this is the blue screen i get, it has partmgr.sys in it saying that the drivers unloaded without cancelling pending operations...what is this????

Have you had a look on GOOOOGLY (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=partmgr%2Esys) yet?



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yeah i been checking, i was just hoping someone here had a similar experience...i mean for some reason it says my c drive needs to be partitioned and than it tries to, then i get that partmgr.sys problem....i'm trying to get rid of win me and put on xp....b/c my me screwed up my comp...when i turn it on it just sits frozen on the win me screen...

Boot from cd. Then when it prompts, install freah copy then delete the partition using the d key, then enter, then L. I assume you dont care if you lose any info from ME.

well i will try that when i get home, but i do remeber deleting something already...they asked me to do something with the cdrive and i def deleted everything on there...i don't care if lose anything...i already deleted everything on the hard drvie b/c windows said it was corrupt....

so you think this will still work? like i said my c drive is already empty at 0%...

i've been trying for ever to get this thing to work, after i select the c drive to be formatted it gives me 4 options (2 of them have the word quick next to them....i'm sorry but i forgot what the others were, somethiing with an f and an N...) ring a bell?....than after it sits there for a bit it gives me this partsmgr.sys crap....

ntfs quick format
fat32 quick format
ntfs
fat32, yes they ring a bell, dont use quick format. You need to delete all partitions, then format using ntfs. It should work then.

ok thanks for the help....like i said i'm a little skeptical b/c i did delete something already (formatted the cdrive so now its at 0mb...but when i choose it and then format it using the nfts option...but this is where it sits there at 0% and than pops up with this partsmgr.sys blue screen saying drivers pending aren't etc.....do you think i maybe just didn't delete the right thing, i mean it gives me only one option to choose from (my cdrive, aka hd)...
i'll try it again when i get home, but you think it will bypass that partsmgr.sys blue screen?

also i press the d button, than enter, then the L button to delete everything?

If you follow the directions during the setup phase it should work. If it still is giving you that problem try either a different xp cd or cd rom. Is your cd bootable? or is one of those you found?

no its def bootable b/c when it says boot from cd press any key, i press a key and it starts to load windows from the cd rom....my windows is def fine i think, i think its the computer... i will try to delete everything again like u said....maybe i missed something....i just don't understand why its even giving me this partsmgr.sys blue screen....

i've been looking at other posts about using a boot disk??...
like this one

If your using the boot disk, need to go to dos and type fdisk. Removve all partitions. Reboot. Then bo back in fdisk and create the partition. Reboot. Then go into cd rom support and then format c:

i had win me...should i use a boot disk too? or is it fine just to boot off of the win cdrom itself......i just really want to get this to work....thanks

If your booting from cd, there is no need to fdisk. Some people dont have the bootable cd and have to use a bootdisk. You should be able do everything from your cd. Remember delete all partitions first during the setup process ( when it asks where you want to install windows) then a format.

Take this link and look at How To Partition and How To Format
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm

or look here http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

kind of a dumb question i guess but what does partitioning and formatting mean anyway? Whats going on when i do that?

Partition means, dividing the disk up, If you have a 80gig hd, you take whatever amount out of it and seperate it. I want 25 gigs from it, so now I have 2 drives a 25 gig and 55 gig drive.

Formatting is basically erasing a disk or making it writable

Here's an analogy for you.
Partitioning may be likened to a farmer dividing his fields into plots and Formatting would be digging new furrows prior to sowing each plot. :)

ok well i wonder why that would make the difference of windows working or not (the partion part)

Originally posted by topple69
ok well i wonder why that would make the difference of windows working or not (the partion part)

If there is no field to plant crops on, they won't grow.

Wonderful analogy guys. :)

I guess defragging is thinning and weeding and formatting is harvesting.

Topple69, going by the problem you are having "partmgr.sys", then the problem lays in the partition you do or don't have.

Have at look at HARRY O's SITE (http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm) site and follow the instructions.

That should sort you out, if not, or you require more gardening tips, post back.

ok i just did the delete partition step and the nfts option...well it sat there at 0% then started to increase but then it gave me the partmgr.sys again....errr whats going on....

it also says in the partmgr.sys screen to
"stop 0x000000ce....." whatever that means....

That means that a driver "partmgr.sys" has failed to unload or cancel.

Have you installed anything new recently or changed any bios settings?

Try to disable bios memory options such as caching or shadowing if enabled.

Is your bios using failsafe or default setup?

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i haven't checked my bios or done anything to it recently....but i'll check it out...

i can't even find those options in my bios....i'm pressing f2 to get to the setup screen but don't see anything

This may sound stupid, but a try a different xp disk(if you can borrow a friends). Its possible the file on the disk cant be read be your cdrom.

yeah this is the second one i tried, but i'll see about trying another....

this is really annoying...i just wished this damn thing would work...

thanks for all the help though guys...

any other sugg?, i'm gonna try to do the partitioning from the recovery screen

ok i did a fixboot and it said it was damaged so i repaired it...than i tried to format the partition...this time it went to 100 percent but gave me the setup was unable to format, disk may be damaged bit....

Bad hd maybe

Oh, I see you just posted that. Well I guess a trip to the store...

huh...?? this is a laptop by the way....i'm gonna keep on trying...let me know of any other sugg...

I had the sneaking suspicion this had something to do with hardware.

Did the drive work 100 percent previously? Sounds like it's dodgy.

If you could try it in another machine it would save a lot of guesswork.

Are you using FAT32 or NTFS?

If you want to play around with it to exhaust your possibilities, you could try to format in either FAT or NTFS, or maybe even format and/or install ME and try XP on top.

well i was told to use nfts...so thats what i've been doing, i could try the fat32.....

the reason why i am doing this is be/c i had win me and than all of a sudden it couldn't get past the win me boot up screen...it would just sit there...so now i'm trying to put windows xp on there

how do you change bios options like caching and shadowing?

The best thing to do with the bios is just use failsafe or default setup.

Playing around with advanced features is a recipe for disaster.

Has this drive ever worked properly and how long have you had it?

Sounds like time to get another.

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no its always worked....i've had it for over 4 years....every since Win me though, things have been weird...and than i couldn't even get past the boot up screen....i know win me has so many bugs and it def screwed my comp up...i just want to install xp which is much more reliable...

It is highly likely that you have a failing hard drive. Look where the evidence points. Take the drive in to a shop and have them run some diagnostics on it.