installing xppro help

[banger298]

for the last 6months i have had xp pro on pc put a new hdd and cpu and ram in now all i get is c: corrupt or upgade way form 98se or win 2000 unmountable boot drive .
the erra code it comes up with is not on ms site
(its a original copy put a nock off not got a vaild code or real code )work well on old pc
pc sec
albatron kx600pro motherboard
512 ddr 400 kingston ram
120gb western digital se hdd
64ddr video card
asus dvd rom
pioneer a106 dvdrw
amd xp2600
any idea why this is hppening.
got me well stumped.
runing win 2000 at the moment #
I HAVE THE CODES FOR ALL THE WINDOWS ALL I WAS ASKING WHY XP will not install on my pc now(do not want Codes got them all {Moderator BJ_M})

[stvn]

(its a original copy put a nock off not got a vaild code or real code )work well on old pc
pc sec

I HAVE THE CODES FOR ALL THE WINDOWS ALL I WAS ASKING WHY XP will not install on my pc now(do not want Codes got them all

Well all the time and effort you have put into building your PC it may be worth buying a copy if the software (Windows XP Pro)
After all its not trailware/shareware and like it or not an OS is something we all must get along with and if its worth having its worth paying for .... or contact microsoft for further assistance

[banger298]

i have a original copy of xp pro and win 2000 and 98se well ok win 98 and win95 and just for luck win 3.1 ok
why wont xp load on new pc
unmountable boot sector when loading from a upgrade
c: corupt when loading from new can some one help or are all looking at the word [/b]codes

[Ripper2860]

1st of all is the copty of XP you have an UPGRADE or full-blown retail copy? If it is an UPGRADE, the process may be different.

Here are some things to try assuming it may be hardware related ...

1. If you are Overclocking your XP-1800+ set it all at default settings (133MHz FSB and AUTO for Multiplier)

2. Set all BIOS settings to SAFE SETTINGS

3. Make sure that you H/S is mounted properly and that temps are OK.

** Too much heat can cause problems such as L2 data corruption which can manifest itself as disk corruption or corrupted CAB files.

4. Verify that your VDimm (RAM Voltage) settings in BIOS are as specified by the RAM MFG. Many DDR400 chips require higher than the default VDimm voltage. Ex: My Kingston DDR requires 2.6v as opposed to the standard 2.5v

5. Try to install Windows w/ only 1 stick of RAM. If you get an error, remove and install the other stick of RAM.

** Faulty or incorrect settings on RAM can manifest itself as disk corruption or corrupted CAB files during install.

6. Re-partition and Format your drive and ensure that you are doing a clean install.

[banger298]

thank you put i have done all that no joy
ddr ram 2.6v
temp @50+c to 56c
cpu bios setting 166
formated to 10 gb do's the same
only one stick of ram 512 ddr 400 kingston
and ask microsoft

[Ripper2860]

Are you formatting to FAT32 with your WIN98 boot disk and then installing Win98? If this is an UPGRADE purchase of XP -- you need to have the Win98 installed first.

[stvn]

Firstly Banger Let me applozise for thinking it wasnt an orginal copy of XP

Are you installing from the original disk ...?

Is the HD set to master ? or CS ? and is it on a ide card promise etc ? or what ide is it on 1 or 2 ?

Have you been to WD and checked the drive out with any test software freely avalible from them ?

just throwing ideas about Banger just need to know a little more about your setup to help out

[reboot]

Have you disabled Boot virus checking (aka Trend Chip Away) in BIOS?
If that is enabled, the boot sector cannot be written to the drive during setup, and nothing will work.

[stiltman]

(its a original copy put a nock off not got a vaild code or real code )work well on old pc

I'm still having a hard time figuring this out? 8)

[stvn]

(its a original copy put a nock off not got a vaild code or real code )work well on old pc

Yeah confussed me too ... [/quote]

[RabidDog]

Dont overclock.. reset all bios to default... Boot with Cdrom in drive and install... now if it goes wrong.. how far did it get?? what was the message??
My betazoid* mind reading sense's confusion.. and guilt... but no clear explanations


*Deanna Troi

[banger298]

RabidDog, did that and no joy boot from cd and goes right to the first boot and boot to hd then comes up unmountable boot volume
reboot, the Boot virus checking is disabled
stvn,applagie acsepted , it is original cd , ndd is set to master or single acording to wd and tested the drive lots of times (on the online and diagnostic disk that came with hdd
Ripper2860 the cd is a full company one upgrade or new install
upgraded from 98se and win 2000 using cd andd new install on brows pc
the temps are 43c for cpu at 100%
mother boad 28c to 31c
the chip is a xp2600 not xp1800 and not overclocked
ram is set to 2.6v not 2.5v

little brow an IT man and he is stumped(works for nhs)
USING WIN 98SE ON THE PC TO WRIGHT THE POST works fine
if you do not hear from me i will be trying some thing else to get it working . THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP SO FAR

[stvn]

boot from the xp cd and load in the recovery console and...
Type "chkdsk /r" then enter without the "quotes"
When done type "exit" and hit enter.

Now try a fresh clean install formatting the drive to ntfs ( NOT Quick format)

from a few searches ive seen this to be a small problem with a few WD drives but the above seams to work to install XP

[bottle-necked]

for the last 6months i have had xp pro on pc put a new hdd and cpu and ram in now all i get is c: corrupt or upgade way form 98se or win 2000 unmountable boot drive .

I overclocked an old system I had one time and when I got it up to one certain point it did something like you explain here. I could boot to DOS from a floppy. I had access to my HDD but I couldn't get into Windows. I turned the system back down and found I now had to reinstall Windows. My install was lunched. I'm not saying you are overclocking it but maybe for some reason the system is running like it is.

O'well. Just a though
Good luck.

[Ripper2860]

Don't know what kind of vidcard you have or whether this is the problem -- but here goes ...

I had a similar problem with a via based mobo and a Gainward 64MB GF3. WinXP install would crater while coping/extracting files. I tried everything that would be considered appropriate and no luck.

Finally pulled the vidcard and installed an old GF2 and it installed error free. Just to make sure I was not losing my mind, I re-installed the GF3 and tried to re-install XP and it once again would crash during copying/extracting WinXP.

I finally installed with the GF2 and after install was complete, swapped to the GF3. Everything ran fine.

Something to try. I would have posted this out earlier, but it was just too weird and not likely. It seems we are getting to the weird and not likely stage at this point !!

Good Luck!

[banger298]

right folk thank you for your help put nothing has worked .
i am waiting for wd to get back with me (ring me back)me think got them stump.
right here goes early xp pro and xp home does not work on new hardware eg large hdd ,fast hdd and new ram 400fsb 333fsb ect ,you will need most off them to get the bug.you will nead to put sp1in for them to work right .
you can not get it to work once you get unmountable boot volune and if you do it will happen again.
microsoft says run chkdsk (space) /r to fix it but it only works once if you are lucky .
and run fixmbr and fixboot again not all ways work (did not for me )
and gat a new and better ide cable (udma one ata133 or better)
win 98se and win2000 do not have the bug they should work fine not tryed win me (do not like it)
its all down to the creche not puting things inorder when wrighting to it,
slowing the pc down in bios do not work aswell (like i say not for me any where)
hope i have not upset any one it's what i have found out from pcworld ,it technions ,microsoft and people how have got this bug , and searching the net .no one has fixed it yet to my nowing apart from using a new os with sp1 on it.
like i sayed thank you and all idears are welcome

[banger298]

the last undate just go a new copy off xp with sp1 on (cost a lot of money £150.,thanks bill)works fine now