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aznherb36 · #1 Post by **aznherb36** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 1:51 pm

I just formatted this hdd and ganna try and put a windows on it. I just made a MS-DOS boot disk and it says : Starting... A:\> what should I do?? I have windows xp home cd.

AND

How can I to a repair on my HDD so it will boot again

#2 Post by **palmboy5** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:28 pm

type 'dir' to see all the files on the disk.. i forgot the name of the exe, but find it and then enter in the file name

aznherb36 · #3 Post by **aznherb36** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:39 pm

#4 Post by **palmboy5** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:08 pm

command.com... just do command

aznherb36 · #5 Post by **aznherb36** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:34 pm

it just says Mircosoft(R) Windows millennium (C)Copyright Mircosoft corp 1981-1999

#6 Post by **palmboy5** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:37 pm

ME?! no WONDER!
well i dunno why u need the boot disk, the xp CD has its own formatting/partitioning system

Guest · #7 Post by **Guest** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:38 pm

ROFLMAO!

aznherb36 · #8 Post by **aznherb36** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:45 pm

so how should I get windows on there?

Guest · #9 Post by **Guest** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:54 pm

Format everything lol

aznherb36 · #10 Post by **aznherb36** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:56 pm

oh, I didnt have the right hdd on

wtf. said the same thing. I formmated that drive

Guest · #11 Post by **Guest** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:05 pm

#12 Post by **palmboy5** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:22 pm

wait what?

aznherb36 · #13 Post by **aznherb36** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:32 pm

I put on the wrong hdd.

and then

the hdd said the same thing so what should i do?? I alrady formatted that before. but I tried to install 98 on with the book disk so im not sure if thats like in there.

So how should i install windows??

#14 Post by **palmboy5** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:50 pm

o.O does ur BIOS boot CD before HDD??

aznherb36 · #15 Post by **aznherb36** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 9:29 pm

It boots normally. doesnt detect a cd