Tom's Guide | Tom's Hardware | Tom's Games
 |
 |
 |
I reformatted my hdd that had win 2000 on it. I am now trying to re install it on my pc but when i install it does the 1st setup then it resets and with a black screeen just saying the OS is not found
What did you format it with?
And since it's an HP, it may have a 'restore' partition and/or other, maybe hidden, partitions.
=====================================
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.M2
0 
Did you set the partition active?
=====================================
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.M2
0
Far as I know it needs to be active to bot.
=====================================
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.M2
0
Start over again. Partition and format within the Windows 2000 setup, and then continue with the installation.
Life's more painless for the brainless.
0
its not allowing me to do that.. I think i know what i need to do.
Get a book disk reformat and set the partiton active
and then install
because when i used norton it never gave me the option to set as active or anything so when the installation is doing it and it restarts it just says NO OS found.
Anyone have a link to a boot disk?
0
You shouldn't need to set the partition active. The install will do that for you.
Life's more painless for the brainless.
0
When i run the installation install it starts then it resets then it doesn't read the cd it just says "no operating system found"
0
Doesn't sound like you set your bios to boot cd before hard drive. That's important if you want to install from cd.
Imagine the power of knowing how to internet search
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Teachin...
0
It boots from the cd when i 1st insert it but after one part of the install it resets and just sits at the black screen saying no os found
0
After which part? Can you tell us exactly what steps you're going through?
Life's more painless for the brainless.
0
Are you using a retail Win2000 CD or an HP Recovery CD? If it's a recovery CD, it needs to access the hidden partition that was mentioned. If you wiped it out with Partition Magic, the Recovery CD is useless.
0  |
 Clearing run/browse histo...
|
Microsoft Update Soooo Sl...
|
This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.
| Ads by Google |
