Summary: when i tried to install xp... everything was fine (compatibility test, copying setup files...) until the first reboot. after the setup rebooted the fi...
Summary: I have been trying for several hours now to set up Ubuntu and XP as a dual boot on my Compaq v6000 laptop. During XP setup, out of frustration- I kno...
Summary: Trying to install XP Pro on an oldish custom build PC with formatted hard drive. The install gets to various points and then the monitor powers off an...
Summary: Old machine. Had XP on old drive, bought larger drive 160GB, smartdrive enabled - sees full size. Jumper set to master. Fully recognized in BIOS. Crea...
Summary: My machine completely shuts off during a virus scan. I was originally using Norton System Works 2005 and uninstalled it after having the problem. I am...
Summary: Strange problem so any input anyone can add will be much appreciated. Compaq 1Ghz Athlon, 128MB RAM, 25 GB HD, Geforce 256 vidcard, Creative Soundblas...
Summary: I recently upgraded my machine to Win XP Home Edition and now my machine won't power off! I'm totally clueless about BIOS and CMOS but I'm pretty sur...
Summary: When I shut down my computer I get the message 'now you can power off your computer' (or something like that in english). I'd like my computer to powe...
Summary: I had the problem of BSODs during XP pro setup at the part where XP is copying files. It would give registers of 0x0a - generic h/w registers. I was...
Summary: Alex, Don't get mad. Learn a little instead. Your instructions aren't worth crap on my XP Pro system. On the advanced panel, there are two text boxes ...
Summary: Yes Bios battery reseated - Big mistake. Before Bios problem Desktop would sometimes boot OK with no apparent problem, but at other times would only ...
Summary: The most common reason for "Corrupt or missing files" during an XP setup is faulty/incompatible ram. 98 is tolerant of some ram errors but XP is not. ...
Summary: fernan82 if you read the post before you actually write a reply you would see that it clearly states he has a problem during xp setup (otherwise known...
Summary: First, have you checked to see if your motherboard and BIOS are capable of supporting XP. If they are ok, since you are installing to a clean HDD, I p...
Summary: I'm working on a machine that has ME and I'm upgrading to XP Pro. Everything goes through until it reaches "finalizing installation". I get an erro...
Summary: My advice if you wish to remove XP is to get yourself a windows me boot disk. Use the fdisk command to remove the non-dos partition. Now you can insta...
Summary: Having data in c: and the OS etc in d: does seem a backwards way to go about it all? If a drive has a single Primary partition - and an Extended parti...
Summary: When I have windows 95, 98 or ME loaded on my computer will power off automaticly when shutdown, but with XP it comes up with the Safe to turn off com...
Summary: Hello. I have installed XP on a newly built computer. Since the installation I have realized that I would be better off with windows 98 SE. I am tr...
Summary: hello, i've recently been experiencing random shutdowns of my computer; to be exact the computer just powers off, no alerts, no shutdown routine. the ...
Summary: Hi. I saw a previous post with this exact problem here but no fix... http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/2970.html In fact several posts...
Summary: I have uninstalled win xp home edition due to some error, and then when i reinstall it, during the setup this prompts: Error: The signature for Window...
Summary: Hi, if i try to shut down a network-machine with shutdown -s -t 5 -m \\[MACHINE] it will shut down after 10 seconds but stop at "It's now safe to turn...
Summary: Well guys I'm trying to install Windows XP in my notebook but during the setup it said that there is no hard disk drive installed in my system of conf...
Summary: Hi, I am attempting to install XP Pro and after setup copied all the installation files and updated the boot sector, when the system boots I get the f...
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