[Fixed] Problem with fresh install of XP - Page 2

Axephilic · 07-04-2007

Glad to hear you got it fixed!

*Marked as Fixed*

ih8bills · 07-05-2007

Originally Posted by carlmango11

I fixed it! Yay! Thanks for your help it helped me figure out the right way to do it. Anyway for anyone who had the same problem. I ran a windows 98 boot disk (which suddenly started working) with smartdrive on it and used it to format my hard drive to FAT32. Then I used it to run smartdrv and boot the XP setup (d:\i386\winnt). It was straight forward from there. Thanks again for your help! Carl

Very nice

Glad you got it sorted. Most don't catch when setup says "examining hardware configuration" in the very beginning of the process. Windows looks for all that @ bootup-- and if it does not see it- it "panics" and shuts down.

Very creative solution you came up with there... good job.

07-04-2007	#8
Axephilic Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wisconsin, US Posts: 1,397 PC Experience: Very Experienced	Glad to hear you got it fixed! Marked as Fixed __________________

07-05-2007	#9
ih8bills Tech Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: coastal Rhode Island Posts: 4,633 PC Experience: More Stubborn than any PC	Originally Posted by carlmango11 I fixed it! Yay! Thanks for your help it helped me figure out the right way to do it. Anyway for anyone who had the same problem. I ran a windows 98 boot disk (which suddenly started working) with smartdrive on it and used it to format my hard drive to FAT32. Then I used it to run smartdrv and boot the XP setup (d:\i386\winnt). It was straight forward from there. Thanks again for your help! Carl Very nice Glad you got it sorted. Most don't catch when setup says "examining hardware configuration" in the very beginning of the process. Windows looks for all that @ bootup-- and if it does not see it- it "panics" and shuts down. Very creative solution you came up with there... good job. __________________ Registry Cleaner PREWORK HiJack This Windows Services Guide Without music, life would be a mistake Friedrich Nietzsche

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