Shielding for Safety Protection prevents damage or malfunction.
Shielding for Safety Protection prevents damage or malfunction.
You're experiencing issues with Windows partition corruption on your laptop in Jamaica. It sounds like a virus or malware might have affected your system, making it difficult to format the drive for a clean installation. The disk part tool is indicating a write protection, and you've already tried changing partition attributes. You may want to consider using a bootable recovery USB to safely remove the virus and perform a clean install. If needed, consult a tech support service or a local expert for further assistance.
What kind of drive is this? Would you like to try it on another machine or with a Linux bootable USB? It tends to fail during reading, which could indicate a faulty drive.
When attempting to change the partition Windows is using, it won't allow it because it can't simply remove itself. During a fresh Windows installation, you'll see a list of available partitions, giving you options to delete or format them—unless the issue lies with the Windows drive itself. If the problem isn't there, try running diskpart and executing the command 'attributes disk clear readonly'.