Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Rod Speed" Newsgroups: aus.computers Subject: Re: Windose 10 Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:07:37 +1100 Lines: 81 Message-ID: References: <8ru76ctjlnb7521iomnm20t2d29078vm9d@j.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net y0WyEqORfbGe5NRUgXOl9A+MbXvROrjP9pK5QSjBo+jDLGApE= Cancel-Lock: sha1:e4IE7TbGW6C3bylvLcilBlR5ytQ= In-Reply-To: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 Xref: csiph.com aus.computers:57058 "felix" wrote in message news:eclmf4F7ha6U1@mid.individual.net... > On Friday, 30 Dec 2016 5:54 AM, Rod Speed wrote: >> >> >> "felix" wrote in message >> news:eckekqFsba7U1@mid.individual.net... >>> On Thursday, 29 Dec 2016 10:53 PM, felix wrote: >>>> On Thursday, 29 Dec 2016 10:34 PM, felix wrote: >>>>> On Thursday, 29 Dec 2016 10:27 PM, felix wrote: >>>>>> On Thursday, 29 Dec 2016 9:15 PM, felix wrote: >>>>>>> On Thursday, 29 Dec 2016 4:52 AM, Je�us wrote: >>>>>>>> On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:35:20 +1100, felix >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, 21 Dec 2016 6:20 PM, felix wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Stupid windows 10 has spat it's dummy. I'll have to reinstall >>>>>>>>>> :( (from >>>>>>>>>> an image of the drive) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I restored the drive from an image, and since it was several moths >>>>>>>>> old, >>>>>>>>> had to do umpteen updates, and some sofware installations. the >>>>>>>>> good news >>>>>>>>> is all the hardware is ok >>>>>>>> News? No, that isn't news. It was already established the hardware >>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>> fine. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> a thousand pardons your worship. I shall rewrite it just for you.. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "I restored the drive from an image, but since it was several moths >>>>>>> old, I had to do umpteen updates, and some sofware installations. >>>>>>> and as had been previously determined, there are no hardware issues, >>>>>>> fortunately. and may I just take this opportunity to express my >>>>>>> profound gratitude to Geebus for his invaluable contributions in >>>>>>> solving this very difficult and often perplexing issue, and without >>>>>>> whose assistance it may never have been solved" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> better? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> looks like I spoke too soon after all. I've been trying to format the >>>>>> drive that the faulty installation was on, but I can't get any >>>>>> computer to see it, either in an external USB case, or installed >>>>>> directly in a PC. seems it must be faulty. but because it can't be >>>>>> seen I can't do any diagnostics on it >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Acronis can find it but it can't format it >>>>> >>>> >>>> anyone know how I can test/check this drive? >>>> >>> >>> I was able for format it in a windows 7 machine, but when I put it in >>> the win10 PC I get the error message "mbr error 1". >> >> Which suggests that you arent formatting it properly. >> >> How did you format it ? > > I had created the partition as GPT so I changed it to MBR and now I can > boot. > but how do I format a drive that win10 doesn't see? Using anything else than can see it. > I've had nothing but trouble with windoze10!. life was so much > simpler/easier with XP you just put a drive in and it would find it and > ask you to format it Not always. >>> I'm trying to find how to fix it. if the second drive is not installed >>> the computer will boot fine.