Summary: If this is a new rig then call HP and SCREAM REAL LOUD!!!!This should NOT be happening!!!!Somthing is way wrong and they should fix it,you should not ...
Summary: most of the time when this happens your harddrive is going bad but in some cases it is not. First try replacing the ide cable. If to no avail obtain a...
Summary: In a nutshell, Put your XP cd in the drive and rebootr your computer ,you should get a promp to boot from cd hit any key...Do as Homer says and hit th...
Summary: if i format my hard drive can i install win xp home edition upgrade from scratch or do i need to reinstall the previous OS(win me)first then install x...
Summary: Are you booting to the CD? You don't need to fdisk, and format before installing XP. You can do that while running the install. A little more detai...
Summary: Nick, correct me if I am wrong, but it seems as if you are attempting an upgrade from 98 to XP, correct? Having problems upgrading XP from an older sy...
Summary: Yes you can delete the unnecessary files on C: and re-install as you want. However, please note as the C: drive is the active (primary) partition you...
Summary: Sup?...Im Reformatting my Hard Drive and I need help....I need to Format/reinstall XP so that i can sell it...the thing is i changed my Bios settings ...
Summary: Hi , i try to format and install XP on my pc , after i boot from CD of XP and he copy some XP file he boot and he do the same again and again ! i have...
Summary: Set the bios to boot to the cd rom drive. You may have to change the boot order to it. Then start the machine with the new drive as master and old as ...
Summary: Sounds like the hd died. Get a new hd , install xp, then mount the old drive as a slave and see if you can retrieve your data. If you need it, suggest...
Summary: I'm trying to format C: and im running windows XP. I made a boot disk from A:>Format>Create MS-DOS Startup disk I want a totally clean format, and ins...
Summary: Just boot with the Windows XP cd, you'll get the option to start setup from the cd, then select the install over other os option or something and it w...
Summary: Last weekend I decided to reformat my computer. I did it two different times (using quick-format) and wound up with different types of problems occuri...
Summary: I recently had my computer upgraded from a 30 GB to a 80 GB. I also installed an antivirus program, which in turn found a virus. After ridding the vir...
Summary: Hi Ya All I bought papackard bell pentium 4 computer 5/1/2002 it had xp programed in and came with a recovery disc and pre installed sstuff in a hidde...
Summary: Someone added another operating system in a separate partition on the hard drive on a computer at my work. We need to format the whole HD and reinsta...
Summary: I have tried to remove vista from my HP3110sc desktop and installed xp pro, but during install xp crashes. I have tried to reformat several times in v...
Summary: I am working on a PC that the owner tried reinstalling a "Boot Leg" copy of XP Pro. I'm trying to format and install Windows ME and cannot. I have cha...
Summary: Hi all. My OEM PC presently runs Win ME but I want to do a clean install of XP. The PC is 2 years old so it is pretty well up to date and should have ...
Summary: OK, as Zat said, boot with 98-boot disk with CD-Rom support, insert the XP CD, change to i386, type winnt and hit enter. Now Setup will install XP fro...
Summary: i have Duron 1000, 256-memory,40GB - HD,FAT 32, primary partiton C: of 5 GB, with W 98 on it, and the rest D: E: and F: are logical partition. i tried...
Summary: After booting from CD First of all xppro cd will start copying some files to pc for enabling installation process But why I am always facing same prob...
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