Re: Installing XP

From: Mike Hall (mike.hall.mail_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 12/29/04


Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:22:25 -0500

Set up your cd drive as master on IDE2

"Elizabeth" <Elizabeth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7002AD2D-96E5-4DEB-A283-6A5DD09117C0@microsoft.com...
> This is a brand new hard drive, it's had no other systems on it, so I
> can't
> return to any previous setup. At this point, I just want any OS to boot up
> on
> it, but it will not resume setup after rebooting. It will also not
> recognize
> my hard drive as master with an OS on it, even though it is set as master
> in
> IDE1, and my cd-rom as slave in IDE2. Do I need to change any jump cables
> or
> anything?
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> I'm assuming that XP was not the operating system that was originally
>> installed on your system and I'm also assuming your system meets XP's
>> minimum requirements for installation. That said, before you tried to
>> run
>> installation, with your system booted to your previous setup, did you
>> first
>> run the upgrade advisor. If not, return to your previous setup, once
>> installed, place the XP CD in the drive, when the setup screen appears,
>> select "Check System Compatibility."
>>
>> If the setup screen does not appear but the drive in which you placed the
>> CD
>> works for other CDs, my guess would be your XP setup disk is damaged in
>> which case you can get a replacement from Microsoft:
>> (800) 360-7561
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "Elizabeth" <Elizabeth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:10C7B76D-87CB-4926-B55E-CF86454A5B7C@microsoft.com...
>> > My computer won't run the XP Setup CD even though I've changed the boot
>> > sequence for the cd-rom drive to boot first. Even in spite of that not
>> > working, I ran setup with the 6 floppy disk, went through the
>> > installation
>> > on
>> > the cd for the remainder of the install, and then my computer did the
>> > reboot.
>> > After it reboots, it still does not recognize the cd, and does not
>> > finish
>> > the
>> > installation process or continue to booting Windows. What is wrong,
>> > what
>> > do I
>> > do?
>>
>>
>>



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