XP Pro Installation Problem

[Steve H.]

I had 95 installed, so I couldn't upgrade and it went
right into the install mode. After some mucking around,
my original OS was lost, and I was booting from the XP
CD, and trying to install from that route. I am able to
create partitions and install XP, but when it's time to
reboot, I've had a number of different problems. Mostly
to do with the hard disk (ie. non-system disk error), but
most recently, the pc 'hangs' just after all the BIOS
detection stuff...or just before Windows is supposed to
load. I've swapped with different hard drives, but
nothing seems to work, and I have no idea what to try
next. Any ideas would be immensely appreciated!!!!!

 

[Malke]

I had 95 installed, so I couldn't upgrade and it went
right into the install mode. After some mucking around,
my original OS was lost, and I was booting from the XP
CD, and trying to install from that route. I am able to
create partitions and install XP, but when it's time to
reboot, I've had a number of different problems. Mostly
to do with the hard disk (ie. non-system disk error), but
most recently, the pc 'hangs' just after all the BIOS
detection stuff...or just before Windows is supposed to
load. I've swapped with different hard drives, but
nothing seems to work, and I have no idea what to try
next. Any ideas would be immensely appreciated!!!!!

Without system specifics, an exact answer is impossible, but it is
unlikely that a computer that happily ran Win95 can run WinXP. Your
hard drive is probably too small and slow and you probably have too
little RAM. Put Win95 back on the box and live with it or buy a new
machine. Otherwise, post back with exact system specs for more help.

Malke