Re: installing windows

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/20/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:24:50 -0500

Hi Tom,

The modem is the PCI simple communications controller, you need to install a
supporting driver for it. 

-- 
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:%2329XQx1FFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> 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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