[Cobra]

I doubt formatting was a good choice there anyway. Crashes in games point to a hardware fault of some sort (often memory related) and Windows files can occasionally get corrupted on an unstable system. You haven't necessarily solved your problem yet.

When I got stuck in a loop and winodws said that a hardware or software change prevented the start up?

I had to format anyways so I could reinstall windows.

And Nix, I don't know how to partition my drives.

[CP5670]

Did you try just reinstalling it on top of your existing install? That often fixes any corrupted files.

[Centrixo]

partition is found on the windows xp dos installation. and something called fdisk.exe

partition makes a seperate area for operating systems. and a certain amount of gbs to that area. otherwise without the partition and you install 2 os on one then it fuks everything up

edit: as for you aldo i cant be bothered so you want to try something, read my writing. your problem otherwise dont read.

[perihelion]

  @ Centrixo
<--  Doesn't know whether to laugh or cry.

@ Cobra, man, I wish you hadn't given up so quickly.  Even if the OS itself is smashed, there are usually diagnostics you can still run to get the data off the hard drive itself.  Bart PE has worked wonders for me in the past.  I strongly recommend looking into it or any of the other bootable CD's out there to help you offload data from a damaged OS install.

[Col. Fishguts]

I know, the mature thing would be to step back and ignore it, but...

partition is found on the windows xp dos installation. and something called fdisk.exe

... this is just awesome.

Please, tell me what this Windows XP DOS installation is. Don't hold back with technical details.

[aldo_14]

partition is found on the windows xp dos installation. and something called fdisk.exe

partition makes a seperate area for operating systems. and a certain amount of gbs to that area. otherwise without the partition and you install 2 os on one then it fuks everything up

edit: as for you aldo i cant be bothered so you want to try something, read my writing. your problem otherwise dont read.

You're displaying a level of arrogance far in excess of your stated knowledge.  It's inevitable someone will pick up on it, and you should probably be glad it's me and not someone outright hostile.

[Scuddie]

partition is found on the windows xp dos installation. and something called fdisk.exe

partition makes a seperate area for operating systems. and a certain amount of gbs to that area. otherwise without the partition and you install 2 os on one then it fuks everything up

edit: as for you aldo i cant be bothered so you want to try something, read my writing. your problem otherwise dont read.

Wow...  Ya know, I've not often used fdisk to create an NTFS partition.  Even less so to modify an already existing NTFS partition.  Probably because fdisk is not capable of such actions.  And what's this I read about dos in an XP installation?  I've never known it was there, but now that I do, I will have to start looking for it.

How old are you, kid?

[Centrixo]

talk my advice or not, its up to you if you wantto accept. as for arrogant so thats the way i am so what you complaining at?

edit: as for aldo, you got a big mouth but nothing to fill it with.

[perihelion]

Screw arrogance.  How about the rampant ignorance you are trying to pass off as wisdom?  You've been corrected multiple times in this thread alone and been provided with all the information you need to go forth and educate yourself.  Instead of displaying even a modicum of humility, you are sticking your ground in the face of plain facts and a body of experts.

Let me put it to you simply:  You.  Are.  Wrong.  Fact, not opinion.  We're not debating philosophy here.

[Kosh]

partition is found on the windows xp dos installation. and something called fdisk.exe

otherwise without the partition and you install 2 os on one then it fuks everything up

Not if you do it right.

[CP5670]

Screw arrogance.  How about the rampant ignorance you are trying to pass off as wisdom?  You've been corrected multiple times in this thread alone and been provided with all the information you need to go forth and educate yourself.  Instead of displaying even a modicum of humility, you are sticking your ground in the face of plain facts and a body of experts.

Heh, he reminds me a bit of the guy here in that respect.

[Ford Prefect]

[Nix]

Seriously, you're going up against people who might actually have certifications and degrees related to diagnosing these problems.  Your word is not law.  Now, I sense a bit of a language barrier here, and I don't mean to make fun of you because of that, but honestly, I wonder if we're on the same page here.  At any rate, you're still arrogantly saying your "advice" is correct, despite backing it up.  I used to be exactly like you, proclaiming that my methods were law, and it got me nowhere.  If you actually can take some criticism, and just know when to quit and start observing, perhaps you'll actually learn something, something you can be confident to offer, without having to fight people who actually know what they're talking about.

 

[Descenterace]

Scuddie: FDISK will handle NTFS partitions, reason being, NTFS is merely a partition format and thus only concerns the internals of the partition. Filesystem type is determined when you format a partition, not when you create it. OK, so FDISK may not actually recognise the partition type, but it'll let you delete it or display location info.
DISKPART is WinXP's partitioning tool, though.

partition is found on the windows xp dos installation. and something called fdisk.exe

partition makes a seperate area for operating systems. and a certain amount of gbs to that area. otherwise without the partition and you install 2 os on one then it fuks everything up

edit: as for you aldo i cant be bothered so you want to try something, read my writing. your problem otherwise dont read.

You're displaying a level of arrogance far in excess of your stated knowledge.  It's inevitable someone will pick up on it, and you should probably be glad it's me and not someone outright hostile.

Like me.

Centrixo, how long have you been using computers, and at what level? I have been using DOS and Windows for the last eleven years, been programming for fourteen years (nine years in assembly code), been building IBM PC-compatibles for five years and now have a job as a .NET developer and Windows sysadmin (not my first choice of OS, but what the hell). Additionally, I have a degree in Computer Science from one of the best Universities in Britain, and I studied mainly the lower-level, technical details of computer systems in that course.

Therefore, I'm in a pretty good position to tell you that you should stop giving out advice on subjects that you do not understand.

I'm sure there are many better-qualified people on HLP too.

I've had a bad week, and it's only Tuesday. All Hardware Sucks, All Software Sucks, yadda yadda yadda.

[aldo_14]

talk my advice or not, its up to you if you wantto accept. as for arrogant so thats the way i am so what you complaining at?

edit: as for aldo, you got a big mouth but nothing to fill it with.

I'm complaining at you spreading poorly phrased misinformation and responding like a petulant child when it's pointed out that you're only making a fool of yourself.  I'm not sure what your academic background is - after all, some people just get lazy posting on the internet - but I'd suggest you seriously rethink acting the smartarse. 

For one thing, I'm pretty damn sure that Descenterace and myself aren't the only people with Computer Science degrees (If you really want to know what I have to 'fill it with', it's a 1st class degree with >80% average exam results combined with postgraduate work experience as both a contracted consulatant and in my current job with Cisco).  In fact, I know we're not.  So perhaps when you have a go at people for gently hinting you should drop the arrogance and respond in this sort of way, you should point out exactly what makes you qualified to do so?

[Mefustae]

Centrixo should take a page from my book: When a discussion of computer mechanics breaks out; silently realise you know ****-all about what everyone else talking about, post a stupid joke or whatever, and move the **** on to the next thread.

[Centrixo]

ive love this hehe. anymore? now ive told you, its up to you if you want to accept it or not.

keep your personal opinions to yourself please.

[redsniper]

language barrier, definitely

[Centrixo]

thought so.

[Fragrag]

Note: Totally offtopic but still in tune with the 'I'm pissed'

My damn girlfriend managed to lose our tickets to the Muse concert tonight, I've been looking forward to it since the summer Sorry, needed to vent that out