Re: installing Windows XP- correction

From: Colin Barnhorst (colinbarharst(nojunk)_at_msn.com)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:21:48 -0700

Download the driver(s) from the Maxtor website and make a new floppy.
Maxtor may have made changes since SP2 was released. Or the original
diskette may be defective. The website should have instructions. 

-- 
Colin Barnhorst [MVP  Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
"senor dobyns" <senor dobyns@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:3269CC4A-D23E-4925-85E9-9AAF1A607B32@microsoft.com...
> Don't mean to but in, but I am trying to build a new computer and yes I 
> have
> a SATA drive and after hitting f6 the windows cd starts loading and then 
> asks
> for the floppy with the driver, which I got from Maxtor.  I insert the 
> disk I
> then get the following, oh by the way I had just purchased the window xp 
> home
> edition with sp2 version 2002 which is OEM.  The message I get is: file
> txtsetup.oem caused error 4096 line 1742
> d:\xpsprtm\base\boot\setup\oemdisk.c.  Any words of advice?
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> I don't use SCSI drives, so I will defer to others, but the behavior is 
>> as
>> though the BIOS settings are not right.  Go to the motherboard
>> manufacturer's website and find the support link and email their tech's 
>> for
>> the correct BIOS settings.  Be prepared to provide some technical details 
>> on
>> the hardware.
>>
>> -- 
>> Colin Barnhorst [MVP  Windows - Virtual Machine]
>> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
>> "robin" <robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2115A726-82E2-460F-BCB4-937EC507B435@microsoft.com...
>> > correction it is an SCSI drive. I guess what you just wrote will apply 
>> > to
>> > the
>> > SCSI drivers also right? I dont have the driver disk for it. I went to
>> > Seagate's website and they said they dont have a such thing as drivers 
>> > for
>> > their hard drive. Do you have any suggestions?
>> >
>> > "robin" wrote:
>> >
>> >> it's an ide drive.
>> >>
>> >> It will allow me to boot into windows but when I am able to format the
>> >> drive
>> >> during the installation, it tells me the drives are not there.
>> >>
>> >> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > If your drive is a SATA drive you probably need to supply the driver
>> >> > diskette.  Early in the first phase of the installation you will see 
>> >> > at
>> >> > the
>> >> > bottom of the screen a message to press F6 to provide additional
>> >> > drivers.
>> >> > You will only have a few seconds.  The message is displayed while 
>> >> > other
>> >> > things are going on in the main area of the screen, so watch for it.
>> >> > Without giving the installer the driver for your SATA hard disk
>> >> > controller,
>> >> > Windows will never find your drive.
>> >> >
>> >> > -- 
>> >> > Colin Barnhorst [MVP  Windows - Virtual Machine]
>> >> > (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
>> >> > "robin" <robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:6A4CA77A-ABB1-4BCC-9545-744C1A90ACD7@microsoft.com...
>> >> > >I am trying to install Xp. I am able to boot off of the cd and that
>> >> > >all
>> >> > >works
>> >> > > fine but when I get ready to format the drive it says that is cant
>> >> > > find
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > hard disk and terminate the installation. I know that's not 
>> >> > > accurate
>> >> > > because
>> >> > > I am able to boot up in to the previous copy of windows and it 
>> >> > > works
>> >> > > like
>> >> > > a
>> >> > > charm. I even tried using 2 different disk and still the same
>> >> > > problem. Can
>> >> > > you help me?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>>
>>
>>

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