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XP Installation issue

  • 24-10-2007 10:22pm
    #1
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,470 ✭✭✭


    Minor problem.

    Decided I wanted to put XP back on my computer, instead of Vista.

    Put XP cd in drive, restart computer, select boot from CD Drive, boots into installation.

    Goes thru blue screen installation malarky, reformat drive fully, it says computer will restart, installation will continue

    It restarts, installation does not recontinue. Im just left with a blank screen. I do not let it boot into CD...


    help!


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  • #2
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    Are there any AV or Power management features turned on in the BIOS?
    I presume the Installation CD is in good nick?


  • #3
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,470 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    Disk is in perfect condition.......no power saving issues that might affect it

    Have tried reformatting drive several times but to no avail. Any time it restarts in installation, does not go back into installation.


  • #4
    Conor108
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Im doing the same now but can someone tell me how I boot from CD? And Can I install XP to a seperate partition?


  • #5
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,470 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    Insert XP Disc..........when it starts up go into BIOS and set boot order to CD drive first and away you go.

    Yea you can install to seperate partition, are you creating a dual boot?


  • #6
    Conor108
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Indeed I am. XP is installed but I seem to have no control over what boots first and hence it keeps booting straight into XP. My thread is 'Triple booting' or something.


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  • #7
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,470 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    Ok.......check boot order so, if its set to hard drive first it SHOULD ask you what OS you want


  • #8
    Conor108
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Argh I might just do a clean install of XP. Install partition magic. Create a Vista and Ubuntu partition and install them. I can't even boot to XP now! Clean install it is.

    Edit: Actually I'll clean install Vista.
    Edit2: Actually, I couldn't do that^ I'll stick with the original plan.
    Edit3: Jaysus I couldn't install Partition Magic in XP. Kept getting errors. Doing a clean install of Vista now and then I'll just run XP on VirtualPC2007.


  • #9
    Conor108
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Okey Dokey. I have reinstalled Vista and is fine but now when I start the PC bootmanager comes up asking me if I want to run:
    • Microsoft Windows Vista
    • Microsoft Windows Vista Business (recovered)

    The first option boots into Vista and thats fine. The second option seems to reboot the pc and go back to bootmanager. How the hell do I delete it so I just boot into Vista normally?


  • #10
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/04/04/222876/boot.ini-is-gone-bcd-is-here.htm


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