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Startup Disks
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 1:51 pm
by aznherb36
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
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:28 pm
by palmboy5
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
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:39 pm
by aznherb36
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:08 pm
by palmboy5
command.com... just do command
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:34 pm
by aznherb36
it just says Mircosoft(R) Windows millennium (C)Copyright Mircosoft corp 1981-1999
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:37 pm
by palmboy5
ME?! no WONDER!
well i dunno why u need the boot disk, the xp CD has its own formatting/partitioning system
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:38 pm
by Guest
ROFLMAO!
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:45 pm
by aznherb36
so how should I get windows on there?
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:54 pm
by Guest
Format everything lol
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:56 pm
by aznherb36
oh, I didnt have the right hdd on
wtf. said the same thing. I formmated that drive
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:05 pm
by Guest
LOL
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:22 pm
by palmboy5
wait what?
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:32 pm
by aznherb36
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??
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:50 pm
by palmboy5
o.O does ur BIOS boot CD before HDD??
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 9:29 pm
by aznherb36
It boots normally. doesnt detect a cd
