Problem installing OS on new build.

PeterMacLellan · 09-03-2008, 01:21 PM

I might be an idiot but bear with me.

My old computer was pretty messed up, so I took out the old hard drive and put in a new one under the assumption that I could just reinstall the win xp and I would have a clean computer, I got the installation underway but while it was partitioning the hard drive before the installation proper, it shut off, I didn't touch it and was on the other side of the room at the time, and it wasn't a power outage. Now whenever I start it up is says error loading operating system and I can't do anything. Please help me, this is most distressing.

**sobeit** · 09-03-2008, 01:46 PM

you cannot use the operating system from your old system on a new computer if the os came with the old computer. It cannot be transfer unless it was a full retail version of xp.

kmvasilev · 09-03-2008, 01:48 PM

Disconnect your new HDD and check your cables and adjust them again ?

Check or to be more precisely replase your PSU ?

**wrench97** · 09-03-2008, 02:25 PM

You are installing a new hard drive and only a hard drive correct?
What was your pc doing with the old drive?
You should be able to boot to the XP CD and reformat and start the install again.

09-03-2008, 01:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
PeterMacLellan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	Problem installing OS on new build. I might be an idiot but bear with me. My old computer was pretty messed up, so I took out the old hard drive and put in a new one under the assumption that I could just reinstall the win xp and I would have a clean computer, I got the installation underway but while it was partitioning the hard drive before the installation proper, it shut off, I didn't touch it and was on the other side of the room at the time, and it wasn't a power outage. Now whenever I start it up is says error loading operating system and I can't do anything. Please help me, this is most distressing.

09-03-2008, 01:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 5,847 OS: windows/linux	Re: Problem installing OS on new build. you cannot use the operating system from your old system on a new computer if the os came with the old computer. It cannot be transfer unless it was a full retail version of xp. __________________ Do not feed the trolls.

09-03-2008, 01:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
kmvasilev Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sliven, Bulgaria Posts: 28 OS: WinXP SP3 My System	Re: Problem installing OS on new build. Disconnect your new HDD and check your cables and adjust them again ? Check or to be more precisely replase your PSU ?

09-03-2008, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4,980 OS: XPSP2	Re: Problem installing OS on new build. You are installing a new hard drive and only a hard drive correct? What was your pc doing with the old drive? You should be able to boot to the XP CD and reformat and start the install again. __________________ http://www.techsupportforum.com/hard...selection.html