Re: Format hard drive with XP upgrade won't work because of "newer

Hi Rich,

I'm definitely going to take a look at the Slipstreaming XP on
winsupersite.com. The format is finally working. I'll look at this site for
the setup after the formatting is complete.

Vanguard figured out the problem...

It was the USB keyboard causing the problems! (Well, I did uninstall SP2,
Internet Explorer, and Windows Media player prior to switching the keyboard.)

Switched keyboard this morning and it worked perfectly!!!!

Thanks for your help!

Grace


"Rich/rerat" wrote:

Grace,
If the current working version of XP is SP2 or SP3. You need to create a new
CD with the XP Upgrade CD plus XP SP2 or SP3 installation file, by Slip
Streaming into the files on the upgrade CD.

Your Upgrade XP CD, may not contain any service Packs, or just XP SP1. So to
use the repair feature, you need to remove all updates, to the so that the
PC is running the same version of XP that the Upgrade CD is, or Uninstall
XP, to the point of earlier OS that you upgraded from.

Instructions on Slip Streaming XP SP2, this can be used to Slip Stream XP
SP3:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

As mentioned before, an alternative, would be to Delete, then recreate the
C:\ Partition, and reinstall XP fresh, and all other applications that you
have installed.

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"Grace" <Grace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi LVTravel,

Thank you for your help. I did boot with the XP Upgrade CD. I couldn't get
it to go through the setup. It stops before any setup can be done and tells
me that it can't continue due to the newer version running.

I do boot following the computer's instructions to "press any key to boot
from CD"

I press "Enter"...it then sounds like my computer is booting from my CD, but
it still brings up what looks like the normal Windows XP screen with mine
and
my kids icons.

I think I'm going to attempt using the Win98 boot disk and try it that way.

Thanks so much.

"LVTravel" wrote:

In this case, you need to boot with the XP Upgrade CD, go through the
setup
and have it delete the partition where the current installation is and
then
have it create a new partition and format that.

Since the "installation" program that is running sees a newer version of
XP
it doesn't want to delete a possible working OS.


"Grace" <Grace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have tried to format the hard drive of my old computer using my XP
Home
Upgrade CD. I've read that this will work. However, when I try it, it
states that:

Setup cannot continue because there is a newer version on this computer
than
is on this disk.

I'm guessing, of course, that the "newer" version it is speaking of is
SP1
and SP2.

Can anyone tell me how to get that hard drive formatted? I've tried the
boot disks that Microsoft offers, after changing the BIOS to Floppy, of
course.
(That unfortunately didn't work, possibly due to the fact that the
old
computer
has a newer microsoft keyboard that the boot disks won't
recognize.)
{After
paying almost $10 for 10 floppies! Because no-one carries
floppies
anymore.
This is just to let you know the floppies were brand new that I
made
the boot
disks from, in case that matters.}

I've tried using the XP Home Upgrade CD (as mentioned above), after
changing
the BIOS to cdrom.

(I do have my ME disk, if necessary.)







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