Re: Cannot Install Windows XP on a New Hard Drive in my Dell Dimension 2350
From: slang (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/02/05
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Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 02:59:04 -0800
>-----Original Message-----
>Glad to hear you're all set. Thanks for the feedback.
>
>Nepatsfan
>"Graham Brooker" <graham.brooker@NOSPAM.cwcom.net> wrote
in
>message news:O3rcFXB8EHA.4004@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Many thanks for this information which sorted out my
problem.
>> The Dell tech support help information was clearly
wrong in
>> this instance.
>>
>> I disconnected my USB mouse and plugged in a PS2 mouse
in
>> stead. I rebooted from the C: drive and finished my
previous
>> installation. Win XP appeared to skip or not install
certain
>> "unknown" devices so I installed everything from the
Dell
>> Resource Driver CD one at a time. Each device got
installed
>> eventually until all unknown ones disappeared from the
list.
>>
>> A few automatic Win XP updates from the internet
sorted out the
>> remaining glitches and after about 20 re-boots
everything seems
>> to work fine.
>>
>> Thanks for your help
>>
>> Graham
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXVIII.com> wrote in message
>> news:IoqdnYVqePP_A0jcRVn-uA@comcast.com...
>>> You might want to take a look here before you start
any major
>>> surgery:
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;828267
>>>
>>> If you have a USB keyboard or mouse then this might
be your
>>> problem:
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;815319
>>>
>>> If the CD you're using does not include SP1 or SP2
you may be
>>> running into this problem:
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;303013
>>>
>>> A few other things to try:
>>>
>>> Disconnect everything except the keyboard, mouse and
monitor.
>>> Go to Dell's web site and see if there is a BIOS
update
>>> available for your machine.
>>>
>>> Nepatsfan
>>>
>>> "Graham Brooker" <graham.brooker@NOSPAM.cwcom.net>
wrote in
>>> message news:e01gAH27EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>>I bought a 160GB hard drive from Dell and fitted it
correctly.
>>>>I ran the diagnostic tests from the Dell resource
diagnostic
>>>>CD - all OK. I cannot reinstall windows XP from the
Windows
>>>>disk.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The system boots OK from the CD, creates a new NTFS
partition
>>>> (the only one), formats the C drive and copies over
the first
>>>> stage of the windows installation files. The PC
reboots
>>>> correctly from the C drive and tries to finish the
>>>> installation. "Preparing Installation" is marked
green as
>>>> completed. "Installing Windows" is highlighted and
the green
>>>> progress bar is about 2/3s along with "Installing
Devices"
>>>> showing above it. The estimated time to finish is
34 minutes
>>>> when the software install stops. All the slideshow
windows
>>>> feature messages continue to keep changing and the
progress
>>>> stars on the bottom right hand corner keep flashing
to show
>>>> something is happening.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Each time I run the Windows set-up disk it runs to
the same
>>>> point and appears to stop although the screen is
still
>>>> active. I always delete and create a new partition
and
>>>> reformat each time I try. I even tried another
Windows XP
>>>> Home Edition CD from a newer Dell PC and it did
exactly the
>>>> same thing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Do I have to run anything else before I start
windows
>>>> installation e.g. flat screen set-up disk for
instance. I
>>>> have disconnected the printer and network cable.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dell tech support want me to run DOS DEBUG and run
some low
>>>> level disk cleanup/format utility from a direct BIOS
call. I
>>>> thought these were unsafe on new modern hard
drives. They
>>>> then suggest I run the DOS FDISK and FORMAT commands
rather
>>>> than use the Windows Set-up program to do this for
me. I am
>>>> worried about doing this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>
I am having a similar problem.
I'm trying to do a fresh install of MCE 2005. The
installation starts fine. It goes through, formats the
drive, begin installing files and then reboots. What's
really strange... this is the sixth time I have tried to
install today. Earlier I could make it alway into Windows
setup screens, networking, machine name, installing
windows components in XP setup, etc... however for some
reason the machine rebooted during mid-installation -- no
power failure or other obvious reason. Since that first
reboot, as weird as it sounds, the reboots have
continued, however now I can't even get past the file
copy stages of windows media center setup (right after
drive selection and format).
When the reboot occurs... I see the press any key to boot
from CD message, followed by NTLDR is missing
Press CTRL + ALT +DELETE to restart
Any ideas?
My setup is:
Intel 2.8GHz; 800 mhz fsb, 1mb cache
1GB
matsonic MS9087C mobo
Western Digital 40 GB drive
NVidia GeForce FX 5200
PS2 Keyboard
MS USB Intellipoint mouse
Panasonic slot-load CD-RW/DVD Rom drive
Has anyone ever run into this problem before?
tia!
slang
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