Re: Blank screen during installation

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

tommaso.beniero@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Is it possible to copy some Windows file from the Windows cd, passing
through Linux, on the first partition? What file i have to copy?

Yes, it's called installing from a "Flat" or installing from a "Flat Folder". There is no guarantee that it will overcome your problems but see here for instructions on how it's done. Ignore the article title, the procedure described is what you have to do.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q315349
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307848/EN-US/

Copy the files to your second FAT32 partition and install to the first. Anything can happen when you install operating systems, mistakes and glitches happen so make sure that you have a backup of all your important data on a different drive. You shouldn't entrust important data to the physical hard drive on which you are installing.

Disconnect ALL unnecessary peripherals (printer, USB devices, etc) from the computer before you begin the installation, all that should be connected i the monitor, the keyboard and the mouse.

As I said earlier, I'm not convinced that a flat install is the cure but you have little to lose trying it.

John

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Stupid questions about doing a fresh reinstall of XP Home SP2
    ... Mort wrote: ... install on the first, the installation should not use your second at all. ... Will I be able to tell setup to format the first partition and then ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Windows set-up
    ... there is no need to apologise, you posted where you thought was appropriate ... Incidentaly I'm 'playing' with this install, it is not actually going to ... first partition of the first available drive, ... SBS public Newsgroups: ...
    (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000)
  • Stupid questions about doing a fresh reinstall of XP Home SP2
    ... Certain problems that I've experienced in the context menu are too much for me, so I'm going to do a fresh install and give it another go. ... My hard drive is partitioned into two equal sized NTFS partitions, and I intend use Windows XP setup to format the first partition and reinstall XP on it. ... My second question is about product activation. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: bootloader issue
    ... > which is installed on the first partition of the second disk. ... Correct (assuming the GRUB stages files are there). ... No, is wrong -- this would install GRUB into the boot sector of ...
    (comp.os.linux.misc)
  • Re: removing Win95 from XP dual boot
    ... > drive during bootup it won't allow me to continue with ... > on my XP install CD. ... I had a dual boot drive with W2K on the first partition and XP on the ... If you use the Backup tool in System Tool, you SHOULD be able to transfer ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage)