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XP is installed! Thanks everyone!
javeryh:
--- Quote from: RayB on June 24, 2007, 05:47:43 pm ---I recommend Swiffer cloths.
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Do they go in the floppy drive or the disc drive?
I have a Gateway and used "Gateway GoBack" and restored the computer to about a week ago so I am back with Windows 98 working like it did. I guess I'll try again.
When does it ask about partitions?
AtomSmasher - it's good to know I can't mess it up completely!
Dmod:
Right near the beginning of the install process it checks for an empty partition to install into. If there's only one empty partition, it might not flag you for anything.
Check to make sure your drive is not plugged into a PCI card as I discussed earlier. It sounds like when the PC rebooted, it couldn't find the disk.
If so, you're going to need to hit a key at the beginning of the install to manually load the drivers for your disk controller card.
javeryh:
It is hanging again on the blank screen.
How do I check for the partitions and how do I check my drive/PCI card? Thanks for your patience - I really don't know what I'm doing... obviously.
Dmod:
Open the PC and look at where the ribbon cable from the drive is going. Is it going directly to the motherboard, or is it going to a PCI card?
EDIT::
One other thing to check is to make sure you're not running into a video card driver issue, where the computer's actually doing something and you just can't see it. You'll probably see the hard drive light flashing if the computer's continuing with the XP install.
If you have two VGA connectors on the back of your computer, one is wired to the motherboard and the other to a PCI slot. Try connecting the monitor to the VGA connector that is going to the motherboard.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Thenasty on June 23, 2007, 08:23:24 am ---Boot XP from CD, delete partition, create partition/format with NTFS and BINGO.....
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Hmmm... I think this is actually working now. I ran the configuration diagnostic and it said I had a "blocker" program installed which wouldn't allow me to install XP. It was the "GoBack" program which allows me to revert the hard drive to an earlier point in time in case of a problem. The dilemma was that if I uninstalled it, I couldn't use it to go back in case I messed up.
Anyway, I am working through a lot of scary blue screens right now... I deleted the partition which contained all of the stuff on my computer, then made a new one and selected "Format with NTFS" and that's where I'm at right now...