Re: Installation: doesn't see setup files on hard drive?

From: That guy. (reply_to_newsgroup_at_please.ccom)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:27:55 -0600

> Not always. Sometimes the previously used drive letters aren't released
for use.

Interesting. I noticed that after I renamed a card reader and set its drive
letter @ Y: everything else that I installed as Y: would be also renamed the
same name as the card reader. How does one get it to release the drive
letter? I notice that if its installing in the beginning of the alphabet,
its overwritten automatically.

> "Boot disk failure"
> This is an error message returned from your system bios and may indicate
> some hardware has failed.

> |> When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other
partitions
> | > found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
> | > restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected
drive
> | > letter assignments with your new install.
> |
> | > | I'm booting off the CD (Win2kpro) and after it formats the drive and
> | > | copies files to C: drive it says its going to reboot. It says to
remove any
> | > | floppy (but doesn't mention CD's) that might be in a drive. Upon
> | > | reboot if I remove the CD it stops with the message "Boot disk
failure.
> | > | Insert system disk......" If I leave the CD in, the install process
> | > | described above begins again. Then it reboots, and on it goes.
Just an
> | > | endless loop. This is the second CD that this has happened with and
the
> | > | second hard drive. Checked hard drive jumpers, switched IDE cables,

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