Re: Starting afresh....installing win Xp

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Trying to get the name but cannot find however does any of this help....

AMIBIOS System configuration (C) 1985-2000 American Megatrends Inc
Main processor AMD Duron (tm) Processor
Power management APM/ACPI
Onboard IDE IRQ14,15
Onboard Multimedia Device IRQ11
Onboard USB controller IRQ3
Onboard Ethernet IRQ5

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O$1Rx$LSFHA.3944@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Scudo,
>
> You should see a message akin to "entering setup" after hitting the
<delete>
> key. Then it should simply enter the BIOS and stop there. How you proceed
> depends on the type of BIOS you have, but generally you need to look for
the
> boot options. There you should see a list of the current bootable drives,
> and you use the +/- keys to change the order. If you are not stopping at
the
> BIOS entry screen, please post back with details on the make of the
> motherboard or system. I'll see if I can dig something up for you.
>
> --
> 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
>
> "Scudo" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:NxKae.750$8d4.385@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I think I am doing this correctly...
> >
> > As soon as the first screen appears on boot I press delete (this to get
me
> > into the BIOS), and I think this is where i should change the boot order
> > however it only hangs there for a second or so and moves on, is there a
> > way
> > to stop the screen moving on so I can change the boot order?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:uxnttXLSFHA.2748@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Hi Scudo,
> >>
> >> Start with the BIOS. Access it, change the boot order so that the CD
> >> drive
> >> is first (if you have multiple optical drives, make sure you are using
> >> the
> >> right one). Then exit saving changes (usually F10), and restart the
> >> system
> >> with the CD in place.
> >>
> >> If this fails to work, try booting from an old Win9x startup floppy. If
> > that
> >> works, use it to load CD drivers and then run the winnt.exe file from
the
> >> I386 folder on the CD. This will start the setup routine. Once started,
> >> simply hit F8 to agree to the license when prompted, then at the point
> > where
> >> you choose the installation location delete the existing C: partition.
> >> Create a new one from the free space, then format (quick is fine), and
> >> proceed with setup.
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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
> >>
> >> "Scudo" <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:7_Jae.729$8d4.315@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Ok I have messed this up big time, was trying to reformat hard drive
> >> > but
> >> > however I tried I couldn`t get into the bios, My son did on one
> > occasion,
> >> > and got the option but it wouldn`t load from the winxp CD it just
hung.
> > So
> >> > after hours of frustration I loaded xp into my `other` hard drive (D)
> >> > thinking if this screws up at least I have a copy there, and maybe
work
> >> > from
> >> > there. I have since found out that pressing delete gets me into the
> > bios.
> >> > However when I re boot I get I couple of seconds to glimpse (i think)
> >> > `searching for Boot record, it then moves swiftly to the next page
> > which
> >> > states.....
> >> >
> >> > Please select your operating system
> >> >
> >> > Microsoft windows xp professional
> >> > Microsoft windows xp professional
> >> >
> >> > I presume this is a choice between the original and the D drive
version
> > I
> >> > have installed
> >> >
> >> > I have since re formatted the D drive but still get the above
message.
> >> >
> >> > I have tried booting with the Winxp CD and also a floppy start up
disc
> > but
> >> > the computer appears to bypass these. It does go on to load my
desktop
> > and
> >> > then the winxp CD loads and I could install from there, but I would
> >> > like
> >> > to
> >> > get a clean install.
> >> >
> >> > I did have a previous post on this but thought best to start again
and
> > try
> >> > and detail what I have done so far.
> >> > So where to now?
> >> >
> >> > My apologies for testing the patience of you guys.
> >> > regards
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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