Re: Help! Issues Installing XP MCE!

Ok, How would someone be able to tell if it is OEM supplied?

"JW" wrote:

> What you tried with Win 98 is what I was suggesting. Is your install CD a
> regular retail install CD or an OEM supplied install CD if it is an OEM
> supplied CD it may be looking for something unique in the BIOS to confirm
> that it is being used on the OEM's hardware.
> I am out of other ideas for the moment.
>
> "DAN" <DAN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:BB8DDB74-EC24-4D32-A120-74ADABCA6CAD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Do you mean make a copy of the disks with Nero or something like that?
> >
> > I had attempted to copy the contents of the CD onto a folder on the hard
> > drive when Win 98 SE was installed on it to try to start the installation
> > process from the hard drive and had no problems coping it.
> >
> > "JW" wrote:
> >
> >> Do you have a running system that you can try copying the content of the
> >> CD
> >> to to see if there might be an actual problem with the CD itself.?
> >>
> >> "DAN" <DAN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:ED64EE97-195C-4016-9FED-367B1E7D80C4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Yes. I used the the Format with the install CD, I even used FDisk when
> >> > booting from a floppy and a program called Wipeout.
> >> >
> >> > I've also changed the hard drive and kept just one stick of 128 known
> >> > to
> >> > work ram. Even the IDE ribbon cables were changed to see if there
> >> > maybe
> >> > was
> >> > a short somewhere. At one point I had the hard drive and the DVD/CD
> >> > drive
> >> > on
> >> > one IDE cable as master and slave respectfully in that order). I then
> >> > seperated them onto 2 different IDE Controllers and set both as
> >> > Master.
> >> >
> >> > Also replaced the power supply and tried a different DVD/CD drive.
> >> >
> >> > The only constant in this whole equation has been the Pentium 4 3 GHz
> >> > CPU
> >> > and the ECS Photon PF1 ver 1.0 with an updated bios. Also just
> >> > remembered
> >> > that the video card has been constant throughout this.
> >> >
> >> > I've also disabled Hyperthreading on the CPU.
> >> >
> >> > Like I said before, I'm going "Nucking Futs" trying to figure this out.
> >> >
> >> > "JW" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Did you also erase the partition where you are installing in and
> >> >> recreate
> >> >> it
> >> >> and format it with using the install CD?
> >> >>
> >> >> "DAN" <DAN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> news:36318B29-BC4C-404E-BB22-940CA4FFFB51@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> > At first I tried it with NTFS, then after many attempts I tried it
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > Fat32
> >> >> > but no luck.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "JW" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Did you format the drive with Fat32 or NTFS?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "DAN" <DAN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:9B185457-C527-441A-B307-515EF0530020@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> >> > I'm trying to install Media Center on a PC I built. I have it
> >> >> >> > set
> >> >> >> > to
> >> >> >> > just
> >> >> >> > bare-bones. I am able to format the drive w/ no issue. The
> >> >> >> > problem
> >> >> >> > starts
> >> >> >> > when the installation starts to copy the files to the drive. It
> >> >> >> > reaches
> >> >> >> > about 19-29 percent and then the system just reboots!!!! I even
> >> >> >> > tried
> >> >> >> > just
> >> >> >> > for craps and giggles install Win98 SE and that worked w/ no
> >> >> >> > issues.
> >> >> >> > I'm
> >> >> >> > at
> >> >> >> > wits end with this. PLEASE HELP!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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