Re: Continuous Re-installation of Windows XP

Well in that case it sounds like your boot sequence is changed somehow. If
you aren't getting the press any key to boot from CD then your computer is
not trying to boot from your CD first. You need to go into BIOS and change
it so that the sequence shows boot from CD before HDD. After you do that
you should get the press any key again and then the process should be able
to go on from there

"B.K. and C.K." <BKandCK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Alright, heres the thing. It told me to press any key to boot from the CD
the
first time I re-installed Windows, and thats when it got stuck in the
loop.
Now, it doesn't say to press a key to boot from the CD.

"Eric" wrote:

Most of the CD's before they boot up tell you to press any key to boot
from
CD. Simply press a key and when the CD boots, the process can be
restarted!
It's when you don't press anything that it moves on and bypasses the CD
in
which case will continue on with the installation. You press a key and
the
process from the CD will start and you can remove the partition and
restart
it to completely remove anything on the drive. You'll have to do a new
format but I always do this procedure to fully remove everything on the
drive.


"B.K. and C.K." <BKandCK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Eric, that sounds like a possibility, but it also seems unlikely. The
install
disc is almost brand new. It was used once to install XP the first
time,
put
away and left there until now. Before I try copying another Windows CD,
do
you know of any way I can simply restart the whole process? If so, it'd
be
nice if you could let me know how.

Thanks.

"Eric" wrote:

Sounds like he has already gotten past the startup section and moved
on
to
where it starts the install. That would mean that at that point he
has
already wiped clean the drive. If it gets to the point where it is
telling
how long he has till the install is finished he has gone past the part
where
he sets up the drive for the installation. In which case the hard
drive
has
been partitioned and formatted. Once that is done, no more Windows or
anything on that drive. What it really sounds like to me is the
installation disk is damaged! If it is the disk that came with the
computer
then you will have to contact the computer manufacturer as they can
help
you
out better. If it is just a regular Windows XP CD then you do a
couple
of
things. You can either buy a new one (which is expensive) or what you
can
do is copy the CD from someone else that you know that has Windows XP.
It
isn't illegal to copy the CD, it's illegal to have the installation on
a
computer that isn't licensed. What you are paying for is the license.
So,
if you already have a license for the computer you would be better off
just
making a copy and trying from that CD to install instead! Hope this
helps


"Andrew E." <eckrichco@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The hard drive was wiped clean..How was that achieved.....Either
way,on
start
up enter the BIOS,set boot priority to cdrom with xp cd
installed,set
the
hd as
2nd boot device,save & exit BIOS.Also,unless you have a full copy of
xp
home,
the upgrade will/would first ask for previous windows CD,if it
doesnt
ask,youre
hd is not "wiped clean"....

"B.K. and C.K." wrote:

I am re-installing Windows XP Home Edition on my computer. It has
already
been wiped clean, and I am installing Windows XP again now. The
problem
occurs here. It starts up, the Windows logo and loading bar appear,
and
then
it moves on to Windows Setup. Its at the "Installing Windows"
section,
starting at 39 minutes left. Then at 34 minutes left, it shuts
down,
restarts, goes through all of setup, and starts installing Windows
again
with
39 minutes left. It hasn't stopped doing this. Any help?








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