read only

I have a hard drive I put into a machine and installed windows xp pro on it when it restarts it says its a read only hard drive any suggestions?

 

Try this:
Open a command prompt
Then type diskpart
Then type attributes volume clear readonly
This assumes when you open the command prompt you are in the read only disk. :wave:wave:wave

 

Thank you I will try this right now.

 

Ok I can't get a command prompt to show up all it does is say drive is readonly and to ctrl+alt+del any other suggestions?

 

:confused
So you go to start, run, type in cmd and no black box with prompt?

If you are running Vista or 7 you'll have to open up an elevated command prompt. Go to start, find and right click on command, select Run as Administrator, then use the diskpart commands. :wave:wave

 

No it wont even load windows it just goes to the readonly error. And windows was installed on to the drive but then its done the readonly every time I turn it on.