New install Error

**scabs** · December 23rd, 2003, 07:24 AM

Im reworking a machine for a friend, she went and bought a copy of XP home when I fdisk and format the drive everything seems to go fine. Then it does the copy of the setup files to the hd. Now is when the problems start when it goes to reboot it says it cant talk to that partion and its like it cant see the C: drive is there a virus that is causing this or do I need to Fdisk /mbr and maybe clear it up? Any suggestion will be tried.

Thanks

**Ya_know** · December 23rd, 2003, 08:02 AM

Did you format the HD with the XP CD or a Win98 floppy? Use the XP CD, the options are in the early part of setup...

I don't know if that is your problem, just an Idea...

**scabs** · December 23rd, 2003, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by Ya_know

Did you format the HD with the XP CD or a Win98 floppy? Use the XP CD, the options are in the early part of setup...

I don't know if that is your problem, just an Idea...

To be honest I have done both trying to figure out the problem but I will try it again. :-)

**kpataska** · December 23rd, 2003, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by scabs

To be honest I have done both trying to figure out the problem but I will try it again. :-)

All you should have to do is to remove all partitions with the XP CD and then make a new NTFS partition. Full format should remove any traces of cooties.

Yes, cooties is a very technical term used around my University. It's what PhD's can understand!

Hope this helps!

Kenny P.
Visualize Whirled P.'s

**+Daemon+** · December 23rd, 2003, 10:49 AM

still wont work, see if there is a new bios for the mobo...

**scabs** · December 23rd, 2003, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by +Daemon+

still wont work, see if there is a new bios for the mobo...

I cant seem to find a bios update for it on the compaq page so im assuming there is none. But it still doesnt work. I even tried a new hd in it and still no go. Welp im off to the house to see what else I can try.