Re: Can not format
- From: John John <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:20:26 -0400
PS. Another alternative would be to try the XP Setup boot disks. You can download them from Microsoft.
How to obtain Windows XP Setup boot disks http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q310994
John
John John wrote:
Is that XP Pro/SP2 disk a GENUINE Microsoft Windows XP Pro disk or is that one of those "homemade" copy "jobbies"? I don't know why or how your drive letters got changed but that has little or no effect when in a DOS or NT setup environment, these drive letters are somewhat arbitrary, the active partition only having an effect and being labeled as C by windows, the rest hardly matters. I think there is something wrong with that XP CD or you have something not set right in the BIOS. How old is that pc? Surely the god you don't have drive overlay software in there? Or something like GoBack? I can guarantee you that with a W98 boot disk and delpart.exe your partitions and XP would go poof! in less than 10 seconds! But if the XP CD is not bootable or if the XP setup program is unaccessible you are going to be up the proverbial creek. Get a W98 boot disk with CDROM support and try to launch the XP setup from that, see what happens.
John
PC398 wrote:
Hi, I tried what you said, got one floppy, then tried to boot from it, it started, then it paused so you could take note of the different drive letters that are on the disk, then said to continue, but nothing happened after that. I have just borrowed an XP Pro/SP2 Bootable disc. But on boot up I still get click any key to boot, and it goes straight into Windows. I have just realised that my drive letters have been changed, why and when I don't know, my D drive is E, and my E drive isF, could this be the reason I am having problems? if so, how do I change back to my normal drive letters?
"John John" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eu1tFKK4FHA.1420@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Pretty strange... Try it with a W98 boot diskette or this:
MS Windows XP System setup disk Allows you to boot from a single floppy disk, partition and format the drive and then begin the XP installation from CD.
The download and information page is here: http://freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml
See Note 1 on that page for more information.
MAKE SURE THAT THE CDROM DRIVE IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE DISKETTE BOOT BEFORE YOU PROCEED!
John
PC398 wrote:
I have done what you suggested, but I still get the same response, goes into Windows. Thanks for your suggestion.
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eXtK7IJ4FHA.3628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
With the Windows XP CD in the drive, reboot.
Look for a message "Press a key to boot to CD-ROM".
The message will only be briefly on the screen and you must press a key quickly.
If you still do not see the message, reboot and immediately start pressing a key each second.
-- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org
"PC398" <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:EDpaf.6626$LF3.731852@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, I have my CD Rom set for first boot. I also have the original CD
from Microsoft, but it does not boot. As I said I get a black screen
that says click any key to boot, I do this, but it then goes to Windows. I have no other CD, this was supplied by Microsoft and is my Install CD. So now I do not know what else to try, thanks for your help.
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