Cant install an Operating System !

[Demonic]

Found this:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_home_install_-_graphic.htm

Complete XP Install with screen shots...

 

[stan]

Is this some kind of OEM disc from some company?

Its an original Windows XP disk with box n stuff..

 

[Ragnar]

-_- as ive stated in my first post we/ve tried booting from the CD-ROM, it has 3 options.

- Continue the curretn installation of windows

- Cancel the current installation and install a new version of windows

- Quit the installation without installing windows

None of them work.

Cant you even select them? If you can, do the "Cancel the currenct installation and install a new version of windows". I think it should ask you somehwere in the start wether you want to convert your HD to NTFS or FAT32 or leave it like it is. What you want to go for is, convert to NTFS.

 

[stan]

Cant you even select them? If you can, do the "Cancel the currenct installation and install a new version of windows".

We can choose that option but it goes through a process of checking thorugh load of files then just restarts and goes to the Installing device's bit.

 

[Ragnar]

We can choose that option but it goes through a process of checking thorugh load of files then just restarts and goes to the Installing device's bit.

I highly doubt, but it might be due to a piece of faulty hardware. Has the PC ever restarted by itself for no reason at all befor?

 

[Lee€uz]

It shud stick sum files on ure comp. then u dont boot from a cd u let it boot from HDD and itll install.. noob

 

[Ragnar]

It shud stick sum files on ure comp. then u dont boot from a cd u let it boot from HDD and itll install.. noob

And what is the point in that?

 

[stan]

It shud stick sum files on ure comp. then u dont boot from a cd u let it boot from HDD and itll install.. noob

Try reading through the rest of the thread you prick , sounds like your stressed , get out more man ..."noob"

Anyway , it doesnt "stick " files on my HDD .

Everytime we turn it on it just goes straight to the Installing device's process.

We can boot from the CD-ROM but we get a hardware error and when we cancell the curretn installation it just restarts .

Same for cancelling the current installation it just says its cancelled then restarts...

 

[Ragnar]

Try reading through the rest of the thread you prick , sounds like your stressed , get out more man ..."noob"

Anyway , it doesnt "stick " files on my HDD .

Everytime we turn it on it just goes straight to the Installing device's process.

We can boot from the CD-ROM but we get a hardware error and when we cancell the curretn installation it just restarts .

Same for cancelling the current installation it just says its cancelled then restarts...

This is a very odd problem, you should try formatting your PC (dont know if it is possible as you cant really boot up with the CD) =/.

 

[stan]

This is a very odd problem, you should try formatting your PC (dont know if it is possible as you cant really boot up with the CD) =/.

We cannot re-formatt either :-S

 

[urbanfox]

Put the HDD in your other computer and full format ntfs then try it again in the other computer.

 

[stan]

The helps much appreciated but i dont think i can be bothered to switch HDD's .

I think another one of our mam's friends is coming to have a look at it.

But please reply if you have another solution.

 

[Ragnar]

The helps much appreciated but i dont think i can be bothered to switch HDD's .

I think another one of our mam's friends is coming to have a look at it.

But please reply if you have another solution.

It will take about 5-7 minutes well 10 if your not that good at hardware.

 

[CraiG^]

tbh go to 1 of the major computer companies ( people tht know wht their doing) and ask them to fix it for u and ull poay them simple as. i went to IBM once with a Packard Bell Computer Gave me a new monitor for my old 1 with IBM on it xD and fixed the problem i had

 

[stan]

tbh go to 1 of the major computer companies ( people tht know wht their doing) and ask them to fix it for u and ull poay them simple as. i went to IBM once with a Packard Bell Computer Gave me a new monitor for my old 1 with IBM on it xD and fixed the problem i had

I aint made of money you know

 

[Ragnar]

I aint made of money you know

Then do what Urbanfox told you to.