Re: Installing XP
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 12/29/04
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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:48:07 -0800
That's a completely different issue and scenario than what you first
described and is likely a hardware issue, perhaps how it is jumpered as you
suggest but I can't say for sure.
See Mike Hall's suggestion in this thread, also try your question on the
windowsxp.hardware newsgroup.
-- 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: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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