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bobbie2
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_ 		7. April 2008 @ 15:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i am trying to instal xp on a spare hard drive,windows formats the drive and installs folders etc, then it gets to the point where it reboots, and on start up should start the time down installing windows, but it does not it seems to be in a loop and wants to start over from the beginning again.
i have tried about twenty times, always the same, would you suspect a faulty hard drive or what, every thing is recognised proper in the bios at start up, i have installed windows many times but never had this before.
can anyone help.
bobbie
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sammorris
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_ 		7. April 2008 @ 15:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You aren't trying to still boot from the CD after reboot are you?
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bobbie2
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_ 		7. April 2008 @ 18:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes from windows xp disc.
rob
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sammorris
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_ 		7. April 2008 @ 18:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well you don't. After it's copied the files you ignore the "press any key to boot from CD" and use the hard disk to boot instead.
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bobbie2
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_ 		7. April 2008 @ 18:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
could you explain how to do i as iam not that good at this.
i am OAP 666 trying my best.
rob
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bobbie2
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_ 		7. April 2008 @ 18:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
could you explain how to do i as i am not that good at this.
i am OAP 66 trying my best.
rob
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bobbie2
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_ 		7. April 2008 @ 19:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by bobbie2:
 could you explain how to do i as i am not that good at this.
i am OAP 66 trying my best.
rob
after installing files, states will close down in xxxxxx seconds
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sammorris
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_ 		7. April 2008 @ 19:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Don't press anything when it says "press any key to boot from CD" and it should carry on with the install.
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bobbie2
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_ 		8. April 2008 @ 05:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i dont get the option to boot from cd, it just says closing don in x amount of seconds.
rob
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sammorris
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_ 		8. April 2008 @ 05:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Which screen is this, and what else does it say?
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gkmpb4
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_ 		8. April 2008 @ 09:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why Dont you just go back to bios set up and change the option to boot from the Hard drive first, then cd or how every you want.........
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bobbie2
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_ 		8. April 2008 @ 11:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i will try thabobbie
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