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Thread ID: 40146 2003-11-29 05:13:00 Tricky reformat on Win Xp Amadeus (4920) Press F1
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195691 2003-11-29 05:13:00 Okay having tons of problems with my xp.
Now I have decided to try and reboot and reinstall hangs up.
It starts okay for instal but halts when asking for the viaagp1.sys file ...not on the xp disk !
I have also searched the internet and can only find the 2000 version...no such luck it hangs.
So I need help to reformat my hardrive.
What is the procedure and whats the buttons to push to get to dos ?
No dos on Xp ?
How do I do it then ?
Looking forward to your replies.
David
Amadeus (4920)
195692 2003-11-29 07:46:00 Same way you would have installed XP. Boot from the CD. -=JM=- (16)
195693 2003-11-29 07:55:00 > It starts okay for instal but halts when asking for
> the viaagp1.sys file ...not on the xp disk !

I'm guessing that the required file is probably on your motherboard driver CD, or possibly was included in a VIA 4-in-1 driver pack.

Mike.
Mike (15)
195694 2003-11-29 08:18:00 I agree.....

Boot from the XP CDRom. Reformat the partition you want WinXP on.

After the WinXP is installed then use the motherboard driver disk to install the Via 4 in 1 drivers.

You may need to get into the BIOS to set boot order like CDRom then Floppy, then HDD0 or HDD1
Elephant (599)
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