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[Fry]

Righto I give up..lol

Can't restore because its found local disk errors and wants to check errors but you can only schedule error checking on next start up which will fail... Lol

All I can recommend is using another computer to do a backup then running a full checkdisk and this should tell you if the drive is repairable or not.

[taslucas]

Cheers mudski. I have the Windows 7 install disk on its way.
Rusty_nail has been helping me so far and it sounds like he's taking me down the same path you have mentioned apart from downloading the drivers. Grab a USB and get the drivers tomorrow. How big are they? Should they all fit onto a 2gb stick?

[mudski]

Andy if you need an XP disc, W7 Ultimate disc, Win8 disc, Office 2007 or 2010 let me know. I got'em all. Plus others. Lol.

[mudski]

Grab a USB and get the drivers tomorrow. How big are they? Should they all fit onto a 2gb stick?

Easily fit mate. But don't load any of the HP crap. Just Windows, drivers, programs I mentioned and then your porn. hehe.

[AB]

Thanks for that mate!

I can't check disk in either option as it fails on boot to check and in cmd it says the volume is in use.

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[Fry]

Without a disk there is not much you can do

[NissanGQ4.2]

Thanks for that mate!

I can't check disk in either option as it fails on boot to check and in cmd it says the volume is in use.

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I don't suppose you have an old drive with a working xp version on it knocking around?

[AB]

No only vista lappy. I do have an old clunker xp clevo laptop from the 90's somewhere here but I would be amazed if that dinosaur fired up...lol

[mudski]

What version on XP is it. Home, Pro?

[AB]

What version on XP is it. Home, Pro?

Pro mate....