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Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by coolwaters, 2005/01/12.

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  1. 2005/01/12
    coolwaters

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    Hi im trying to install xp on a new machine I have done the msdos part e:\i386\winnt.exe and it restarted that took ages! Then after it has restarted it has loaded all the drivers then it is still on the blue screen with the white bar at the bottom displaying a message on the left of the bar saying setup is starting windows and it doesnt seem to be going any further, there is no sign of the red light that indicates it doing something its just sitting there any ideas? :confused:

    NEC Powermate, Pentium 4, 1.5GHZ, 256mb DDR ram..


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    To install XP just change your boot order in the BIOS to look for your cd first, and setup is (mostly) automated from there. Clean install of XP

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    If and when installing XP or Win2k via DOS, you need to load a program called SMARTDRV.exe that will speed things up....

    How long has it been stuck where it is? If under thirty minutes, I'd let it go a while longer..
     
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    Its being doing it for more than an hour, I cant get to a dos prompt to run any other program because now it just comes up with go back to c:\ which i cant cos nothing there apart from a boot program or install/upgrade to windows xp. When i boot from disc sequence from bios it does exactly the same thing loads the drivers then back to the same posistion again saying setup is starting windows.
     
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    where did u get the vers of windows from ?? you might be missing some start up or boot files or the comp is not reading them correctly from the hd
     
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    Its got everything ive checked. could it be to do with the label of the drive volume i noticed it kept saying it had no name?
     
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    Coolwaters,
    Please don't be offended, but if your cd won't boot your computer for an XP install then either MS needs to replace a defective cd or you could possibly have a pirated disk. Posting Rule #6 forbids us to explain how to circumvent copy protection and licensing. If you could explain WHY you need to install XP from a DOS prompt, perhaps we could be more helpful. You also need to tell us Home or Pro, upgrade or retail or OEM recovery disks, that kind of thing, so that we can rule out possibilities.

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    Its xp home it is botting from disc but stopping after it says setup is starting windows. The disc does work as ive tried it on another machine could i maybe need a bios update?
     
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    Seems to be a hardware thing I think so Ive Phoned where I got it and they are going to fix it..
     
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    Could be that the boot secter on the hard drive is the problem. I know that Western digital put out some 40 gig that had this problem. try the hard drives diagnostics disk or try a new drive this is sounds like the problem
     
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