Re: Installing XP- what all do I need know, beforehand?
From: Phillips (afn18721_at_afn.org)
Date: 07/27/04
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:57:10 -0400
400MHz Celeron is not exactly the CPU to run XP. Moreover, with XP and only
8GB HDD (bet is slow also) you do not get very far since XP itself needs
around 2Gb.
Otherwise, I guess you have a corrupted boot.ini. I would try wiping the
drive clean and starting again - try to switch to the other file system
(FAT32/ NTFS) to avoid XP looping in the same deffective first installation
if you do not have other software for it - HDD manufacturer's utilities, for
ex.
Once more, I would get rid of the 400MHz Celeron first.
Michael
"Julius" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4b1e01c4738c$f86571b0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Follow up related question. I'm in a similar situation. I
> had a qualified Win 98 system, but after a few failures,
> opted to wipe the disk, format it and try installing XP
> Home Edition. After the DOS portion, it reboots and hangs.
> The bottom line reads, "Setup is starting windows". I
> thought I did not have compatibility issues (400 Mhz
> Celeron, 384 Mb RAM, 8 Gb disk) on an MSI motherboard with
> an updated bios. Can someone help?
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >You can install "XP Retail Upgrade" version if you have a
> qualifying
> >previous Windows version - W98, W98SE etc. Just make sure
> that you have the
> >original - or a bootable copy - of Windows98.
> >XP Pro Academic edition sells for $99 (or so) on campus
> if anyone in the
> >family qualifies.
> >Or course, you might want to check the hardware
> compatibility issues of your
> >son's PC.
> >Michael
> >
> >"moons2all" <moons2all@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
> >news:AE0DAD6C-0325-43F1-9F98-5703B16978AA@microsoft.com...
> >> Hi everyone,
> >> First of all, I normally would just buy a new computer,
> but I already have
> >a new one with XP. Because, I have DSL I wanna hook up my
> son's computer
> >that has Windows 98 to my home network. My DSL service
> can't decide if my
> >son's computer will work or not. Their service says I
> have to have Windows
> >98 Second Edition on one help page, another says I can
> have any type of
> >computer on my network as long as the main computer is
> greater than the
> >Windows 98 Second Edition. They say I need to update my
> son's computer to
> >Windows Second Edition... of course you can't find that
> anywhere, anymore.
> >So that leaves me having to get XP. I see in the stores
> all the time,
> >WIndows XP Upgrade. Is this what I need ? Or is this the
> wrong thing? All I
> >want is the 2 computers to share the same DSL connection
> using a direct
> >connection to the router... no wireless connections.
> >> And I'd like to do it cheaply... without any problems.
> Can you even
> >upgrade a Windows 98 to Windows XP thats 4 years old? Is
> it even worth it?
> >And can I do the installing myself easily? Thanks for
> help....
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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