XP thinks my new computer is a 386!!!

[Mandy]

I tried loading XP on my computer again and it keeps
telling me error on 386! Does it think my less than 1
year old computer is a 386!?!? Help please!

 

[SteveL]

What is the exact message? At what point does it give you
this message? Try to update your BIOS.

 

[Guest]

There's an installation folder called I386. It's not identifying your computer. You must not be installing XP correctly. Do a clean install by booting to the xp cd and reformatting your drive first.

 

[Rock]

I tried loading XP on my computer again and it keeps
telling me error on 386! Does it think my less than 1
year old computer is a 386!?!? Help please!

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm

 

[SteveL]

By doing this you will delete all of your data.

-----Original Message-----
There's an installation folder called I386. It's not

identifying your computer. You must not be installing XP
correctly. Do a clean install by booting to the xp cd and
reformatting your drive first.

 

[Drew McMahon]

You may have a error in the I386 folder,if so a repaire install will probly
fix it
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

[Ron Martell]

I tried loading XP on my computer again and it keeps
telling me error on 386! Does it think my less than 1
year old computer is a 386!?!? Help please!

Please provide the complete *verbatim* text of the error message.

XP does not think your computer is a 386. But there are several
possible reasons why the numbers 386 could appear in an error message,
such as a problem with a file in the \I386 folder, which is one of the
main installation folders used by Windows XP, Or if this is an upgrade
install it could be regarding a compatibility issue with a device
driver file that has a file name ending in .386. There are other
possibilities as well. The error message text will help sort out what
is going on.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
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