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Title: XP Install Issue
Post by: Slade on October 07, 2009, 03:58:58 PM

I have a dell dimension 4100,  it did have 2k on it till a while ago since it had kept freezeing for some reason.  The thing is that I put the disk in an it doesnt see it or anything an the BIOS is setup to boot to A: then the cd drive.  Its a xp pro 1a 2002 version of xp.

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Allan on October 07, 2009, 04:04:28 PM

Okay, well let's try putting the cd ahead of the floppy drive in boot order in the bios and see if that helps. It is an original retail XP CD, yes?

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: JJ 3000 on October 07, 2009, 11:16:14 PM

Do other bootable disks work?

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: daryllsilorio on October 07, 2009, 11:33:24 PM

go to bios and set the cd drive as your first boot device..

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Slade on October 08, 2009, 03:00:28 AM

Yes, which is the wierd thing.  It works in other machines that are nondell.  I have it set that way but it still didnt show that.  Yes thoe not sure why this disk isnt.

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Slade on October 08, 2009, 02:44:54 PM

Any other idea's then???

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Allan on October 08, 2009, 02:47:09 PM

If the cd is at the top of the boot order and if you are using an original, retail xp cd, then it has to work.

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: daryllsilorio on October 08, 2009, 08:18:48 PM

Try to clean the cd..

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Cityscape on October 13, 2009, 10:44:02 AM

Quote from: daryllsilorio on October 08, 2009, 08:18:48 PM

Try to clean the cd..

Or clean your drive.

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: patio on October 13, 2009, 10:47:46 AM

Is the CD for that machine ? ?

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Slade on July 08, 2010, 12:40:44 PM

no it wasnt, any rate I gave up on it

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Allan on July 08, 2010, 12:42:29 PM

Wow - time warp  :P

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Slade on July 08, 2010, 12:45:30 PM

I forgot is all......  this can be closed then

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Geek-9pm on July 08, 2010, 01:06:49 PM

The MS KB tells how to install without a working CD in the target machine.
But.. you gave up. So maybe next time.

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Slade on July 08, 2010, 01:24:32 PM

huh?  no, I just reinstalled 2k at that point

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: BC_Programmer on July 08, 2010, 01:16:07 PM

Quote from: Slade on July 08, 2010, 01:24:32 PM

huh?  no, I just reinstalled 2k at that point

It probably runs better with 2K anyway.  :)

Title: Re: XP Install Issue
Post by: Slade on July 08, 2010, 07:02:34 PM

there is a limit to how much ram can be installed any how.  I think that it barely meets the min requirements too.