Problems with XP

Apologized · 12-27-2007, 02:42 PM

Here's my problem, I have 2 hard drives and both are working, one has Vista and the other one is clean and new. I want to install Windows XP on on my empty one but the CD doesn't boot at all even after making CD-ROM as 1st boot, people says to use a windows disk or w/e, but I do not have a floppy and wouldn't be able to install one anyways since the slot to plug it in is hidden by my graphic card. And I canno't install it while running Vista since the 64 bit edition requires a boot instalation, but doesn't boot. Magnificient isn't it? So I have been trying to update my BIOS and Flash it aswel w/o any success since once again I need a floppy. Anyone else ever had a such problem and made it to the end ?

DND · 12-27-2007, 04:33 PM

can you make a usb boot disk ?

Doz your vista cd boot?.....IF it doz put it in and restart and when it saying "boot from cd" ...change the cd to your XP one and boot

Apologized · 12-27-2007, 04:46 PM

If you readed, it doesn't boot at all. maybe something it bootmgr missing or w/e

DND · 12-27-2007, 04:49 PM

smash it that will fix it

**simpswr** · 12-27-2007, 04:51 PM

if you have another optical drive, try the XP CD in the other drive.

Apologized · 12-27-2007, 05:01 PM

Only have 1.

Anyways I wasted all my day on that... I'll just format that crappy Vista but how? No floppy. Is there any Bootable CDs that does that same job as a floppy?

Because yeah.. actualy only my Windows CD doesnt boot all the rest boots.

**simpswr** · 12-27-2007, 05:19 PM

Any XP installation disc should be bootable . . do you have the first boot device set as CD? . .

Apologized · 12-27-2007, 05:22 PM

Thats what I'm trying to find out. CD-ROM i set as primary boot. ALLL my cds boots but the Windows ones, why? I have no idea at al. Maybe Vista or whatever but I tried ot take off my main hd and only plug my 2nd and it ended up with a BOOTMGR IS MISSING error and nothing was booting at all.

All I want is to format or to manage a way to make a my Windows XP cd to boot.

**simpswr** · 12-27-2007, 05:31 PM

When you start with the XP CD in the drive, do you get the Prompt "Press any key to boot from CD" ?

Apologized · 12-27-2007, 05:32 PM

Nope, not at all. But when I put my ASUS Crosshair mobo Support disc it boots it even though there's nothign helpful in that cd its the fact that it can be booted unlike my Windows XP one.

**simpswr** · 12-27-2007, 05:36 PM

That will usually be caused by:

Dirty cd
Copy of the cd

Apologized · 12-27-2007, 05:43 PM

But somehow, this same CD worked when I used to have Windows XP Prp 32 bit, why would it magicly stop booting bu himself now that I have Vista?

**simpswr** · 12-27-2007, 06:22 PM

Vista has nothing to do with booting from the cd . . I guess it is a copy?

Apologized · 12-27-2007, 07:14 PM

It isnt, and isnt an Upgrade neither, anywyas I'm done for the day.. I'm out of ways to fix this thing

**simpswr** · 12-27-2007, 07:29 PM

Ok . . .

~~CD27~~ · 12-27-2007, 07:35 PM

Okay, and hault, first and foremost, from the perspective that i'm looking in at i absolutely MUST ask this question because of past experience...much experience i must say...do you get any messages of any kind when trying to boot from the XP cd? The reason i ask is because if you have a SATA drive sometimes it'll just skip right over the XP install cd. I know mine didn't even recognize it until i went into the BIOS and disabled SATA directly. The only problem, however, is that even when i did that, XP wouldn't recognize alot of the devices i had on my computer. (at least with a dual boot you'll still have internet access to download the required drivers if they don't work...i'm an idiot for not doing that in the first place, cost me weeks of wasted time).

Try that, just going in and disabling SATA in the BIOS (I think it's the third tab over that gives you the option) and see if then it'll recognize it.

God Bless and In Him,

Eric

Apologized · 12-27-2007, 07:38 PM

Could you add some details about disabling SATA or w/e you are trying to explain please.

And aswel, I do not get any message. Unless this is a message -> A flashing _

~~CD27~~ · 12-27-2007, 07:47 PM

well, i thought that maybe you were able to boot from the cd, went to install XP, and got an error message, that's all. As for disabling SATA, you should be able to restart your computer, see the initial boot menu (where it tells you, "press 'so and so' to enter setup) and you press that. It should bring you to the BIOS or CMOS window (where you change what boots up first, etc.), and it should be one or two tabs over where it says "SATA" or something like that and gives you the option for it to be enabled or disabled. Simply click for it to be disabled and save your changes.

God Bless and In Him,

Eric

12-27-2007, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Apologized Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit My System	Problems with XP Here's my problem, I have 2 hard drives and both are working, one has Vista and the other one is clean and new. I want to install Windows XP on on my empty one but the CD doesn't boot at all even after making CD-ROM as 1st boot, people says to use a windows disk or w/e, but I do not have a floppy and wouldn't be able to install one anyways since the slot to plug it in is hidden by my graphic card. And I canno't install it while running Vista since the 64 bit edition requires a boot instalation, but doesn't boot. Magnificient isn't it? So I have been trying to update my BIOS and Flash it aswel w/o any success since once again I need a floppy. Anyone else ever had a such problem and made it to the end ?

12-27-2007, 04:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
DND Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: "-~~~ Oz ~~~-" ..(The Land DownUnder) Posts: 98 OS: XP, MCE, Vista	Re: Problems with XP can you make a usb boot disk ? Doz your vista cd boot?.....IF it doz put it in and restart and when it saying "boot from cd" ...change the cd to your XP one and boot

12-27-2007, 04:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Apologized Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit My System	Re: Problems with XP If you readed, it doesn't boot at all. maybe something it bootmgr missing or w/e

12-27-2007, 04:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
DND Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: "-~~~ Oz ~~~-" ..(The Land DownUnder) Posts: 98 OS: XP, MCE, Vista	Re: Problems with XP smash it that will fix it

12-27-2007, 04:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
simpswr Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 4,406 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Problems with XP if you have another optical drive, try the XP CD in the other drive. __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow]

12-27-2007, 05:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Apologized Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit My System	Re: Problems with XP Only have 1. Anyways I wasted all my day on that... I'll just format that crappy Vista but how? No floppy. Is there any Bootable CDs that does that same job as a floppy? Because yeah.. actualy only my Windows CD doesnt boot all the rest boots.

12-27-2007, 05:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
simpswr Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 4,406 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Problems with XP Any XP installation disc should be bootable . . do you have the first boot device set as CD? . . __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow]

12-27-2007, 05:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Apologized Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit My System	Re: Problems with XP Thats what I'm trying to find out. CD-ROM i set as primary boot. ALLL my cds boots but the Windows ones, why? I have no idea at al. Maybe Vista or whatever but I tried ot take off my main hd and only plug my 2nd and it ended up with a BOOTMGR IS MISSING error and nothing was booting at all. All I want is to format or to manage a way to make a my Windows XP cd to boot.

12-27-2007, 05:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
simpswr Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 4,406 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Problems with XP When you start with the XP CD in the drive, do you get the Prompt "Press any key to boot from CD" ? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow]

12-27-2007, 05:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Apologized Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit My System	Re: Problems with XP Nope, not at all. But when I put my ASUS Crosshair mobo Support disc it boots it even though there's nothign helpful in that cd its the fact that it can be booted unlike my Windows XP one.

12-27-2007, 05:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
simpswr Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 4,406 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Problems with XP That will usually be caused by: Dirty cd Copy of the cd __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow]

12-27-2007, 05:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
Apologized Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit My System	Re: Problems with XP But somehow, this same CD worked when I used to have Windows XP Prp 32 bit, why would it magicly stop booting bu himself now that I have Vista?

12-27-2007, 06:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
simpswr Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 4,406 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Problems with XP Vista has nothing to do with booting from the cd . . I guess it is a copy? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow]

12-27-2007, 07:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
Apologized Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit My System	Re: Problems with XP It isnt, and isnt an Upgrade neither, anywyas I'm done for the day.. I'm out of ways to fix this thing

12-27-2007, 07:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
simpswr Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 4,406 OS: XP, Vista	Re: Problems with XP Ok . . . __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Spyware Cleaning \| How to Post a Screen shot \| PC running slow]

12-27-2007, 07:35 PM	#16 (permalink)
~~CD27~~ Troubled Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently, Japan Posts: 268 OS: XP	Re: Problems with XP Okay, and hault, first and foremost, from the perspective that i'm looking in at i absolutely MUST ask this question because of past experience...much experience i must say...do you get any messages of any kind when trying to boot from the XP cd? The reason i ask is because if you have a SATA drive sometimes it'll just skip right over the XP install cd. I know mine didn't even recognize it until i went into the BIOS and disabled SATA directly. The only problem, however, is that even when i did that, XP wouldn't recognize alot of the devices i had on my computer. (at least with a dual boot you'll still have internet access to download the required drivers if they don't work...i'm an idiot for not doing that in the first place, cost me weeks of wasted time). Try that, just going in and disabling SATA in the BIOS (I think it's the third tab over that gives you the option) and see if then it'll recognize it. God Bless and In Him, Eric

12-27-2007, 07:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
Apologized Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit My System	Re: Problems with XP Could you add some details about disabling SATA or w/e you are trying to explain please. And aswel, I do not get any message. Unless this is a message -> A flashing _ Last edited by Apologized : 12-27-2007 at 07:39 PM.

12-27-2007, 07:47 PM	#18 (permalink)
~~CD27~~ Troubled Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Currently, Japan Posts: 268 OS: XP	Re: Problems with XP well, i thought that maybe you were able to boot from the cd, went to install XP, and got an error message, that's all. As for disabling SATA, you should be able to restart your computer, see the initial boot menu (where it tells you, "press 'so and so' to enter setup) and you press that. It should bring you to the BIOS or CMOS window (where you change what boots up first, etc.), and it should be one or two tabs over where it says "SATA" or something like that and gives you the option for it to be enabled or disabled. Simply click for it to be disabled and save your changes. God Bless and In Him, Eric