Re: installing windows

From: Tom C (c_tom_at_nospam.net)
Date: 02/20/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:56:10 -0500

Everything seems to be loaded except for the "PCI Simple Communications
Controller" and the modem. I do not see a modem in the device manager and
there is still a question mark by the PCI Controller.
I took the modem out and reseated it hoping it had shook loose during
shipping but that didnt help.
Is the PCI Controller the same as the modem? The modem had LGLUCENT on the
chip but no modem is installed.
I have browsed the Motherboard CD and didn't see any files or folders with
the PCI Controller.
I am wondering if I should reinstall the restore CD using winnt32.exe this
time, maybe it missed something? The CD instructions says if I put the CD in
the drive and restart the computer it will start the process of restoring
the system. That hasn't worked either. Did i mention this was a Wintergreen
system and the software says Famous Maker?
        Thanks again for your much needed help,

            tcoop

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ue1HeN0FFHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi Tom,
>
> Well, the motherboard CD contains what you need to get rid of those BANGS!
> in Device Manager. They mean no driver is installed for them, so they
> aren't functioning correctly. Install them one at a time.
>
> Removing the unwanted line at boot is simple. Go to the Control
> Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on startup and recovery settings. In the
> upper part of the settings, click the edit button, this will open boot.ini
> in notepad for you. Remove the unwanted line from the [operating systems]
> section. Click file/save and close. This is an example of a normal
> boot.ini, with Windows on C: as the system partition:
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=3
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
>
> That last piece about "/NoExecute=OptIn" will only be there if SP2 is
> installed.
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Tom C" <c_tom@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:O2qqy0wFFHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for the website. Since I had fdisked and couldn't get anything to
>> work I used the winnt.exe from the I386 folder and things started
>> happening. I finally got XP loaded back on the system and it seems to be
>> working so far. However now when I boot up it get a screen that gives me
>> a choice of booting to "Microsoft Home Edition" or the "Previous
>> Operating System on C" When I boot to Win XP it will boot up, the other
>> option gives me an invalid system disk error.
>> Also in the Device Manager I have "Other Devices" marked with question
>> marks. "Multimedia Audio Controller" "PCI Simple Communications
>> Controller" and "Video Controller (VGA Compatable)" I have a CD marked
>> Motherboard that says support cd, but when I installed that is when I got
>> the system all messed up.
>> I know a little about computers but not as much as I would like to know
>> and for sure not as much as the kind people on this group offering their
>> expert help. Thanks Rick, I appreciate your time and if you have anymore
>> help to offer I could still use it.,
>> tcoop
>>
>>
>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:uj0vsIsFFHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Error Message: Setup Cannot Find the End-User License Agreement
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326673
>>>
>>> Also, you need to have the Product Key for any installation, repair or
>>> clean.
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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:dNMRd.32$Q47.17@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I tried running the winnt.exe from a boot and it seemed like it was
>>>> going to work. It said it was coping files and after about 30 minutes
>>>> it seemed like it was locked up so I rebooted and it seemed as it was
>>>> continueing to start windows, then it stopped and said it couldn't find
>>>> the End User Licensing Agreement. I have the key on the back of the
>>>> computer but when i fdisked and formatted it was lost. Anyway to put
>>>> that back on the system or should I just send the computer back and get
>>>> my money back?
>>>> Thanks again for the help....tcoop
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:udMS3BpFFHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> To run setup for WindowsXP, you don't use the setup.exe file. From a
>>>>> 32-bit environment (meaning while windows is running), you load
>>>>> winnt32.exe. From a boot, you run the 16-bit version, winnt.exe. Both
>>>>> are found uncompressed in the \I386 folder.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>>
>>>>> "tcoop" <c_tom@nospam.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:o1HRd.1844$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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