Upon booting after all the nessecary files have been copied change the boot to hdd or floppy again and it should go to the windows installation screen.
dont work :[
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| Author: | Lemon =GCHQ= [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | installing xp pro |
Hi gents ive procured a new computer but without a harddrive ... ive put a hard drive that i know works in ... now for the problem ive set it to boot from the cd rom and it does ... it then goes through all the motions format then puts on all the files for xp and then has has to be restarted ... when it restarts it goes through the lot again and wont actually start installing xp pro ... question is there a dos prompt to setup or commert and how do i get to the c: ok is it cd:D then D:setup ????????????? cheers Rich |
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| Author: | Stealth [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
Upon booting after all the nessecary files have been copied change the boot to hdd or floppy again and it should go to the windows installation screen. dont work :[ |
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| Author: | [QBS]Dr.Strangelove [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
it automatically does it for you you'll know when to remove the disc |
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| Author: | Lemon =GCHQ= [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
[QBS]Dr.Strangelove wrote: it automatically does it for you you'll know when to remove the disc thanks ... but the cycle wont finish it keeps restarting half way around and then re coping files its already copied |
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| Author: | Lemon =GCHQ= [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
Gary!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Author: | GeneralPublic=GCHQ= [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
lol - is it an IDE or SATA hard drive? |
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| Author: | Lemon =GCHQ= [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
GeneralPublic=GCHQ= wrote: lol - is it an IDE or SATA hard drive? ide ...... and thanks |
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| Author: | Lemon =GCHQ= [ Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: GeneralPublic=GCHQ= wrote: lol - is it an IDE or SATA hard drive? ide ...... and thanks oi numpty where are ya ..... |
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| Author: | Lemon =GCHQ= [ Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
its all sorted ...... thx 
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| Author: | Caspius=GCHQ= [ Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: its all sorted ...... thx lol I see you didn't put how you sorted it.  Hope it wasn't cause you left the CD in and didn't change the bios setting back to boot off the HD?
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| Author: | Lemon =GCHQ= [ Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
Caspius=GCHQ= wrote: Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: its all sorted ...... thx lol I see you didn't put how you sorted it. Hope it wasn't cause you left the CD in and didn't change the bios setting back to boot off the HD?fecking know it alls ..... it was hot and apparently i didnt need a jumper
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| Author: | SO19Firearms=GCHQ= [ Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: .... it was hot and apparently i didnt need a jumper [/color]
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| Author: | GeneralPublic=GCHQ= [ Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: GeneralPublic=GCHQ= wrote: lol - is it an IDE or SATA hard drive? ide ...... and thanks oi numpty where are ya ..... studying for yet more b&^%&^"£&*£ exams 
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| Author: | Lemon =GCHQ= [ Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: installing xp pro |
GeneralPublic=GCHQ= wrote: Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: Lemon =GCHQ= wrote: GeneralPublic=GCHQ= wrote: lol - is it an IDE or SATA hard drive? ide ...... and thanks oi numpty where are ya ..... studying for yet more b&^%&^"£&*£ exams good luck with that ..... |
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