OS install trouble

[Allan]

It is apparently booting past the cd and trying to finish the installation. Reboot and when the system first starts see if there is a message to press a key to boot to the cd.

[alltools nobrains]

If there is I didnt find it

[Allan]

Do you have a different OS cd to which you can boot in an attempt to reformat?

[alltools nobrains]

no I just received the os in the mail yesterday unless you want me to try the wifes system restore disks from her pc

[Allan]

Nope - not a restore disc. Any Windows Disc - any version?

[alltools nobrains]

no

[alltools nobrains]

unless youre talking about other types but there not startup discs

[Allan]

Okay. You know, I'm sure this is very simple and I'm just not seeing it. I realize you are anxious to move forward but let me suggest we wait for someone else to jump in here and I will continue trying to figure out what it is that I'm overlooking.

[alltools nobrains]

thanks so far but is it possible to reset rtc and start over from scratch or will it be better to remove the floppy and the drdrw drive so that ther is only one drive it can boot from or do both
I have to go to the hospital for a couple hours Ill be back around 1;30 Ill check back in

[BC_Programmer]

is there a floppy in the floppy drive? If so, remove it and reboot. Sometimes a floppy can issue NTLDR or BOOTMGR missing errors.

Otherwise, there is something missing. either the  boot order is wrong or the disc in the drive is not bootable.

[Allan]

Thanks for the assist BC. Check me on this - even if the installation is at a point where it wants to reboot to complete, he should still be able to boot to the CD itself if he so chooses, no?

[BC_Programmer]

Thanks for the assist BC. Check me on this - even if the installation is at a point where it wants to reboot to complete, he should still be able to boot to the CD itself if he so chooses, no?

yep.

[Allan]

Then unless there is indeed a non-bootable floppy in the drive as you suggest, and the floppy is ahead of the cd in the boot order, I'm stumped.

[alltools nobrains]

Im back there is no floppy in the drive but the floppy drive light is on continually

[Allan]

Are you comfortable opening the computer and disconnecting the floppy drive?