Re: NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction

From: roadrunner (gudgriefNOSPAM_at_lycos.com)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:21:50 GMT

The idea was to upgrade Home to Pro.
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in
message news:%230ouyG9CEHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> It's not bootable? What is this disk, is this a recovery disk provided by
> the manufacturer? If yes, it likely can only install based on a
> configuration it recognizes. All retail XP Pro and Home disks are
bootable,
> so are the full OEM versions unless they happen to be proprietary versions
> supplied by the system manufacturer but those are usually recovery CDs.
>
> Further, if this is an XP CD as opposed to some recovery CD, setup may be
> having a problem with the configuration on your hard drive seeing both
Home
> and Win2K. If you have two bootable partitions and both already have
> operating systems installed, where were you going to install XP?
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "roadrunner" <gudgriefNOSPAM@lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:AAP5c.138761$jx3.9295758@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> >I doubt it's OEM.
> > It's definitely not bootable.
> >
> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in
> > message news:uh%239s17CEHA.3584@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> Would the XP Pro CD you have happen to be an OEM disk? If yes, this
disk
> >> cannot upgrade, it can only be installed to a clean hard drive or
> > partition
> >> on which no previous version of Windows is installed.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> Windows Shell/User
> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >>
> >> "roadrunner" <bgriefer@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> >> news:8lM5c.86737$%d3.5716626@twister.southeast.rr.com...
> >> >I read the article, although it deals with stuff I'm not familiar
with.
> >> > I think I did what it said to do.
> >> > Now when I click "Install Windows XP," nothing happens at all.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" <user@#notme.com> wrote
> >> > in
> >> > message news:eNeN14hCEHA.2656@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Please check the following Knowledge Base Article. While the
symptom
> > of
> >> >> when the problem occurs is different in the article, it all points
to
> > the
> >> >> same issue:
> >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314106
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> >> Windows Shell/User
> >> >> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> >> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >> >>
> >> >> "Total Exterminator" <total.exterminatorREMOVE@myrealbox.com> wrote
in
> >> >> message news:e3knpvhCEHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> >> >> >> Windows XP is not a program...it's an "Operating System".
> >> >> >>
> >> >> > But a gui is a "Definition: [n] a user interface based on
graphics
> >> > (icons
> >> >> > and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a
> >> >> > keyboard as an input device
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Synonyms: GUI
> >> >> >
> >> >> > See Also: dialog box, icon, interface, panel, user interface
> >> >> > Total :)
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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