help, new install Win xp home ed..

[Guest]

hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got HDD and cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers load but when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why this is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine set it up like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Is the copy of XP Home retail or OEM?

 

[Guest]

Is the copy of XP Home retail or OEM?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got HDD and
cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers load but
when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why this is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine set it up
like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

colin, the cd im using is the one i got with my pc in 2001 so i suppose it OEM?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Is it a restore cd or is it a hologrammed Microsoft cd that says "for
installation on a new computer only"?

What happens if you remove the cd and reboot the computer? Does the
installation start again?

What do you mean by setting up the board auto?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Is the copy of XP Home retail or OEM?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got HDD
and
cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers load
but
when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why this is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine set it
up
like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

colin, the cd im using is the one i got with my pc in 2001 so i suppose
it OEM?

 

[Guest]

Is it a restore cd or is it a hologrammed Microsoft cd that says "for
installation on a new computer only"?

What happens if you remove the cd and reboot the computer? Does the
installation start again?

What do you mean by setting up the board auto?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Is the copy of XP Home retail or OEM?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got HDD
and
cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers load
but
when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why this is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine set it
up
like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

colin, the cd im using is the one i got with my pc in 2001 so i suppose
it OEM?

i installed the mobo in my pc popped in the new 256 ddr ram and hooked up the hard drive , cd rom and floppy, checked the boot options and placed my xp cd in the cd rom . turned it on and it detected the HDD , CD ROM drive & floppy thats what i meant by auto i didn't configure anything on the board , just loaded the safe defaults and booted the system. then loades the drivers ( shown on the bottom of the screen) when all the drivers are loaded .. it just stops responding and the cd rom spins down .. if i reboot it will load the drivers again and stop again it DOES NOT load the files and it does not come to the part where it requests your key.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Josephine

Colin needs to know what your CD looks like.. what is written on the CD?..
what colour is the CD?.. does it have the word RECOVERY anywhere on it?

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

Is it a restore cd or is it a hologrammed Microsoft cd that says "for
installation on a new computer only"?

What happens if you remove the cd and reboot the computer? Does the
installation start again?

What do you mean by setting up the board auto?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

:

Is the copy of XP Home retail or OEM?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got
HDD
and
cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers load
but
when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why this
is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine set
it
up
like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

colin, the cd im using is the one i got with my pc in 2001 so i
suppose
it OEM?

i installed the mobo in my pc popped in the new 256 ddr ram and hooked
up the hard drive , cd rom and floppy, checked the boot options and
placed my xp cd in the cd rom . turned it on and it detected the HDD , CD
ROM drive & floppy thats what i meant by auto i didn't configure
anything on the board , just loaded the safe defaults and booted the
system. then loades the drivers ( shown on the bottom of the screen) when
all the drivers are loaded .. it just stops responding and the cd rom
spins down .. if i reboot it will load the drivers again and stop again
it DOES NOT load the files and it does not come to the part where it
requests your key.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I know you are saying that it detected the HDD, but I am not so sure. It is
not behaving that way. That is why I asked what kind of hard drive
controller (IDE, SATA, ATA133) is on the mobo. The question in my mind is
whether Windows needs you to supply a hard drive controller driver diskette
early in the installation. XP does not come with some drivers for SATA,
ATA133, and RAID controllers and if you don't provide the diskette that
comes with the mobo, the installer cannot find the hard drive to start stage
two of the installation.

If that were the case, you would supply the diskette very early on, while a
message appears on the bottom of the screen to press F6 if you have a driver
diskette.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Is it a restore cd or is it a hologrammed Microsoft cd that says "for
installation on a new computer only"?

What happens if you remove the cd and reboot the computer? Does the
installation start again?

What do you mean by setting up the board auto?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

:

Is the copy of XP Home retail or OEM?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got
HDD
and
cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers load
but
when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why this
is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine set
it
up
like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

colin, the cd im using is the one i got with my pc in 2001 so i
suppose
it OEM?

i installed the mobo in my pc popped in the new 256 ddr ram and hooked
up the hard drive , cd rom and floppy, checked the boot options and
placed my xp cd in the cd rom . turned it on and it detected the HDD , CD
ROM drive & floppy thats what i meant by auto i didn't configure
anything on the board , just loaded the safe defaults and booted the
system. then loades the drivers ( shown on the bottom of the screen) when
all the drivers are loaded .. it just stops responding and the cd rom
spins down .. if i reboot it will load the drivers again and stop again
it DOES NOT load the files and it does not come to the part where it
requests your key.

 

[Guest]

I know you are saying that it detected the HDD, but I am not so sure. It is
not behaving that way. That is why I asked what kind of hard drive
controller (IDE, SATA, ATA133) is on the mobo. The question in my mind is
whether Windows needs you to supply a hard drive controller driver diskette
early in the installation. XP does not come with some drivers for SATA,
ATA133, and RAID controllers and if you don't provide the diskette that
comes with the mobo, the installer cannot find the hard drive to start stage
two of the installation.

If that were the case, you would supply the diskette very early on, while a
message appears on the bottom of the screen to press F6 if you have a driver
diskette.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

Is it a restore cd or is it a hologrammed Microsoft cd that says "for
installation on a new computer only"?

What happens if you remove the cd and reboot the computer? Does the
installation start again?

What do you mean by setting up the board auto?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)


:

Is the copy of XP Home retail or OEM?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got
HDD
and
cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers load
but
when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why this
is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine set
it
up
like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

colin, the cd im using is the one i got with my pc in 2001 so i
suppose
it OEM?


i installed the mobo in my pc popped in the new 256 ddr ram and hooked
up the hard drive , cd rom and floppy, checked the boot options and
placed my xp cd in the cd rom . turned it on and it detected the HDD , CD
ROM drive & floppy thats what i meant by auto i didn't configure
anything on the board , just loaded the safe defaults and booted the
system. then loades the drivers ( shown on the bottom of the screen) when
all the drivers are loaded .. it just stops responding and the cd rom
spins down .. if i reboot it will load the drivers again and stop again
it DOES NOT load the files and it does not come to the part where it
requests your key.

Hi guys just found your post , I am having the same problem with the install i get tothe starting windows screen and my pc freezes if i hit reboot it wants to start all over (( i hope one of you guys figger this out and fyi my CD that came with pc is oem its a brown colour thanks in hope dave

 

[Guest]

I know you are saying that it detected the HDD, but I am not so sure. It is
not behaving that way. That is why I asked what kind of hard drive
controller (IDE, SATA, ATA133) is on the mobo. The question in my mind is
whether Windows needs you to supply a hard drive controller driver diskette
early in the installation. XP does not come with some drivers for SATA,
ATA133, and RAID controllers and if you don't provide the diskette that
comes with the mobo, the installer cannot find the hard drive to start stage
two of the installation.

If that were the case, you would supply the diskette very early on, while a
message appears on the bottom of the screen to press F6 if you have a driver
diskette.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

:

Is it a restore cd or is it a hologrammed Microsoft cd that says "for
installation on a new computer only"?

What happens if you remove the cd and reboot the computer? Does the
installation start again?

What do you mean by setting up the board auto?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)


:

Is the copy of XP Home retail or OEM?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got
HDD
and
cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers load
but
when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why this
is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine set
it
up
like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

colin, the cd im using is the one i got with my pc in 2001 so i
suppose
it OEM?


i installed the mobo in my pc popped in the new 256 ddr ram and hooked
up the hard drive , cd rom and floppy, checked the boot options and
placed my xp cd in the cd rom . turned it on and it detected the HDD , CD
ROM drive & floppy thats what i meant by auto i didn't configure
anything on the board , just loaded the safe defaults and booted the
system. then loades the drivers ( shown on the bottom of the screen) when
all the drivers are loaded .. it just stops responding and the cd rom
spins down .. if i reboot it will load the drivers again and stop again
it DOES NOT load the files and it does not come to the part where it
requests your key.

Hi guys just found your post , I am having the same problem with the install i get tothe starting windows screen and my pc freezes if i hit reboot it wants to start all over (( i hope one of you guys figger this out and fyi my CD that came with pc is oem its a brown colour thanks in hope dave i need to add that i am trying to install windows mediacenter , well reinstall but i am having the same prob with locking up at boot up screen

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Do you have another computer handy?

What happens if you let it get as far as it can and then remove the cd and
restart? Installers do hang on some machines but if the files are on the
hard drive then the installer may continue after a restart and then ask for
the cd again when it needs it. I doubt that it got that far, but what have
we got to lose?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

I know you are saying that it detected the HDD, but I am not so sure. It
is
not behaving that way. That is why I asked what kind of hard drive
controller (IDE, SATA, ATA133) is on the mobo. The question in my mind
is
whether Windows needs you to supply a hard drive controller driver
diskette
early in the installation. XP does not come with some drivers for SATA,
ATA133, and RAID controllers and if you don't provide the diskette that
comes with the mobo, the installer cannot find the hard drive to start
stage
two of the installation.

If that were the case, you would supply the diskette very early on, while
a
message appears on the bottom of the screen to press F6 if you have a
driver
diskette.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

:

Is it a restore cd or is it a hologrammed Microsoft cd that says "for
installation on a new computer only"?

What happens if you remove the cd and reboot the computer? Does the
installation start again?

What do you mean by setting up the board auto?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)


:

Is the copy of XP Home retail or OEM?

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got
HDD
and
cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers
load
but
when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why
this
is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine
set
it
up
like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

colin, the cd im using is the one i got with my pc in 2001 so i
suppose
it OEM?


i installed the mobo in my pc popped in the new 256 ddr ram and
hooked
up the hard drive , cd rom and floppy, checked the boot options and
placed my xp cd in the cd rom . turned it on and it detected the HDD ,
CD
ROM drive & floppy thats what i meant by auto i didn't configure
anything on the board , just loaded the safe defaults and booted the
system. then loades the drivers ( shown on the bottom of the screen)
when
all the drivers are loaded .. it just stops responding and the cd rom
spins down .. if i reboot it will load the drivers again and stop
again
it DOES NOT load the files and it does not come to the part where it
requests your key.

Hi guys just found your post , I am having the same problem with the
install i get tothe starting windows screen and my pc freezes if i hit
reboot it wants to start all over (( i hope one of you guys
figger this out and fyi my CD that came with pc is oem its a brown
colour thanks in hope dave

 

[VR Peters]

It sounds like the trouble I had with a Dell 7000 notebook. I had to
upgrade the bios on the MOBO.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

That would make sense too.

 

[Guest]

That would make sense too.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

It sounds like the trouble I had with a Dell 7000 notebook. I had to
upgrade the bios on the MOBO.

Dave here and a happy Dave it is thanks guys ) it was the BIOS /// i figgerd i would not need to update it as its rather new but i was wrong , soon as i updated it and rebooted bam windows is now loading just fine NO more freezing FYI it was A gigabyte board gi 8100 0 pro rev 1.00

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Good job!

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

That would make sense too.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
(Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)

It sounds like the trouble I had with a Dell 7000 notebook. I had to
upgrade the bios on the MOBO.
hi. just installed a new MOBO ESC 741gx-m ATHLON 1.5 GH CPU. got HDD
and
cd
rom on primary when i try to run win xp setup ..all the drivers load
but
when
it get to where it says starting windows set up .. it just stops
when i set up the board everything is auto so im not sure why this is
happening .. tried to install win 98se... setup went just fine set it
up
like
nothin.. so why not XP HOME? jomailman at yahoo.ca

Dave here and a happy Dave it is thanks guys ) it was the BIOS /// i
figgerd i would not need to update it as its rather new but i was wrong ,
soon as i updated it and rebooted bam windows is now loading just fine
NO more freezing FYI it was A gigabyte board gi 8100 0 pro rev 1.00