Re: XP Pro install

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From: frederick \(removethis\) _at_ukfsn.org (_at_ukfsn.org)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:43:13 -0700

Many thanks for that, I'll give it a try. I have been
walking away from it as it was soooo slow!
>-----Original Message-----
>When you boot off the CD you should see a message that
says "press any key
>to boot CD" This message is only displayed for 5
seconds. If you don't press
>a key then booting passes to the next device. Because
the new drive isn't
>formatted you get an error message. However if you are
booting off the CD
>you will be able to partition and format after you
accept the License
>agreement.
>
>Some BIOS have a Rapid Boot setting and a Display Logo
setting. So if the
>Logo is being displayed and the boot is fast you might
actually be missing
>the message to "press any key to boot CD." Make the
necessary adjustments in
>your BIOS to turn of the Logo Display and Disable Rapid
Boot until after
>Windows is installed.
>
>--
>
>Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
>www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
>"frederick (removethis) @ukfsn.org"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>wrote in message news:785101c47682$80e14710
$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>I have built my own computer with a 160gb HDD and CDRW
>> The BIOS recognises the HDD and the CDRW but when I try
>> to load XP Pro it says I don't have a hard drive.
>> Any help please?
>
>
>.
>

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