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computer rebooting itself

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  • Windows XP
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October 8, 2013 3:38:17 PM

my computer has windows xp on it and when i start it up it goes to the selection because i put different parts in it. when i go to boot it it starts up windows and then goes right back to the selection screen. and when i try to boot it from the disk it sais that cannot boot from disk or cannot instal the OS, what should i do?

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October 10, 2013 5:56:19 AM

You can't boot from the Windows setup disk? Is it a retail disk or an OEM disk? An OEM disk may not boot if it sees changes to the computer, some are locked by hard-drive firmware or model of motherboard. Test the disk with another PC if you can to make sure it's working.
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October 13, 2013 9:04:32 AM

i figured it out, the hard drive was messed up and wouldn't put anything on it so i used a different hard drive.
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