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arkight   02-17-2009 at 02:33:52 PM

Please help me I formatted my hard drive and am trying to reinstall XP and it is locking up at pretty much the same spot.

I have a legit upgrade CD

When I try installing after a format from dos through the CD I get to where it asks to install a previous version and continue I insert win 98 second edition and the computer just reboots it self and doesn’t do anything.

If I install windows 98 after a format I get it installed correctly, but when I go to install the upgrade it doesn’t work either I get prêt far through the process but it stops in the same spot every time then I get a blue screen. With some errors.

Can I get some help

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GhislainG   02-20-2009 at 04:21:49 AM
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What errors are you getting?

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sturm   02-20-2009 at 01:40:13 PM
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Remove all expansion cards not needed to boot: sound card, firewire, etc. and try install again. Also check the cd for scratches or dirt.

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arkight   02-23-2009 at 12:47:03 PM
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That is what i had to do i disabeled everything in bios i mean everything and it worked that way. All cash, sound, usb everything and it worked that way.

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lungile   02-25-2009 at 10:32:33 AM
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according to your statement "you have formated your harddrive" and now you want to "re-install" of which these are to things that do not work hand in hand... all you need to do is install a new xp simply because there is nothing to repair since you formated the drive...

arkight wrote :

Please help me I formatted my hard drive and am trying to reinstall XP and it is locking up at pretty much the same spot.

I have a legit upgrade CD

When I try installing after a format from dos through the CD I get to where it asks to install a previous version and continue I insert win 98 second edition and the computer just reboots it self and doesn’t do anything.

If I install windows 98 after a format I get it installed correctly, but when I go to install the upgrade it doesn’t work either I get prêt far through the process but it stops in the same spot every time then I get a blue screen. With some errors.

Can I get some help


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arkight   02-25-2009 at 01:29:39 PM
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LOL why are you trying to be smart i had a problem windows it was crashing upon installatiuon i asked for help one guy suggested something it made me think i tryed it and it worked what was the point of what you said?


lungile wrote :

according to your statement "you have formated your harddrive" and now you want to "re-install" of which these are to things that do not work hand in hand... all you need to do is install a new xp simply because there is nothing to repair since you formated the drive...


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