Re: Trying to reinstall XP

From: Ken Blake, MVP (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 06/22/04


Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:11:51 -0700

In news:1f9b501c45818$837db6d0$a401280a@phx.gbl,
Dave <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> I put the XP CD in my hard drive on my laptop

You cut in a CD in your hard drive? That was your mistake. You
should have put it in the CD drive. <vbg>

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup
> but it gets
> frozen on 14 minutes left.  Is there a way to restart the
> install sequence???   when i reboot, it just goes back to
> about the midway point on the install.
>
>  thanks


Relevant Pages

  • Re: W2K SP4 Update Rollup STILL sticks (after all the suggested st
    ... > all that MBSA and MDAC stuff? ... or did you uninstall it each time? ... You shouldn't try to install pre-reqs ... Dave reported that the Belarc Advisor missed some details. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: How do I find old posts?
    ... Thanks Dave! ... original OS install. ... To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000 ... Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Re: Dump and reboot continuously
    ... Thanks Dave, ... from this machine but "as usual" the owner lost their software recovery and ... install disks so their software will be lost. ... > Key Name box give it some temp name, then under tempname, navigate to ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: FW: Install problems Fedora Core 3 - Dell OptiPlex....
    ... Irving, Dave wrote: ... I did a text install this morning and ... FC4 was delayed, I believe the delay is a justifiable delay. ... Jim ...
    (Fedora)
  • Re: How to identify if Rollup 1 is installed?
    ... See thread by Dave Hawley recently concluded. ... ....two components of Windows were out of date. ... > Microsoft Certified Professional ... > When I click Install nothing is downloaded and install process tells me ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)