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02-09-2007, 02:35 PM
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How did this happen
I just built a new pc. I started to install xp. Everything went well untill. . . It shows a screen that says something about it will take 39 minutes to install. It never gets past that screen.
Is there a way I can remove the os from my harddrive now. When I start my pc I can hit delete to enter bios, and f12 to change my boot order. How do I delet or reformat my hard drive and start over. Thanks in advance |
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02-09-2007, 02:43 PM
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Just boot from your XP CD and start a new installation. On the drive selection screen you will be given an option to delete & recreate your partitions and then format it.
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02-09-2007, 02:45 PM
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what happens if you boot from the cd and choose to install again (and format the partition that you've already tried to install on)?
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02-09-2007, 02:51 PM
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I tried rebooting from the cd. It just goes right back to were I left off. Any other ideas?
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02-09-2007, 03:09 PM
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I had an issue similar to that with my rig. Make sure that your HDD is compatible with your mainboard. I was trying to run a Maxtor on my Asus M2N4-SLI board, and it wouldn't work.
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TFH, paraphrased: the bultin brner wouldnt evn boot it a usb burner woud but ten it gaeve an eror after i typed teh prduct key. i dont no waht it was it was a missng file, i fergt waht ti was but ti loked imporant can any1 help PLZ?! Check out PCP! (that's PCProfiles in case you thought I was on angel dust) http://www.pcprofiles.com/p/hitchface |
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02-10-2007, 02:56 AM
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Windows XP Setup Stops Responding During the "Collecting Information" Portion of Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp Windows XP Setup Stops Responding (Hangs) During the "Preparing Installation" Phase http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp Setup Stops Responding with 34 Minutes Remaining http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp Computer Stops Responding When You Install Windows XP on a Computer with an i815 Chip Set Motherboard http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp Setup Stops Responding or Displays an Unrecoverable Error Message http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp Windows XP SP1 Installation Stops Responding with About 34 Minutes Remaining http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp Windows XP Does Not Respond at "Setup Is Starting Windows XP" Message http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp Resources for troubleshooting startup problems in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
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