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by mackafiii

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Hi all,
My computer starts windows normally withou any problem. But when I try to reinstall windows XP Proffesional edition it gives the following error.

STOP: C0000221 unknown hard error \SystemRoot\System32\ntdll.dll

But I'm very sure that no problem with the windows XP cd.

Plz help me to solve this matter.

Thanxxxxx

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by tmalo627

What OS currently exists on the computer you are trying to install XP Pro on? Are you running the setup program from the CD or booting from the disk? What type of hardware exists on this machine??

by ic-it

Run the Chkdsk /r on the drive you want to install to.
Run a RAM memory checker (available from many sources free).
If you want a clean install try booting straight from the CD.
If you are doing any type of over-clocking, reset it back to normal.

by rob miners

and my hard drive died.

You can use the Hard Drive Makers Testing Utility to Test the Drive which can be downloaded from below.
Hitachi / IBM
Western Digital
Fujitsu
Seagate
Samsung

Stop error: c00000221 which means imminent Hard drive failure. Remove the drive and add it as a Slave to see if you can get your Data back or use a USB enclosure.

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