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Old 12-11-2003, 04:00 PM   #1
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Exclamation Problem running program

hi, i just finished building my computer i am up to installing my os. When i type
E:\setup.exe it says this program cannot run is Dos mode. I am kinda stumped at what to do as of now.....


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Old 12-11-2003, 04:05 PM   #2
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Which operating system you going to be installing ?
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What OS are you trying to install? You should be able to simply boot from the CD.
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Old 12-11-2003, 04:07 PM   #4
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xp:he when i tried to boot from cd it said "insert correct boot media"
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Have you tried booting from the CD directly?
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yes and i get "insert correct boot media"
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Old 12-11-2003, 04:11 PM   #7
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bounty are you running a legal, or pirated version of xp ?
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Old 12-11-2003, 04:12 PM   #8
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100% oem legal version straight form newegg...im going to check to see if my cd-rom is the 1st bootable drive
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Old 12-11-2003, 04:13 PM   #9
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Yeah I was going to say check your BIOS. =)
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perfect some reason bios had cd-rom last to boot maybe i didint save the settings or what but it worked installing now thanks moster and doc


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Glad to hear everything is in order =)
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