Hi, i seem to be having a problem reinstalling Windows XP Pro, everything is fine on the boot, but as soon as i go to format the computer, i get a blue screen of death and i get the following error message: A problem has been detected...bla bla The problem seems to be caused by the following file: partmgr.sys DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT_CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS Bla bla about if this is ther first time that i have seen this message... Technical Information STOP : 0x000000CE (0xFE0A6667, 0x00000000, 0xFE0A6667, 0x00000000) partmgr.sys ----------------- so thats the error i get, can anyone tell me what this is...i mean its either my partition table thats gone and i need to reformat, or my HD is dead, or something else completly...can anyone shed some light on my problem!!! Thx Jonathan

Actually, partition table is created before formatting the drive. Formatting just formats the partition. You may be able to repair the partition table if you think it is bad. PartitionMagic is a pay-for program. There may be some freeware solutions out there.

Jonathan, I just experienced the same problem you did concerning the partmgr.sys blue screen error. I am installing Windows XP Pro SP2 on a pretty old Dell Latitude LS (upgrading it from Win 2000). The XP installation disk gives me the option to format in NTFS, FAT, and both formats in a "quick" mode. I usually do not recommend using the quick mode, however, after trying both NTFS and FAT and receiving the blue screen, I decided to try NTFS (quick). That has allowed me to actually get further into the installation, so you may want to try that.