Re: Help Required: XP Installation and Partition

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Alright, I did all the things you suggested. Though, on restart the same
problem still occurs.
Any other advice?

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> fdisk.exe is included with the Win98 boot disk that you
> download from www.bootdisk.com. Have a look for yourself!
>
>
> "Andrew Milne" <andrewmilne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx(nospam)> wrote in message
> news:25F2AB77-E440-42B5-939B-E384D2980875@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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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