XP Pro installation glitch

[Elaine]

Upgraded XP Pro from W2K. During installation, was not
asked to register or activate. Now extremely slow to boot
or freezes with this message:
PXE-E51:No DHCP or proxy DHCP offers were received
PXE-MOF:exiting intel PXE ROM
Drive not ready-system halted
Reinstall?
Thanks

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Did you use an authentic "Microsoft Windows XP Professional Upgrade CD"?

How to Tell helps you verify that your Microsoft products are genuine.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/default.aspx

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

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

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| Upgraded XP Pro from W2K. During installation, was not
| asked to register or activate. Now extremely slow to boot
| or freezes with this message:
| PXE-E51:No DHCP or proxy DHCP offers were received
| PXE-MOF:exiting intel PXE ROM
| Drive not ready-system halted
| Reinstall?
| Thanks

 

[Ross Durie]

This message is from the BIOS as your computer is configured to boot from
the network card. PXE stands for Pre Execution Environment.