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Hello,

I have had troubles with windows since I tried to install WINDOWS XP PRO
JAP, yesterday. Ok so here is my problem

1. I launched the Setup for WINDOWS XP PRO, like any other programs that
needs to be installed. It first gave me an error saying that "the language of
the Windows I have installed is different than the one I am attemping to
install", I just went on. So I start the instaltion of windows it is written
that it will take approx. 51 minutes for Windows to install, so I wait... but
after even less then a minute the comp restart itself as if the instalation
already been done. So the computer restart, there is as usual the black
background with blank letters and numbers (you know just before your comp
says "welcome" or whatever) and I get a new set of options:

Microsoft Windows Home ??(japanese characters)ition
Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup
(just below here there is a cutdown of "3 secs)

Just below these 2 there are japanese characters and the only number I could
make out of it was "F8", when I click on it the characters and number changes
and it looks like I am about to setup something, there is many options to
choose from and the only words (since they are all in japanese) I could
understand were "OS" and "Windows".

If I click on Home ??ition, the computer starts at usual whitout any
differences.

But if I click on Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup The screen
gets all blue and starts reading files, while telling me to press "F6" if I
want RAIDS (not sure if it's that) and something else, or press F? (don't
remember what it was), before I get an error message saying that Windows was
shut to prevent any damages to my computer (from that point, all I can do is
reset my computer).

2. So I uninstalled the newly installed stuff, makes no difference, I tried
to use the "Restoration" feature didn't change anything, I still get that:

Microsoft Windows Home ??(japanese characters)ition
Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup

Each time I turn back on my comp...

3. Besides all that, I am still trying to instal the JAP version of Windows
XP PRO, so I tried with another one... won't let me instal it saying it's an
older version compare to the one I have installed right now... So tried with
Windows 2000 same thing. So I checked on the internet to see what I should do
about that, from what I read I need to "BOOT" in order to install.... well
ok, no problem... until I get that:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The file system does not go along with the
execution of the applications MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows. Choose "Close" to
terminate the application.

So... I am here, right now with propably two versions of Windows in conflict
(or whatever is the problem) with no clues, on what needs to be done. So
please can anyone help me with that, please?

Thanks in advance.
 
You cannot upgrade from one language version
of Windows XP to a different language version.
If you wish to install a Japanese version of Windows
XP Professional, it must be done as a "clean install".

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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:

| Hello,
|
| I have had troubles with windows since I tried to install WINDOWS XP PRO
| JAP, yesterday. Ok so here is my problem
|
| 1. I launched the Setup for WINDOWS XP PRO, like any other programs that
| needs to be installed. It first gave me an error saying that "the language of
| the Windows I have installed is different than the one I am attemping to
| install", I just went on. So I start the instaltion of windows it is written
| that it will take approx. 51 minutes for Windows to install, so I wait... but
| after even less then a minute the comp restart itself as if the instalation
| already been done. So the computer restart, there is as usual the black
| background with blank letters and numbers (you know just before your comp
| says "welcome" or whatever) and I get a new set of options:
|
| Microsoft Windows Home ??(japanese characters)ition
| Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup
| (just below here there is a cutdown of "3 secs)
|
| Just below these 2 there are japanese characters and the only number I could
| make out of it was "F8", when I click on it the characters and number changes
| and it looks like I am about to setup something, there is many options to
| choose from and the only words (since they are all in japanese) I could
| understand were "OS" and "Windows".
|
| If I click on Home ??ition, the computer starts at usual whitout any
| differences.
|
| But if I click on Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup The screen
| gets all blue and starts reading files, while telling me to press "F6" if I
| want RAIDS (not sure if it's that) and something else, or press F? (don't
| remember what it was), before I get an error message saying that Windows was
| shut to prevent any damages to my computer (from that point, all I can do is
| reset my computer).
|
| 2. So I uninstalled the newly installed stuff, makes no difference, I tried
| to use the "Restoration" feature didn't change anything, I still get that:
|
| Microsoft Windows Home ??(japanese characters)ition
| Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup
|
| Each time I turn back on my comp...
|
| 3. Besides all that, I am still trying to instal the JAP version of Windows
| XP PRO, so I tried with another one... won't let me instal it saying it's an
| older version compare to the one I have installed right now... So tried with
| Windows 2000 same thing. So I checked on the internet to see what I should do
| about that, from what I read I need to "BOOT" in order to install.... well
| ok, no problem... until I get that:
|
| C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The file system does not go along with the
| execution of the applications MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows. Choose "Close" to
| terminate the application.
|
| So... I am here, right now with propably two versions of Windows in conflict
| (or whatever is the problem) with no clues, on what needs to be done. So
| please can anyone help me with that, please?
|
| Thanks in advance.
 
Are you trying to clean install? If so; To do a clean install, boot the
Windows XP install CD-Rom. Setup inspects your computer's hardware
configuration and then begins to install the Setup and driver files. When
the Windows XP Professional screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows XP
Professional.

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.

When the Windows XP Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.

Be sure to apply SP2 or at least these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hello,
|
| I have had troubles with windows since I tried to install WINDOWS XP PRO
| JAP, yesterday. Ok so here is my problem
|
| 1. I launched the Setup for WINDOWS XP PRO, like any other programs that
| needs to be installed. It first gave me an error saying that "the language
of
| the Windows I have installed is different than the one I am attemping to
| install", I just went on. So I start the instaltion of windows it is
written
| that it will take approx. 51 minutes for Windows to install, so I wait...
but
| after even less then a minute the comp restart itself as if the
instalation
| already been done. So the computer restart, there is as usual the black
| background with blank letters and numbers (you know just before your comp
| says "welcome" or whatever) and I get a new set of options:
|
| Microsoft Windows Home ??(japanese characters)ition
| Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup
| (just below here there is a cutdown of "3 secs)
|
| Just below these 2 there are japanese characters and the only number I
could
| make out of it was "F8", when I click on it the characters and number
changes
| and it looks like I am about to setup something, there is many options to
| choose from and the only words (since they are all in japanese) I could
| understand were "OS" and "Windows".
|
| If I click on Home ??ition, the computer starts at usual whitout any
| differences.
|
| But if I click on Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup The screen
| gets all blue and starts reading files, while telling me to press "F6" if
I
| want RAIDS (not sure if it's that) and something else, or press F? (don't
| remember what it was), before I get an error message saying that Windows
was
| shut to prevent any damages to my computer (from that point, all I can do
is
| reset my computer).
|
| 2. So I uninstalled the newly installed stuff, makes no difference, I
tried
| to use the "Restoration" feature didn't change anything, I still get that:
|
| Microsoft Windows Home ??(japanese characters)ition
| Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup
|
| Each time I turn back on my comp...
|
| 3. Besides all that, I am still trying to instal the JAP version of
Windows
| XP PRO, so I tried with another one... won't let me instal it saying it's
an
| older version compare to the one I have installed right now... So tried
with
| Windows 2000 same thing. So I checked on the internet to see what I should
do
| about that, from what I read I need to "BOOT" in order to install.... well
| ok, no problem... until I get that:
|
| C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The file system does not go along with
the
| execution of the applications MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows. Choose "Close"
to
| terminate the application.
|
| So... I am here, right now with propably two versions of Windows in
conflict
| (or whatever is the problem) with no clues, on what needs to be done. So
| please can anyone help me with that, please?
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
 
Yes Clean install is what i want to do, but the problem is.... after
wandering for hours over the internet I have no clue what and how I need to
do to boot something. I chekec on the internet is stuff like BIOS, Special cd
that BOOT ect... well that's not helping me very much since I don't know much
about all these stuff...

I followed the link of Carey F., it's a good place buthwen I look up on
boothing it gives me tons of info I can't even follow, so can anyone explain
Boot to me, please?

Dave Patrick said:
Are you trying to clean install? If so; To do a clean install, boot the
Windows XP install CD-Rom. Setup inspects your computer's hardware
configuration and then begins to install the Setup and driver files. When
the Windows XP Professional screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows XP
Professional.

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.

When the Windows XP Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.

Be sure to apply SP2 or at least these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hello,
|
| I have had troubles with windows since I tried to install WINDOWS XP PRO
| JAP, yesterday. Ok so here is my problem
|
| 1. I launched the Setup for WINDOWS XP PRO, like any other programs that
| needs to be installed. It first gave me an error saying that "the language
of
| the Windows I have installed is different than the one I am attemping to
| install", I just went on. So I start the instaltion of windows it is
written
| that it will take approx. 51 minutes for Windows to install, so I wait...
but
| after even less then a minute the comp restart itself as if the
instalation
| already been done. So the computer restart, there is as usual the black
| background with blank letters and numbers (you know just before your comp
| says "welcome" or whatever) and I get a new set of options:
|
| Microsoft Windows Home ??(japanese characters)ition
| Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup
| (just below here there is a cutdown of "3 secs)
|
| Just below these 2 there are japanese characters and the only number I
could
| make out of it was "F8", when I click on it the characters and number
changes
| and it looks like I am about to setup something, there is many options to
| choose from and the only words (since they are all in japanese) I could
| understand were "OS" and "Windows".
|
| If I click on Home ??ition, the computer starts at usual whitout any
| differences.
|
| But if I click on Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup The screen
| gets all blue and starts reading files, while telling me to press "F6" if
I
| want RAIDS (not sure if it's that) and something else, or press F? (don't
| remember what it was), before I get an error message saying that Windows
was
| shut to prevent any damages to my computer (from that point, all I can do
is
| reset my computer).
|
| 2. So I uninstalled the newly installed stuff, makes no difference, I
tried
| to use the "Restoration" feature didn't change anything, I still get that:
|
| Microsoft Windows Home ??(japanese characters)ition
| Microsoft Windows Professional Edition Setup
|
| Each time I turn back on my comp...
|
| 3. Besides all that, I am still trying to instal the JAP version of
Windows
| XP PRO, so I tried with another one... won't let me instal it saying it's
an
| older version compare to the one I have installed right now... So tried
with
| Windows 2000 same thing. So I checked on the internet to see what I should
do
| about that, from what I read I need to "BOOT" in order to install.... well
| ok, no problem... until I get that:
|
| C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The file system does not go along with
the
| execution of the applications MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows. Choose "Close"
to
| terminate the application.
|
| So... I am here, right now with propably two versions of Windows in
conflict
| (or whatever is the problem) with no clues, on what needs to be done. So
| please can anyone help me with that, please?
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
Click to expand...
 
No floppies are required. Put the Windows XP install CD-Rom in the drive and
restart the computer. Possibly set the boot order in cmos setup to CD-Rom
first in boot sequence. Also watch the screen for the keystroke (if
necessary) at POST to force boot from CD-Rom drive or check your mobo/pc
manual for instructions.


--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Oh, and do you need Floppies to Boot? Or it's not required?
 
Thanks, but I am stuck now, I am stuck at step 4

About this: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

I am doing exactly as they say, until step number 4

4. Press any Key when you see the prompt to 'Press Any Key"

I did, like they said I setted BIOS to have 1st CD-ROM boot, 2nd Hard Drive
(and i have 3rd also it's setted as CD-ROM)

Then I look for the message "booting from CD", but then after that all I see
is my Windows Home Edition loading and my "Welcome" screen showing up. Did I
miss something? Cause I am not seeing the prompt 'Press Any Key", any
ideas?
 
Yes you missed a step. What mobo or system bios and version are you running?
If the computer is a Dell then there would be a message "press any key to
boot from CD-Rom" You have to be fast.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks, but I am stuck now, I am stuck at step 4
|
| About this: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
|
| I am doing exactly as they say, until step number 4
|
| 4. Press any Key when you see the prompt to 'Press Any Key"
|
| I did, like they said I setted BIOS to have 1st CD-ROM boot, 2nd Hard
Drive
| (and i have 3rd also it's setted as CD-ROM)
|
| Then I look for the message "booting from CD", but then after that all I
see
| is my Windows Home Edition loading and my "Welcome" screen showing up. Did
I
| miss something? Cause I am not seeing the prompt 'Press Any Key", any
| ideas?
 
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