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    v2942b Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 3, 2009, 11:46 PM
    C: Drive Error "Access is Denied".
    OK so let me take it from the start!
    As you may have heard about this error "access denied" in the c: drive well you see...
    My case happens to be kind of special! Why? Because Im am really stuck and CANNOT do anything! Let me tell you all about my system and hoping you can help!

    This all started with my curiosity to get Vista because it looked so awesome! But I had Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (I think). And so I got Vista of the Internet and a crack that stops the "30 days to activate countdown" so its not activated but the countdown isn't going down either. It was working fine! I even got myself AVG anti-virus to help protect against viruses. Nest thing I know after a scan. It says I got a bunch of trojans in my C: DRIVE and I try to delete them. Guess what window poped up next?
    A window saying that "C: is not accessible Access is Denied" And I can't reformat my computer because it asks me for a password that the Administartor does not even have!
    And I know how to change or make a password for the Admin BUT its not going to work now that the C: DRIVE is stopping everything from working! I can't download or delete programs! Please answer as soon as possible! I am in a serious and critical state!

    Thank you!
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    seahwk83 Posts: 3,276, Reputation: 212
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    Jan 6, 2009, 01:20 PM

    I would go back to XP on this machine. If you have access to an XP installation disk, follow steps below:

    How to Format Drive and Install Windows from Scratch

    Geek to Live: How to format your hard drive and install Windows XP from scratch
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