Topic: help w/ xp pro???

[F.O.Bean]

also, how does one get the latest drivers??

[nic]

no need to make a boot disk.
XP should recognize most hardware except for stuff like higher-end sound cards, just go to the manufacturers website and usually under support you can find the latest drivers.

[F.O.Bean]

no need to make a boot disk.
XP should recognize most hardware except for stuff like higher-end sound cards, just go to the manufacturers website and usually under support you can find the latest drivers.

thanks bro, +T , im gonna try it, ill be back asap!!!

[F.O.Bean]

ok, i went under my c drive, right clicked the format function, and it says that something is using my c drive and it cant access it, also to close any windows that may be open.......

well, this is after i restarted so im clueless

[nic]

ok, i went under my c drive, right clicked the format function, and it says that something is using my c drive and it cant access it, also to close any windows that may be open.......

well, this is after i restarted so im clueless

huh?

boot from the XP cd(not your hard drive) and follow the prompts you should have no problems

[F.O.Bean]

ok, i went under my c drive, right clicked the format function, and it says that something is using my c drive and it cant access it, also to close any windows that may be open.......

well, this is after i restarted so im clueless

huh?

boot from the XP cd(not your hard drive) and follow the prompts you should have no problems

DOH! thanks again bro, like i said, im clueless at all of this comp stuff......

another +T in 12 bro!!!

[thoman8r]

ok, i went under my c drive, right clicked the format function, and it says that something is using my c drive and it cant access it, also to close any windows that may be open.......

well, this is after i restarted so im clueless

huh?

boot from the XP cd(not your hard drive) and follow the prompts you should have no problems

DOH! thanks again bro, like i said, im clueless at all of this comp stuff......

another +T in 12 bro!!!

Just make sure you know you will lose EVERYTHING on your C drive when you reformat.

[F.O.Bean]

rob, i see no bios screen???is the second option you are talking about the install new(not the upgrade) option???

also, i see no option to set the primary boot device to the cdrom...

and you mentioned saving changes, what changes are you talking about......

when i put my key in, it says its doing a dynamic update, do i have to go past that page to see all of this???

also, im AN IDIOT ::)BTW, IM AN IDIOT!!!

im seriously clueless, and thanks guyz!!!

[thoman8r]

Bean,
put the XP cd in first and then reboot the pc.  First, see if it allows you to boot to the cd already.  Then you don't need to go in BIOS.  When the pc reboots, a screen should come up before windows loads that says

"Press any key to boot from the cd"

or something to that effect.  Press any key (not the any key   ) and it should take you to the XP Install.

If you don't see that screen and it boots right to windows, you'll have to change the boot sequence in your BIOS settings.  Reboot the pc again and when the first screen pops up, hit delete.  IF that doesn't work, try F2.  This should take you into BIOS setup.  Every BIOS setup is different but look around for something called Boot Sequence.  Make sure that CD-ROM is in the sequence BEFORE Hard Disk Drive.  I.E. it will probably look something like this:

Primary Boot Device: IDE CD-ROM
Secondary Boot Device: Floppy Disk Drive
Tertiary Boot Device: Hard Disk Drive

Save the settings and your pc will reboot.  Now you should be able to boot to the xp cd.  

If this STILL doesn't work, then either you have a cd-rom that isn't bootable or the cd itself is not bootable.  In this case, microsoft has a boot disk for XP that actually consists of 6 separate boot disks.

Hope this helped.

[F.O.Bean]

Bean,
put the XP cd in first and then reboot the pc.  First, see if it allows you to boot to the cd already.  Then you don't need to go in BIOS.  When the pc reboots, a screen should come up before windows loads that says

"Press any key to boot from the cd"

or something to that effect.  Press any key (not the any key   ) and it should take you to the XP Install.

If you don't see that screen and it boots right to windows, you'll have to change the boot sequence in your BIOS settings.  Reboot the pc again and when the first screen pops up, hit delete.  IF that doesn't work, try F2.  This should take you into BIOS setup.  Every BIOS setup is different but look around for something called Boot Sequence.  Make sure that CD-ROM is in the sequence BEFORE Hard Disk Drive.  I.E. it will probably look something like this:

Primary Boot Device: IDE CD-ROM
Secondary Boot Device: Floppy Disk Drive
Tertiary Boot Device: Hard Disk Drive

Save the settings and your pc will reboot.  Now you should be able to boot to the xp cd.  

If this STILL doesn't work, then either you have a cd-rom that isn't bootable or the cd itself is not bootable.  In this case, microsoft has a boot disk for XP that actually consists of 6 separate boot disks.

Hope this helped.

my first window was the xp home window

what does the 6 disk boot do and how do i do it???

wtf, bill gates??? whys this shit SOOOOOO damn complicated, or am i that st00pid

[nic]

"wtf, bill gates??? whys this shit SOOOOOO damn complicated, or am i that st00pid "

a little from column A, a little from column B...moreso from column A

[dmonterisi]

Bean,
put the XP cd in first and then reboot the pc.  First, see if it allows you to boot to the cd already.  Then you don't need to go in BIOS.  When the pc reboots, a screen should come up before windows loads that says

"Press any key to boot from the cd"

or something to that effect.  Press any key (not the any key   ) and it should take you to the XP Install.

If you don't see that screen and it boots right to windows, you'll have to change the boot sequence in your BIOS settings.  Reboot the pc again and when the first screen pops up, hit delete.  IF that doesn't work, try F2.  This should take you into BIOS setup.  Every BIOS setup is different but look around for something called Boot Sequence.  Make sure that CD-ROM is in the sequence BEFORE Hard Disk Drive.  I.E. it will probably look something like this:

Primary Boot Device: IDE CD-ROM
Secondary Boot Device: Floppy Disk Drive
Tertiary Boot Device: Hard Disk Drive

Save the settings and your pc will reboot.  Now you should be able to boot to the xp cd.  

If this STILL doesn't work, then either you have a cd-rom that isn't bootable or the cd itself is not bootable.  In this case, microsoft has a boot disk for XP that actually consists of 6 separate boot disks.

Hope this helped.

my first window was the xp home window

what does the 6 disk boot do and how do i do it???

wtf, bill gates??? whys this shit SOOOOOO damn complicated, or am i that st00pid

i didn't read back through the entire thread to see if this has been discussed, but restart and hit the F[whatever it is] button to go into setup.  Arrange the order of the boot devices so that the cd drive is ahead of the hard drive.  otherwise, it won't attempt to boot from the cd, i don't think.

[thoman8r]

my first window was the xp home window

what does the 6 disk boot do and how do i do it???

wtf, bill gates??? whys this shit SOOOOOO damn complicated, or am i that st00pid

bean, there's got to be something before the xp home splash screen, even if it's just a Dell/Gateway/whatever manufacturer splash screen.  Try hitting ESC right after you reboot (before the xp home screen) and see if anything comes up.  If not, you can download the boot disk setup program here.  Just reboot with the first boot disk in your floppy drive and it will lead you through the boot/install process.  It's pretty straightfoward.

XP Boot Disk

[F.O.Bean]

huge +}T to all, and THANKS....i get it, at my blue splash HP screen, i hit that, buit it pops up in about a second

[F.O.Bean]

alright, just got off of werk,a nd heres the deal, i went and rebooted, the screen came up, i hit esc, it took me to the boot sequence page, i chose cd-rom and hit enter....

well, then i should reboot again, right??? which i did, and i cant even get back into the booot sequence page while hitting esc.

and now i have no clue how to do a boot thing

the disc was in my cd-rom drive, not my cd writer drive, i checked all of that, and im clueless.......

should i make a floppy disk for boot up???

sorry guyz, im FUCKIN ST00PID