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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
If you are doing an upgrade install, it looks as though XP setup has having
a problem with a dll on your current setup. Before you started running
setup, did you run the upgrade wizard. If not, go back to your previous OS
setup, at the desktop, place the XP CD in the drive, when the setup screen
appears, select "Check System Compatibility."
a problem with a dll on your current setup. Before you started running
setup, did you run the upgrade wizard. If not, go back to your previous OS
setup, at the desktop, place the XP CD in the drive, when the setup screen
appears, select "Check System Compatibility."
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Guest
I Cant Go Back When I Restart It Askes For The Xp Pro CD
Again :S
Again :S
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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
Do you still have the install CD for your previous operating system. If
yes, follow these instructions for reinstalling that operating system:
Assuming you have a
98 boot floppy, boot with that. At the prompt, type fdisk and press enter,
delete the non-dos partition, create a primary dos partition, set it active
and exit.
If it says you have no non-dos partition your system is still fat32, delete
the primary DOS Partition, create a new one, set it active and exit fdisk,
reboot the system with 98 floppy in the drive and at the prompt type format
C: and press enter. Once format is
complete, change to your CD-ROM drive and with the 98 CD in the drive,
type setup, press enter and follow the screens.
If you don't have 98 boot disk with CD-ROM support, visit www.bootdisk.com.
yes, follow these instructions for reinstalling that operating system:
Assuming you have a
98 boot floppy, boot with that. At the prompt, type fdisk and press enter,
delete the non-dos partition, create a primary dos partition, set it active
and exit.
If it says you have no non-dos partition your system is still fat32, delete
the primary DOS Partition, create a new one, set it active and exit fdisk,
reboot the system with 98 floppy in the drive and at the prompt type format
C: and press enter. Once format is
complete, change to your CD-ROM drive and with the 98 CD in the drive,
type setup, press enter and follow the screens.
If you don't have 98 boot disk with CD-ROM support, visit www.bootdisk.com.
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Guest
im upgrading from the windows xp which came with my new
laptop to Xp Pro. Cd's I Have Which came with me computer
when i bought it were: hp Quick Restore System Recover CD
disks 1-6, Also hp notebook Operating System CD
laptop to Xp Pro. Cd's I Have Which came with me computer
when i bought it were: hp Quick Restore System Recover CD
disks 1-6, Also hp notebook Operating System CD
visit www.bootdisk.com.-----Original Message-----
Do you still have the install CD for your previous operating system. If
yes, follow these instructions for reinstalling that operating system:
Assuming you have a
98 boot floppy, boot with that. At the prompt, type fdisk and press enter,
delete the non-dos partition, create a primary dos partition, set it active
and exit.
If it says you have no non-dos partition your system is still fat32, delete
the primary DOS Partition, create a new one, set it active and exit fdisk,
reboot the system with 98 floppy in the drive and at the prompt type format
C: and press enter. Once format is
complete, change to your CD-ROM drive and with the 98 CD in the drive,
type setup, press enter and follow the screens.
If you don't have 98 boot disk with CD-ROM support,
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kaoticsoul
please read the MVP signature before proceeding:
"Backup is a PC User's Best Friend"
running fdisk and deleting partitions will ensure you will
lose any data on this drive. unless of course you aren't
concerned about such things. from reading that you are
trying to install over an existing installation, you may
have some information on the drive you would maybe not
want to lose [family pictures, home movies, whatever]. i
would suggest if you have more than one machine, take the
drive out of the install machine, set it as a slave drive
in non-install [hopefully NTFS friendly OS] machine, and
copy the contents over to the system drive in the non-
install machine or back up to desired removable media of
choice. then once you have all your stuff, fdisk and wipe
the install drive.
if you still get that message, /points to bad cd install
media.
it's scary to me that someone would just say go ahead
fdisk without first recommending to move/copy personal
data off the drive. internet forum users don't give two
hoots about your data, but you should.
if you have already backed up your data prior to install
attempt [best case scenario], please disregard and follow
the directions as indicated by MVP.
"Backup is a PC User's Best Friend"
running fdisk and deleting partitions will ensure you will
lose any data on this drive. unless of course you aren't
concerned about such things. from reading that you are
trying to install over an existing installation, you may
have some information on the drive you would maybe not
want to lose [family pictures, home movies, whatever]. i
would suggest if you have more than one machine, take the
drive out of the install machine, set it as a slave drive
in non-install [hopefully NTFS friendly OS] machine, and
copy the contents over to the system drive in the non-
install machine or back up to desired removable media of
choice. then once you have all your stuff, fdisk and wipe
the install drive.
if you still get that message, /points to bad cd install
media.
it's scary to me that someone would just say go ahead
fdisk without first recommending to move/copy personal
data off the drive. internet forum users don't give two
hoots about your data, but you should.
if you have already backed up your data prior to install
attempt [best case scenario], please disregard and follow
the directions as indicated by MVP.
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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
It's the most sage advice I have to offer and unfortunately it usually isn't
seen or followed until it is too late. Guess I should have mentioned he'd
lose everything except at the point at which he's arrived, that's pretty
much a fait accompli, his setup is probably toast.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
seen or followed until it is too late. Guess I should have mentioned he'd
lose everything except at the point at which he's arrived, that's pretty
much a fait accompli, his setup is probably toast.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
kaoticsoul said:please read the MVP signature before proceeding:
"Backup is a PC User's Best Friend"
running fdisk and deleting partitions will ensure you will
lose any data on this drive. unless of course you aren't
concerned about such things. from reading that you are
trying to install over an existing installation, you may
have some information on the drive you would maybe not
want to lose [family pictures, home movies, whatever]. i
would suggest if you have more than one machine, take the
drive out of the install machine, set it as a slave drive
in non-install [hopefully NTFS friendly OS] machine, and
copy the contents over to the system drive in the non-
install machine or back up to desired removable media of
choice. then once you have all your stuff, fdisk and wipe
the install drive.
if you still get that message, /points to bad cd install
media.
it's scary to me that someone would just say go ahead
fdisk without first recommending to move/copy personal
data off the drive. internet forum users don't give two
hoots about your data, but you should.
if you have already backed up your data prior to install
attempt [best case scenario], please disregard and follow
the directions as indicated by MVP.
-----Original Message-----
Do you still have the install CD for your previous operating system. If
yes, follow these instructions for reinstalling that operating system:
Assuming you have a
98 boot floppy, boot with that. At the prompt, type fdisk and press enter,
delete the non-dos partition, create a primary dos partition, set it active
and exit.
If it says you have no non-dos partition your system is still fat32, delete
the primary DOS Partition, create a new one, set it active and exit fdisk,
reboot the system with 98 floppy in the drive and at the prompt type format
C: and press enter. Once format is
complete, change to your CD-ROM drive and with the 98 CD in the drive,
type setup, press enter and follow the screens.
If you don't have 98 boot disk with CD-ROM support, visit www.bootdisk.com.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
I don't see much hope of retrieving your original setup at this point beyond
running your system's recovery which will likely wipe the partition,
removing all of your information which at this point is probably gone
anyway.
I really don't know what caused the original error beyond something that was
installed on your system that might have been causing some compatibility
issue, especially if there were any HP proprietary software installed.
That would indicate the best approach might be a clean install. The XP Pro
CD is a retail version isn't it? Also, it's not an OEM disk from another
system is it?
If it's a full version of XP and not an upgrade version, you can try a clean
install without going back to your old setup but understand as I said above,
you will lose everything that was on the hard drive which at by now may be a
moot point.
You need to be
sure your system is set to boot from the CD. Place the XP CD in the drive,
boot the system, if you see a message, in order to boot from CD press any
key, it is setup and you can proceed. If not, you'll need to go into your
system's BIOS and set the CD-ROM drive as first in line in the boot
sequence. When you boot the system there is usually a message telling you
to hit a specific key if you wish to enter setup, do so and navigate to the
location of the boot sequence. I can't give you specifics about where it is
but you can navigate around and find it. Then place the CD-ROM drive first
in line.
Boot with the XP CD in the drive. When you see the message on the boot
screen to "Press any key in order to boot from the CD," do so.
After loading drivers and files, you should be taken to a screen with the
following:
To Setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To Repair a Windows XP Installation using Recovery Console press R.
To Quit setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
In your case, press ENTER.
Agree to the License agreement by pressing F8.
You will then be taken to a screen with two options.
To repair the selected Windows XP installation press R.
To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows XP without repairing, press
ESC.
In your case, press ESC. This will bring you to a partition map where you
can delete, create and format partitions.
Select the drive you wish to format, delete the partition, then create a new
partition, format as desired and continue with XP installation.
running your system's recovery which will likely wipe the partition,
removing all of your information which at this point is probably gone
anyway.
I really don't know what caused the original error beyond something that was
installed on your system that might have been causing some compatibility
issue, especially if there were any HP proprietary software installed.
That would indicate the best approach might be a clean install. The XP Pro
CD is a retail version isn't it? Also, it's not an OEM disk from another
system is it?
If it's a full version of XP and not an upgrade version, you can try a clean
install without going back to your old setup but understand as I said above,
you will lose everything that was on the hard drive which at by now may be a
moot point.
You need to be
sure your system is set to boot from the CD. Place the XP CD in the drive,
boot the system, if you see a message, in order to boot from CD press any
key, it is setup and you can proceed. If not, you'll need to go into your
system's BIOS and set the CD-ROM drive as first in line in the boot
sequence. When you boot the system there is usually a message telling you
to hit a specific key if you wish to enter setup, do so and navigate to the
location of the boot sequence. I can't give you specifics about where it is
but you can navigate around and find it. Then place the CD-ROM drive first
in line.
Boot with the XP CD in the drive. When you see the message on the boot
screen to "Press any key in order to boot from the CD," do so.
After loading drivers and files, you should be taken to a screen with the
following:
To Setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To Repair a Windows XP Installation using Recovery Console press R.
To Quit setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
In your case, press ENTER.
Agree to the License agreement by pressing F8.
You will then be taken to a screen with two options.
To repair the selected Windows XP installation press R.
To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows XP without repairing, press
ESC.
In your case, press ESC. This will bring you to a partition map where you
can delete, create and format partitions.
Select the drive you wish to format, delete the partition, then create a new
partition, format as desired and continue with XP installation.
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