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ricky91

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8. July 2006 @ 02:46

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hey everyone uhmm today i tried re-installing xp on my old computer. i went through the set up about 5 times all of them failed. i can start the set up by boot disks and i have a standalone wndows xp and a scratched Optima recovery disk.
each time it starts copying new files the screen goes blank and it says find the misisng file. how can i reinstall windows xp with a standalone xp disk when my computers not booting up. also if i bought a new hardrive would this solve the problem

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borhan9

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8. July 2006 @ 03:04

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A new Hard drive would fix it. but u could try reformating your drive again and making sure u have the correct boot disk.

Or even try changing the boot sequence too boot straight off the CD.

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ricky91

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8. July 2006 @ 15:32

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how can i reformat it while i still keep getting the black screen it just doesnt let me istall a new copy and plus my recovery disk is scratched i have to use a standalone one.

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borhan9

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8. July 2006 @ 16:18

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Well put a boot disk in and let it boot from that and then from A:\. type: format c:\

and once u get that done u should be able to run the setup from the c:\

Plus dont forget to copy command.com back on to the c:\ after the format.

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ddp

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8. July 2006 @ 17:02

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what rom drives do you have in your system because if have a burner than use it instead of regular rom drive to read cd?

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ricky91

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8. July 2006 @ 22:30

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it has cd-rw drive anyways windows xp is installed and it works fine now but i have multiple windows xp's on the computer, but im not going to bother trying to delete them untill i get a new and bigger hard drive.
also thanks borhan9 and ddp for your help its much appreciated

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borhan9

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9. July 2006 @ 01:47

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Glad to hear things are ok now :) Glad to help anytime :)

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ddp

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9. July 2006 @ 12:28

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no problem, teach & learn

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