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[Guest]

i have a pc which had xp on it. due to software problems i formated my pc
with a win 98 floppy. i now cant get past the blue screen. saying starting
windows (at the bottom) on xp setup . win 98 still installs ok >> could this
be due to the floppy putting a ramdrive on the pc creating a d: drive.

thanks Andrew

 

[Jim Macklin]

What kind of XP CD do you have? If you formatted with FDISK
from W98 and removed a hidden partition that was used by
your XP CD you might have a problem. You might ask the
computer maker.


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|i have a pc which had xp on it. due to software problems i
formated my pc
| with a win 98 floppy. i now cant get past the blue screen.
saying starting
| windows (at the bottom) on xp setup . win 98 still
installs ok >> could this
| be due to the floppy putting a ramdrive on the pc creating
a d: drive.
|
| thanks Andrew
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| www.autograssforscotland.0catch.com

 

[David A. Spicer]

Since I deleted the hidden partitions on all my drives long ago I doubt
that's the problem. More than likely a hardware problem.

 

[Jim Macklin]

I assume you are booting from the XP CD, selecting to
install XP, and using the XP CD tools to delete existing
partitions, format and install as it was intended to do.
Using FDISK is unnecessary.

see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941
--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Since I deleted the hidden partitions on all my drives
long ago I doubt
| that's the problem. More than likely a hardware problem.
|
in message
| | > What kind of XP CD do you have? If you formatted with
FDISK
| > from W98 and removed a hidden partition that was used by
| > your XP CD you might have a problem. You might ask the
| > computer maker.
| >
| >
| > --
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| >
| > |i have a pc which had xp on it. due to software
problems i
| > formated my pc
| > | with a win 98 floppy. i now cant get past the blue
screen.
| > saying starting
| > | windows (at the bottom) on xp setup . win 98 still
| > installs ok >> could this
| > | be due to the floppy putting a ramdrive on the pc
creating
| > a d: drive.
| > |
| > | thanks Andrew
| > | --
| > | www.autograssforscotland.0catch.com
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

Since I deleted the hidden partitions on all my drives long ago I doubt
that's the problem. More than likely a hardware problem.

That's because you have a full XP install CD and not an OEM recovery CD,
which might be dependent on the data in the hidden partition. Mr.
Macklin's answers are correct, although that doesn't mean that there
isn't a hardware problem. The OP needs to follow the correct procedure
first and see where it leads.