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18:20 in Windows XP Share abingdon 30 July 2009 06:10:44 I've spent about half the day building my new PC a disk read error occurred windows 7 - a Windows XP Pro 64-bit box. I've installed the hardware and it is recognized by the BIOS on my Gigabyte PE45 UD3L motherboard. The next step was to install the OS, disk read error windows 10 a 64-bit version of Windows XP Pro. All went well until the installation program prompted me to reboot. I received the message: "A disk read error occurred. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart." I've done this four or five times now, with and without the installation CD loaded. If the CD is loaded, the installation program tries to copy the files to the hard drive all over
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again. I went along with this once, thinking maybe the first time some driver had been corrupted. I have also changed the boot order in the BIOS, with first boot to the HD. I have reset the Fail-Safe Defaults in the BIOS. There are two hard drives in the PC, 320GB SATA Western Digitals. One of them has not been partitioned; the other was partitioned by the Win XP installation program. Any suggestions at this time are definitely welcome! Thanks in advance, Roy More about : disk read error occurred win install Best solution aford10 30 July 2009 11:53:39 It sounds like a bad disc. Check the see if it's scratched. Try wiping the disc off with a soft cloth and use some duster to blow out your optical drive. If that doesn't work and it's a copied disc, it probably was a bad copy. Share aford10 7 August 2009 08:31:18 Thanks for the vote! Score 0 Related resources Disk error read occurred on xp during start system - Forum "Disk read error occurred" during Windows XP System Restore -- Help!! - Forum Netbook windows XP reinstall failing. "A disk rea
The How-To Geek Forums Have Migrated to Discourse How-To Geek Forums / Windows XP "Disk read error occurred" message - how do I fix this? (25 posts) Started 4 years ago by stander2 Latest reply from G41M Topic Viewed 21520 times 1 2 a disk read error occurred windows 10 Next » stander2 Posts: 17 This post has been reported. Hi When I try and a disk read error occurred press ctrl+alt+del to restart windows 7 start up my Windows XP I get this message "Disk read error occurred press Ctl+Alt =Del to restart. Every time I restart I get the same
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message. Does anyone have any ideas about the steps I should take in an attempt to fix this problem. I have searched the forums but am a bit lost about some of the suggestions. Any simply explained suugested solutions would be appreciated. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240308-45-disk-read-error-occurred-install Thanks Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top whs Posts: 17584 This post has been reported. As a first measure I would run a chkdsk c: /r in cmd - e.g. from an installations disc. That would be as easy as it comes. Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top stander2 Posts: 17 This post has been reported. hI whs How do I get to the CMD- every time I reboot I get the same message "Disk read error occurred press http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/disk-read-error-occurred-message-how-do-i-fix-this Ctl+Alt =Del to restart" Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top whs Posts: 17584 This post has been reported. You have to load your installation disc and go to the repair options. Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top stander2 Posts: 17 This post has been reported. Hi Found the original Windows XP installation disk, turned the PC on, inserted the CD a number of times but all I get is the same message "Disk read error occurred press Ctl+Alt =Del to restart" Tried rebooting, installing CD, but only get the same message. Any other ideas would be appreciated. Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top vistamike Posts: 10945 This post has been reported. When you boot, do you see an option to get into BIOS? (F2) Change the 1st boot device to CD/DVD Another option is to tap F12 on boot and change the boot order to CD/DVD Mike Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top whs Posts: 17584 This post has been reported. Yeah, Mike is right. You forgot to change the boot order. Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top stander2 Posts: 17 This post has been reported. When I boot the computer, I get no options to get into BIOS. just that same message. I tried the F12 on boot a couple of times but it makes no difference. S Reports: · Posted 4 years ago Top GuiltySpark Posts: 4024 This post has been reported. stander2
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