Windows XP install problem

[Guest]

Hi, I recently purchased a computer with windows 2000 preinstalled on it, I
decided to upgrade to windows XP pro and formated my drives to do so. I
tried to install it on a partition but after copying the files, it prepared
to install windows XP but hangs on a black screen and never comes back. I
then tried to install it on the entire HD but I got the same problem. I am
currently running memtest86 to check the RAM, anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Bad Wind]

When you say upgrade, is this an Upgrade version of XP or a full new install
version?

 

[Guest]

It's a full new version. Also, I ran memtest86 and it has passed through 4
times without failing, it has been running for nearly 2 hours.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Check to see if there is a BIOS update. I remember when XP first came out,
several PCs/motherboard required BIOS updates so that XP can be installed or
ran.

 

[Guest]

Where would I check for a bios upgrade?

 

[Bob I]

At the web site for the motherboard in your computer.

 

[Guest]

Ok, I got the bios upgrade, but, the computer I'm trying to fix doesn't have
a CD drive and won't boot into an OS since the harddrive is formated. I
tried to move the files from the diskette onto a CD and booting from there,
but it didn't work. What now?

 

[Guest]

I guess I need to make a boot cd, then put the files on the cd, anyone mind
telling me how to make a boot cd?

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Ok, I got the bios upgrade, but, the computer I'm trying to fix
doesn't have a CD drive and won't boot into an OS since the
harddrive
is formated. I tried to move the files from the diskette onto
a CD
and booting from there, but it didn't work. What now?

First of all, why do you think you need to upgrade your BIOS?
Certainly don't do it just because it's X years old and there are
upgrades available. Although a BIOS upgrade normally goes well,
it is not without danger. If something goes wrong while the
upgrade is an progress (for example, a lapse in power) you can be
left with no BIOS at all, and an unbootable computer.

Do a BIOS upgrade if you need to--because you are having a
problem that the new version is known to fix--not just because
one is available.

If you do need to do it, put the BIOS upgrade on a bootable
diskette, boot from it, and run it from the diskette. Cross your
fingers and hope that the power doesn't go out while it's
running.

 

[Guest]

First off, I made a mistake in my last post, the computer I am working on
doesn't have an A: drive, so I need to boot from the CD drive. Second off, I
can't get Windows XP to install, at all, I've tried everything else and this
is the last option I have. Thirdly, the computer is a Thinkpad T24, and has
the very first bios they released about 4 1/2 years ago, the 1.01b BIOS,
therefore, even if it won't let me install Windows XP, it will still be good
for the computer.

 

[Guest]

Another edit, it is actually the IBM Thinkpad T23 not T24.

 

[R. McCarty]

I've got some personal experience with ThinkPad's. If you are
trying to move to XP, then you'll want the latest BIOS so you
can utilities ACPI compliancy.
Also, I would enter BIOS setup and turn off all the peripherals
you won't be using (Serial, Parallel....) before installing XP.
After getting XP installed, but sure to install the latest Intel Inf
Chipset driver.
XP should run fine on that model - just get all the latest drivers
for Video, Sound, "Wiggle Thingy, that subs for mouse/Touchpad".

 

[Guest]

Do I need to upgrade the BIOS before I install Windows XP? I'm not sure if
teh current BIOS supports Windows XP and that may be why I can't get it to
install.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

First off,

First off, if you don't quote the message you're replying to,
many people will have no idea what you're talking about or what
the thread is about. It's only by chance that I realized this is
in reply to a message I wrote. I almost ignored your message
because it appears here without any reference.

I made a mistake in my last post, the computer I am
working on doesn't have an A: drive, so I need to boot from the
CD
drive. Second off, I can't get Windows XP to install, at all,
I've
tried everything else and this is the last option I have.
Thirdly,
the computer is a Thinkpad T24, and has the very first bios
they
released about 4 1/2 years ago, the 1.01b BIOS, therefore, even
if it
won't let me install Windows XP, it will still be good for the
computer.

Sorry, that's very much wrong. The idea that a BIOS upgrade is
"good for the computer" is false.

It may or may not solve your problem. It also may screw up the
computer entirely, as I said in my last message.

If you can't install Windows XP, you should comtact the
computer's manufacturer (IBM, in your case) and ask them how to
proceed. Do *not* assume that a BIOS upgrade is the solution to
your problem or good for the computer, unless IBM tells you it
is. The age of the BIOS is irrelevant.

 

[R. McCarty]

BIOS doesn't restrict the ability to install XP. Support for XP
comes more in the form of the ACPI compliancy of the computer.
Even if it's an older machine, XP can use the "Standard PC" HAL,
which uses APM (Advanced Power Management)

 

[Guest]

In


First off, if you don't quote the message you're replying to,
many people will have no idea what you're talking about or what
the thread is about. It's only by chance that I realized this is
in reply to a message I wrote. I almost ignored your message
because it appears here without any reference.




Sorry, that's very much wrong. The idea that a BIOS upgrade is
"good for the computer" is false.

It may or may not solve your problem. It also may screw up the
computer entirely, as I said in my last message.

If you can't install Windows XP, you should comtact the
computer's manufacturer (IBM, in your case) and ask them how to
proceed. Do *not* assume that a BIOS upgrade is the solution to
your problem or good for the computer, unless IBM tells you it
is. The age of the BIOS is irrelevant.

Sorry about not quoting the user I was replying to, I was not aware of froum
etiquite (sp?). Anyway, after checking IBM's website, I came across this
site for upgrading to/installing Windows XP on some of their systems. It
appears that the Thinkpad T23 has some "special considerations" but I can't
tell what they are due to the dead links. Can anyone tell me more on this?

The link is
'http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docvie...g1MIGR-39961&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&cc=us&lang=en'