I have tried to do that, but it will not boot from the CD. The first time I tried it it did and Windows set up said that there was no partition and exited set up. *********************************** Chris J. Gagné Email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 2:56 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Hard Drive Issue When you ran KillDisk, it erased everything on the disk, including the operating system. Why did you run KillDisk if you intended to keep the drive? KillDisk is intended to remove all traces of files for security purposes. In any case, you need to boot from your Windows CD and do a complete install of the OS. As part of the installation process, you will need to Partition and Format the disk. This is done by answering the questions in the Windows install process. Peter ---------------------------------- [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- I recently used KillDisk (free version) to wipe a primary hard drive. Now, when I re-boot it shows that the primary slave, secondary master and secondary slave do not exist. At the bottom of the screen it says "Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk and Press Enter". What do I have to do to make the system recognize the hard drive so that I can reinstall Windows. Thank you all! Chris The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering our special coffee mugs and mouse pads with the PCBUILD logo... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering our special coffee mugs and mouse pads with the PCBUILD logo... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml