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Solve : windows xp , Startup / install probs? |
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Answer» I am trying to install WINDOWS xp on a compaq , And i put cd in , And press any key , And then format the hd and it copys the install files then reboots then all that comes up is a , _ , And nothing else , I have tried taking the cd and still only the _ I have tried taking the cd You took the CD where? What type of CD is this?your gonna have to give us more information if you expect us to help u ... [glb]FireChaser[/glb]Ok this computer is like 4 years old , I have had like 4 diffrent op systems on it , win 98 , Win 2k , Win server 2k , Win xp pro , Win xp home , They all worked fine , then i wanted to format , So i put cd in , WINDOWS xp home ED Burned copy , i have tryed all kinda cds on it The orig and burned dvds , any kind , but along time ago when it first tdid the , _ , I was using the original win xp home cd , So i do quick REFORMAT , It formats , Then starts to copy all the Install files to the hd , and then it reboots , and the cds still in the drive it asks me if i want to boot from cd , To press any key , But i dont , And then all the comes up is a , _ , And nothing else happends after that . I have tryed all diffrent ways of installing , And all diffrent HARD drives But i cant seem to get this computer to boot an os .... anymore ....Try setting the first boot device to either CD-ROM or HDD 0. depending on where you want to boot from.so setting the hd to boot first should fix this?MAYBE the hard drive,you are using does not contain,the original image file on it? Quote so setting the hd to boot first should fix this? We won't know until you try. |
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