mountainman
03-09-03, 07:04 PM
... hopefully I'll be back soon. :D
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zooner
03-09-03, 07:19 PM
buh-bye!!!
(did that fellow from hardforums that I referred to you get in touch about your k5 chips?)
(did that fellow from hardforums that I referred to you get in touch about your k5 chips?)
Burke
03-09-03, 08:20 PM
Have so much fun
Immortal
03-09-03, 09:19 PM
XP is such a nice os to reinstall.. I do it just for fun!
U must be having a basst!
U must be having a basst!
Burke
03-09-03, 09:21 PM
Originally posted by Immortal
XP is such a nice os to reinstall.. I do it just for fun!
U must be having a basst!
Or blast, even.
XP is such a nice os to reinstall.. I do it just for fun!
U must be having a basst!
Or blast, even.
Immortal
03-09-03, 09:25 PM
Originally posted by Burke
Or blast, even.
You should have your own show called, grammar and spelling police. You know.. like that old lady with that fashion police...
You can make fun of all the celebreties that mis use words and such.... u'd make a whole lotta money.. gonna be a funny show too!
can I be yer assistent?
Or blast, even.
You should have your own show called, grammar and spelling police. You know.. like that old lady with that fashion police...
You can make fun of all the celebreties that mis use words and such.... u'd make a whole lotta money.. gonna be a funny show too!
can I be yer assistent?
mountainman
03-09-03, 09:40 PM
OK.. it is back on, but I wasn't able to delete my old partition and create a new one because when I tried to do it, it said that there were setup files on it !
Grr... how do I get to that screen from boot up without having to go through this again ?
Thanks.
Grr... how do I get to that screen from boot up without having to go through this again ?
Thanks.
zooner
03-10-03, 01:52 AM
check your pm. instructions sent.
Burke
03-10-03, 01:54 AM
There is a certain point during the install where you can delete/create/format partitions. You should be able to do it from there.
mountainman
03-10-03, 12:20 PM
Thanks guys.
OMG... I was up until 1am (get up at 515) trying to get it to work and all I got was to the damn formating. I think there is something wrong with the CD I was using. When I put it in, it would say "operating system not found" and just stop. You can't do anything.
After that, I called my buddy (this is about 1130) and borrowed his XP Pro disc. I stuck it in and it booted right into it. After it loaded, I switched the CDs and I could delete the partition, I started the quick format and that is when 1am came. This morning, it was froze at 20% format. POS !!!
Anyway.. I restarted it and let it format while I left for work. We'll see where it is when I get home. I hope it will work !
Here is a question: if I use his disk that is working OK, can I still put my serial number in there when they ask for it ? If so, that is sweet. If not, I don't have XP to put on my computer. :(
OMG... I was up until 1am (get up at 515) trying to get it to work and all I got was to the damn formating. I think there is something wrong with the CD I was using. When I put it in, it would say "operating system not found" and just stop. You can't do anything.
After that, I called my buddy (this is about 1130) and borrowed his XP Pro disc. I stuck it in and it booted right into it. After it loaded, I switched the CDs and I could delete the partition, I started the quick format and that is when 1am came. This morning, it was froze at 20% format. POS !!!
Anyway.. I restarted it and let it format while I left for work. We'll see where it is when I get home. I hope it will work !
Here is a question: if I use his disk that is working OK, can I still put my serial number in there when they ask for it ? If so, that is sweet. If not, I don't have XP to put on my computer. :(
CiscoKid
03-10-03, 12:40 PM
you "should" be able to use your own key
MadDoctor
03-10-03, 01:19 PM
Go to a Win 98 machine and find the file smartdrv.exe (c:\windows). Copy/paste it to your 98 boot disk. Boot into the 98 bootdisk, then type: smartdrv [enter]. Navigate to the i386 dir on the XP CD and type winnt [enter]. That will start the XP install on a CD that doesn't want to boot.
When I used someone else’s CD to install the software, I had to use their key or it wouldn’t work. I tried my key but it said the key was invalid. Not to worry though, I used their key (keep the computer off-line so it can’t try to register) and then when you’re done with the install… use the program XPPID.exe to substitute your valid key for the “already in use key” you borrowed from your friend. You can hold off registering for 30 days this way.
When I used someone else’s CD to install the software, I had to use their key or it wouldn’t work. I tried my key but it said the key was invalid. Not to worry though, I used their key (keep the computer off-line so it can’t try to register) and then when you’re done with the install… use the program XPPID.exe to substitute your valid key for the “already in use key” you borrowed from your friend. You can hold off registering for 30 days this way.
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