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Trouble with NT.... HELP!!!!!!!

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  • 18-02-1999 11:11am
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    Jay
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    Jay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 411 ✭✭Jay


    NEVER PRESS TAB RETURN......hence the empty message.

    Anyway..I have been trying to install NT on this heap of sh!t of a machine....

    Setup was unable to install Windows NT Boot Loader.

    Ensure that your C: drive is formatted and that the drive is not
    damaged.

    Setup cannot continue. Press ENTER to exit.


    I have formatted, Fdisked, been through the bios several times...tried EVERYTHING......can ANYONE help me
    PLEEEEEEEEEEEEZE!!!!!!!!!!!

    J(toothless)ay


    PS yes I was at the dentist.


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    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,947 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    I'm no expert but I was wondering if you formatted the HD with the /s extension.
    i.e. "format c:/s" to copy system files.

    M


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    Jay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 411 ✭✭Jay


    well no, I didn't, since I Fdisked it (repartitioned it) but I have a boot disk....which gives me cd-rom access.
    I asked some admin type guy, and he said to do minimum install of Win95....so i did...then he said to run autorun.inf...so I did...and that is the error I get.

    this was all done after I tried to install from dos.....which after going 90% of the way...gave the same error.
    My head is wrecked.
    ANY suggestons at all are very welcome.




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    Koopa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭Koopa


    i always said NT was a heap of ****e.. <IMG SRC="http://lacerta.ucg.ie/boards/smile.gif&quot; WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=15 BORDER=0 ALT=":)">



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    adra
    Closed Accounts Posts: 422 ✭✭adra


    jay in order to help ya i'd really need to talk wiht ya thru it coz on the baords is just no good
    mail me ure number there and ill ring ya and talk u thru it

    that is if yah want help from a gurl

    adra.ennis@tinet.ie


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    ButcherOfNog
    Registered Users Posts: 3,316 ✭✭✭ButcherOfNog


    some PC models will not run NT, most will but i've had 2 i think that just would not work with it. check that the manufacturer states its NT compliant. even if they don't say its compliant, it normally works fine.


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    Gyck
    Registered Users Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Gyck


    Have you tried a diskless install?

    This may work if you can access your cd

    go to the i386 directory on the cd
    type winnt32 /b


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    Jay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 411 ✭✭Jay


    Okay...I have just formatted again and am using a 95 boot disk...with the cd rom drivers on it.
    it boots up . I go to the cd-rom and type
    winnt /S e:\i386 /B

    it siad that the drive was locked....so i used the LOCk command to unlock them....(that might have been the problem.)

    typed the same commadn to install it...and now it is copying the files. COOOOL.
    BUT it is the bit afterwards that usually causes the trouble... saying unable to write to the boot sector....etc..(as above)
    I hope it won't happen.


    What is the difference between winnt32 and winnt install files?????????
    I have only tried the latter...but tried the first before..and it said it needed to be run in windows...not dos.

    Please keepin posting suggestions...
    Spanx again.


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    Slosh
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭Slosh


    Check your mail pal !! <IMG SRC="http://lacerta.ucg.ie/boards/wink.gif&quot; WIDTH=15 HEIGHT=15 BORDER=0 ALT=";)">


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