Re: Help Required: XP Installation and Partition

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Yeah, I want to install XP Professional on to my computer.
I removed my partitions originally with the XP Setup Disk when it gets to
the Partition stage, and seeing as I was having problems there, I removed
some using PartitionMagic.

Okay, to do the second option, all I do is download a Windows 98 boot from:
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
Then put the file that I download onto a floppy, and put it into my PC and
boot it?

Is the FDisk and such all in the boot file I download? Sorry for my
ignorance, I really don't understand alot about computers at this level.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Andrew Milne" <andrewmilne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx(nospam)> wrote in message
> news:8DA05405-B075-45BA-89C1-0E9BA765D5B4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hello,
> > I was trying to re-format my computer, using the Windows XP Professional
> > startup disk. I've done this before without problems, however this time I
> > begun to encounter problems with the partition table. I removed all
> > previously used partitions and created a new one to install XP Pro onto,
> > everything went well with the NFTS formatting until the restart, once
> > restarted it went to a black screen saying "Invalid Partition Table".
> >
> > I have been able to complete the installation by pressing F8 on restart,
> > then selecting the CD Drive and then not doing anything when it asks to
> boot
> > from CD, however, after completing the installation it requires a restart
> and
> > the problem occurs again.
> >
> > I can continue to boot from CD, though I'd much rather not have to.So I've
> > attempted to reformat the partitions several times with no avail and also
> > tried using PartitionMagic when the computer was running from the XP disk.
> > Any support would be appreciated as I do not see why I should have
> problems
> > upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro. Just to note, I've also tried installing
> > with the other XP Pro disk we have in the house, and my old XP Home disk-
> The
> > same error occured each time.
> >
> > Thankyou,
> > Andrew Milne
> >
> > Please Note: I've looked at every partition guide, so please don't post
> > links to sites that will just tell me how to create partitions, I know how
> > to... And have done so properly, it's just not working :(
> >
>
> Your post does not make it clear how you deleted the
> old partitions, nor does it say if you're happy to re-install
> WinXP. Here is what I would do, in this order:
>
> 1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk (www.bootdisk.com).
> 2. Run this command to restore the Master Boot Record: fdisk /mbr
> 3. Remove the boot disk, then reboot the machine. Problem fixed?
> 4. If not, reboot the machine with the Win98 boot disk.
> 5. Run fdisk.exe, then delete all existing partitions.
> 6. Create a primary FAT32 partition of 10 or 20 GBytes.
> 7. Create a logical FAT32 partition to take the rest of your disk.
> 8. Reboot with the Win98 boot disk.
> 9. Type this command: format c: /u /s /v
> 10. Remove the boot disk, then reboot the machine. Problem fixed?
> 11. If yes, install WinXP. If no, try the advice given by other respondents.
>
> If fdisk refuses to delete some partitions, use delpart.exe instead
> (http://www.russelltexas.com/delpart.htm).
>
>
>
.

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