Unable to run XP CD

[kramer.newsreader]

Hi. I can't run my Windows XP CD. My bios allows cd boot. In fact it
actual boots from the XP (SP2) cd, says "Press any key to boot from
CD", then after I press a key it says "Setup is inspecting your
computer's hardware configuration." Then that message disappears from
the screen and it does nothing. There's no stop error or anything.

I've changed the bios settings to fail safe and it does the same thing.


My computer's hardware configuration is this:

MSI K8NMG2 (onboard geforce graphics, nforce audio, network, ide, and
sata controllers)
AMD 64 3000+ 1808MHz
1 GB PC2100

I know that my hardware works, because I can boot into Gentoo Linux and
it all work there (except for my sound controller which has linux
driver issues).

What's up with Windows?

Can someone explain why it is sucking so much?

 

[Guest]

Sounds like you have another operating system installed, eg linux. Do you
have an avail blank partition avail for windows?

 

[q_q_anonymous]

Hi. I can't run my Windows XP CD. My bios allows cd boot. In fact it
actual boots from the XP (SP2) cd, says "Press any key to boot from
CD", then after I press a key it says "Setup is inspecting your
computer's hardware configuration." Then that message disappears from
the screen and it does nothing. There's no stop error or anything.

I've changed the bios settings to fail safe and it does the same thing.


My computer's hardware configuration is this:

MSI K8NMG2 (onboard geforce graphics, nforce audio, network, ide, and
sata controllers)
AMD 64 3000+ 1808MHz
1 GB PC2100

I know that my hardware works, because I can boot into Gentoo Linux and
it all work there (except for my sound controller which has linux
driver issues).

What's up with Windows?

Can someone explain why it is sucking so much?

test
CD, CD drive, IDE cable, IDE connector


use monkey style troubleshooting / monkey work. "swapping boards". i.e.
swapping those components.

You could try ruling out all those problems in one go, put a blank hard
drive in there and try to boot off the CD.
If it works, then it's probably not a problem with any of those things
I listed. But with what is on the hard drive clashing with what the win
xp setup cd can deal with. Strange problem.

 

[kramer.newsreader]

Sounds like you have another operating system installed, eg linux. Do you

have an avail blank partition avail for windows?

Yes I have partition for Windows. It isn't actually blank, but has an
installation of windows on it (an installation that worked with my old
board but not with my new board as the architecture is quite a bit
different).

test
CD, CD drive, IDE cable, IDE connector


use monkey style troubleshooting / monkey work. "swapping boards". i.e.
swapping those components.

You could try ruling out all those problems in one go, put a blank hard
drive in there and try to boot off the CD.
If it works, then it's probably not a problem with any of those things
I listed. But with what is on the hard drive clashing with what the win
xp setup cd can deal with. Strange problem.

Yeah I know that my devices are good because I can boot into Linux and
access all of them. Still maybe there's some sort of higher "Windows"
standard of good devices. I can try those things when I get home
today, but I'll have to assume at least one of my HDs and one of my CD
drives are good.

 

[Guest]

it sounds like the culprit may be the linux boot. here is a link that
discusses the issue you may have..... let us know what happens....

 

[Guest]

oops....


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;313348

 

[Vanguard]

I can't run my Windows XP CD.

So what is that supposed to mean? That you cannot boot using the
Windows XP installation CD? Is it a legit Microsoft CD, a bastardized
vendor-branded OEM CD (like from Dell or Gateway), a "restore" CD that
really isn't an install CD but rather restores an image atop whatever is
in the partition to which you restore the image, or a "borrowed" copy of
the install CD?

Since you have Windows already installed, can you open Explorer and read
the directories of the install CD to see the files?

 

[kramer.newsreader]

To Vanguard:

So what is that supposed to mean? That you cannot boot using the
Windows XP installation CD? Is it a legit Microsoft CD, a bastardized
vendor-branded OEM CD (like from Dell or Gateway), a "restore" CD that
really isn't an install CD but rather restores an image atop whatever is
in the partition to which you restore the image, or a "borrowed" copy of
the install CD?

It is a legit Windows CD not an OEM or restore CD.

Since you have Windows already installed, can you open Explorer and read
the directories of the install CD to see the files?

Ahh, it hangs when I try to boot to Windows.

To: databaseben
it sounds like the culprit may be the linux boot. here is a link that
discusses the issue you may have..... let us know what happens....

First, I had Windows installed under this partitioning scheme before
(only 5 full-fledged partitions).

I read the article that you suggested, but it never gets to:

3. At the Welcome to Setup page, press ENTER.


It hangs before that.

 

[Vanguard]

To Vanguard:

It is a legit Windows CD not an OEM or restore CD.


Ahh, it hangs when I try to boot to Windows.

To: databaseben
it sounds like the culprit may be the linux boot. here is a link that
discusses the issue you may have..... let us know what happens....

First, I had Windows installed under this partitioning scheme before
(only 5 full-fledged partitions).

I read the article that you suggested, but it never gets to:

3. At the Welcome to Setup page, press ENTER.


It hangs before that.

I reread your first post. You have a partition in which Windows XP is
already installed and was working until your did brain surgery by
swapping in a different motherboard. Normally the cure would be to use
the Windows install CD to boot using it and do a Repair (in-place
upgrade) to update the OS to recognize the new motherboard, and then
download and install the chipset drivers for that motherboard. However,
you say that the boot from the Windows install CD will hang after doing
the hardware detection.

The issue of Linux and its bootstrap program in the MBR (first 446 bytes
of the first sector on the first physically BIOS-detected hard drive) is
a non-issue since it will never get used if you are booting from a CD
disc. You are booting from the CD drive, not from the MBR bootstrap
program on the hard drive so the Linux bootstrap program never got
loaded and executed. The Window setup program is getting stuck on
detecting your hardware.

How are your hard drives connected? PATA or SATA? SCSI? On a
daughtercard IDE controller? Have you disconnected all USB devices
beforehand and all other peripherals other than the keyboard and mouse?
Are the keyboard on USB or PS/2 ports? If USB, does your BIOS support
legacy devices on USB ports? If not, you'll need to connect your
keyboard and mouse to the PS/2 ports (and there is no reason to waste
the PS/2 ports if you have them). You may end up having to remove all
internal devices, like PCI cards, and leave only the video card, system
RAM, and hard drive to get down to the basics. It could be you just
aren't waiting long enough after the hardware detection phase of the
setup. I've seen hosts that looked like they locked up but will
continue the setup after a pause of around 20 minutes. The setup
program is trying to load tons of different drivers to see what devices
will respond but if the devices are unresponsive then it can take a long
time to get past the hardware detection phase.