Re: installing windows
From: Michael Stevens (mstevens_at_bogusmvps.org)
Date: 02/20/05
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Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 21:42:44 -0800
In news:dNMRd.32$Q47.17@bignews5.bellsouth.net,
tcoop <c_tom@nospam.net> respectfully replied ;-)
> Hi,
> I tried running the winnt.exe from a boot and it seemed like it was
> going to work. It said it was coping files and after about 30 minutes
> it seemed like it was locked up so I rebooted and it seemed as it was
> continueing to start windows, then it stopped and said it couldn't
> find the End User Licensing Agreement. I have the key on the back of
> the computer but when i fdisked and formatted it was lost. Anyway to
> put that back on the system or should I just send the computer back
> and get my money back? Thanks again for the help....tcoop
>
>
Try it again, but this time load smartdrv.exe before running winnt.exe.
How do I install from DOS using a Win 98/Me startup disk?
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html
-- Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP xpnews@bogusmichaelstevenstech.com http://www.michaelstevenstech.com For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:udMS3BpFFHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> Hi, >> >> To run setup for WindowsXP, you don't use the setup.exe file. From a >> 32-bit environment (meaning while windows is running), you load >> winnt32.exe. From a boot, you run the 16-bit version, winnt.exe. >> Both are found uncompressed in the \I386 folder. >> >> -- >> Best of Luck, >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org >> >> "tcoop" <c_tom@nospam.net> wrote in message >> news:o1HRd.1844$a96.1842@bignews3.bellsouth.net... >>> This may be the wrong group and if so i apologize, but I am having a >>> problem getting XP to load from a restore disk. The setup file is >>> in the I386 folder but the it is missing the last letter of the >>> file extention. The set up file looks like this SETUP.EX_ >>> Thanks tcoop
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