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| Thread ID: 75871 | 2007-01-13 05:28:00 | Reinstalling XP on new HP laptop | systm (9904) | Press F1 |
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| 515379 | 2007-01-13 05:28:00 | Id never recommend buying an HP laptop to anyone unless it was cheap (like this one was, and its a core duo). So I get home and prepare to do a new install of XP of course, as all laptops come with an automated self install etc etc crap bulls**t thingy. Anyway after my XP cd loads all the drivers (and just before the screen with microsofts terms and conditions come up) it crashes to a blue screen saying some crap about an error. I tried again a few times and the same thing happens, so I try doing a clean install of Home Edition but the same thing happens. These are original install disks to. Could this be a core duo issue as Ive done hundreds of installs on laptops and this has never happened before. |
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| 515380 | 2007-01-13 05:36:00 | It might help if you told us what the error was | jermsie (6820) | ||
| 515381 | 2007-01-13 06:47:00 | Ok forget about the blue screen issue, thats sorted out. I am now faced with this problem, and Ill give you the low down.... - Put Windows XP cd into drive and turn comp on - Press any key to boot from cd and begin installation - Windows setup loads the necessary files - Next it arrives to a screen with these options: #To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER #To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, Press R #To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3 -When I choose to set up Windows XP now I get a message saying this: Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed on your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and connected to your computer, and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacturer-supplied diagnostic or setup program. Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3 I have never seen this before :( |
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| 515382 | 2007-01-13 07:26:00 | sounds like a hardware failure (hard drive), take it back and get it repaired under warranty. | beama (111) | ||
| 515383 | 2007-01-13 07:33:00 | I dont think its a hard drive faliure as I can boot the laptop to windows (the HP factory installation obviously) and its fine, the hard drive shows up. It just wont show up when I want to do a clean install. | systm (9904) | ||
| 515384 | 2007-01-13 08:21:00 | I would do what i did with my wife's HP laptop. Use the HP image install disk then remove the crap that you don't want.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 515385 | 2007-01-13 09:17:00 | If the hard drive is working properly then your issue is more likely to be that the windows XP install disk doesn't have the drivers built in for the hard drive controller. You will need to a. find them. b. put them on a floppy. c. hit F6 when booting from the CD to get it to prompt you for the driver. |
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| 515386 | 2007-01-13 11:00:00 | WOW what a friggin mish. In the end I had to slipstream the sata drivers onto a new Windows XP installation disk then disable a bios setting and all is well. Thanksyou everyone that placed feedback, much appreciated :) |
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