB HD which previously had W2K on it. I booted to the XP CD, deleted the existing partition, repartitioned the space, and attempted to format. This is where I get one of two error messages - either "Setup cannot access the XP setup CD" or Setup cannot format the HD due to something corrupt (or something like that). Doesn't matter if I try to format NFTS or FAT32. However, I can format FAT32 using my Win 98 boot disk, but when I go back to install XP, I get the second error message. I've tried using the XP Pro Floppy setup (downloaded from microsoft), I've tried using a different XP CD, I've tried a different HD (also used, was a previous XP install). Both of these HD were working fine before I deleted the partition, so what gives? I'm not getting why this isn't working and would love some help.... Thanks! Nicole Responses to this message: re: Win XP Pro format issues (Francis Whittier: Sunday, February 8, 2004 at 3:46 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Win XP Pro format issues (Nicole Fagan: Sun, Feb 8, 2004, 7:29 am) re: Win XP Pro format issues (Francis Whittier: Sun, Feb 8, 2004, 3:46 pm) re: Win XP Pro format issues (Nicole Fagan: Mon, Feb 9, 2004, 9:34 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum