biosinfo, windows xp installation, harddisc formatting.

[joanna]

hello,
there is a long story beyond the laptop that i was given
to fix. here it is in brief.
windows xp along with win2000 and win98 are installed on
the computer. i think that windows 2000 and win 98 are
not working when selected to load on startup.
those three operating systems are loaded on one folder
and the harddisc that is one partition (12gb) is
formatted using the ntfs file.
on the same harddisc but in a different folder there is
also another copy of win xp pro with sp1 built in.
as i said before this is a laptop with the cd drive is
built in the docking station means that once i want to
use the cd-rom compartment, the laptop should be docked.
i tried to boot from the cd rom with win xp pro sp1 in,
the computer did not boot. i adjusted the booting
sequence in the bios and still no positive result. the sc
may boot once windows is loaded. this is possible that i
may go for clean installation and this is what i did. i
wanted to be a clean installation so the left over files
from the previous OS, will be deleted and harddisc will
be formatted and win xp pro sp1 will be installed.
conclusion.
i thought of using windows xp spi setup disc as the last
chance to format the disc. when floppy No#1 is loaded i
had this error message: ""FILE\BIOSINFO.INF COULD NOT BE
LOADED. THE ERROR CODE IS 4096. SETUP CANNOT CONTINUE.
PRESS ANY KEY TO EXIT.""

what is this biosinfo file, what shall i do to format my
disc, and have win xp pro sp1 installed on the computer?

FYI: i want to use the setup disc , i want to partition
the hard drive into 2 partitions.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

"Biosinfo.inf is missing or corrupt" error message when you upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829784&Product=winxp

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| hello,
| there is a long story beyond the laptop that i was given
| to fix. here it is in brief.
| windows xp along with win2000 and win98 are installed on
| the computer. i think that windows 2000 and win 98 are
| not working when selected to load on startup.
| those three operating systems are loaded on one folder
| and the harddisc that is one partition (12gb) is
| formatted using the ntfs file.
| on the same harddisc but in a different folder there is
| also another copy of win xp pro with sp1 built in.
| as i said before this is a laptop with the cd drive is
| built in the docking station means that once i want to
| use the cd-rom compartment, the laptop should be docked.
| i tried to boot from the cd rom with win xp pro sp1 in,
| the computer did not boot. i adjusted the booting
| sequence in the bios and still no positive result. the sc
| may boot once windows is loaded. this is possible that i
| may go for clean installation and this is what i did. i
| wanted to be a clean installation so the left over files
| from the previous OS, will be deleted and harddisc will
| be formatted and win xp pro sp1 will be installed.
| conclusion.
| i thought of using windows xp spi setup disc as the last
| chance to format the disc. when floppy No#1 is loaded i
| had this error message: ""FILE\BIOSINFO.INF COULD NOT BE
| LOADED. THE ERROR CODE IS 4096. SETUP CANNOT CONTINUE.
| PRESS ANY KEY TO EXIT.""
|
| what is this biosinfo file, what shall i do to format my
| disc, and have win xp pro sp1 installed on the computer?
|
| FYI: i want to use the setup disc , i want to partition
| the hard drive into 2 partitions.
|