Boot loop win xp

[cablefreejunkie]

I run the boot cd it found errors
Then i done chkdsk
Then fixboot and bingo its up and running and all my files are intact
So now im going to back them all up and run a low level format and a fresh os install
Thanks for all the advice peeps
I love dk longtime

[cunny]

OP doesnt say its booting..

he said he has a XP boot disk...

Got that via pm sorry should have stated.

Glad its sorted now just about to dk mine. Spent the day backing up

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[haribo]

yeaaa, well done, thank god says he. get them backed up and backed up again

[Cod3waX]

hey dont forget to hit that thanks button rep would be awsome2

[cablefreejunkie]

hey dont forget to hit that thanks button rep would be awsome2

no rep yet i need more help pls
when i formatted i used tosh installation cd,had the option of sizing the partition,,,i thought that by setting it at 10gb my os would be on there and the other 60 or so gb would be what i use for anything else
anyway i now only have 10gb partition,its full already and i need to make it bigger,,im getting confused trying to sort this,,,,done a search and come up with run/cmd/listdisk/resize etc etc but it wont work for me,,does anyone know how i can resize the partition without formatting again ? win xp

[Cod3waX]

is ur windows on the 10gb partition?

its a good idea to have atleats 40GB or 50GB C: Drive as windows uses the extra space to help the system move faster aslo give u enuff room to install all ur programs


i recommend u make ur C drive 30GB and using easeus

[haribo]

win from vista im sure could resize partitions pretty quickly. pretty sure xp a pain in backside.
Gparted is a prog to resize partitions, you can get a boot-cd.
however, for quickness, id probably just restore again, leave decent size in partition and put back your stuff again.

[cablefreejunkie]

ive set it at 40gb all good running sweet

[Cod3waX]

Excellent now dont break it again

[cablefreejunkie]

Excellent now dont break it again

was very lucky this time,,only three pics corrupted,everything else is fine,,the hdd was nearly full to capacity,would that of affected it ? also i been looking at upgrading the hdd to a larger one and then using the one out of the lappy in the caddy,,wheres best to purchase and whats the best option for my system ? its a toshiba sattelite p100-227
the RAM has already been upped to 2.49gb
and i have an intel cpu t2300 @1.66ghz
any advice much appreciated

[haribo]

if your RAM is 2.5, id check both your RAM chips are of same Specifications, i.e they both have same clock speed.
The faster one will only run at the speed of the slowest chip, and wont always immprove performance.
you can get drive up to 1tb, the 1tb drive is 2mm thicker so may not fit inside your laptop, so probably 500gb id advise if you want to upgrade it. and nearly any computer shop will sell you that.

[Cod3waX]

1 stick of 2GB and 1 stick of 256GB??

yes i was gonna recommend b4 2 upgrade ur hdd

how fast is ur current hdd it will say on it either 5400rpm or 7200 rpm and whats the cache size


this 1 i would buy and use as ur windows drive if the other is slower also able to make 2 partions at good sizes keeping ur old hdd handy to back things up onto https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=48045

[cablefreejunkie]

1 stick of 2GB and 1 stick of 256GB??

yes i was gonna recommend b4 2 upgrade ur hdd

how fast is ur current hdd it will say on it either 5400rpm or 7200 rpm and whats the cache size


this 1 i would buy and use as ur windows drive if the other is slower also able to make 2 partions at good sizes keeping ur old hdd handy to back things up onto https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=48045

yeah crucial advised that i could run 2 2gb sticks,,wouldnt work so then they said keep one and send the other back for refund put 1 of the other original 512mb with it,so i did and it worked...never mentioned the clock speed etc(*****s)how can i check the clock speed
hdd is 80gb 5400rpm hitachi
whats the max i can put in hdd wise ?

[Cod3waX]

like hribo said only a 500Gb because after that they get thicker n wount fit inside ya laptop

on the ram sticks can u tell me the type Example: PC2 5300

cant see why 4GB didnt work i will look at ur spec and check it out

and for hdd drive tell me how big n i pick 1 out for ya and this will be the 1 to install windows on and make partiotions

[Cod3waX]

just as i thought maximum expandability : 4,096 MB

so u can have 2 x 2GB ram sticks

i will also find u an extra ram stick u need to tell me the type

are u on ebay??