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Answer» While in command prompt, I can not get in to the CD rom drive, it keeps saying INVALID drive. I need to get in to the cd rom for i can install Windows XP (rebuilding computer).....I'm lost as what the problem is?Actually you will not find the same drive as you found while using CD drive on XP While in command prompt, I can not get in to the CD rom drive, it keeps saying invalid drive. I need to get in to the cd rom for i can install Windows XP (rebuilding computer).....I'm lost as what the problem is? There shouldn't be a prompt. if you are getting a Prompt, you did something wrong. Installing XP is as simple as booting to the CD-ROM. If you are booting instead to a MS-DOS boot disk (which interestingly is what most VERSIONS of windows make when you check "make a system disk" in the format dialog, which makes it absolutely useless), then you won't be able to access either the hard drive or the CD-ROM drive. (you can get CD-ROM access if you install a CD-ROM driver via config.sys, but seriously, that's more trouble then SIMPLY booting to the disc).The hard drive I have installed have a copy of XP on it; however it is corrupted with files missing, so it will not load. It does load to MS-DOS command prompt though. I've changed the BIOS to boot to the CD-Rom instead of the hard drive, however when I do that, it then says system halted & won't do anything else. Quote from: bikerlbf406 on June 17, 2010, 02:16:28 AM It does load to MS-DOS command prompt though. One problem. Windows XP doesn't have a "command prompt" that can run at boot-up. Quote I've changed the BIOS to boot to the CD-Rom instead of the hard drive, however when I do that, it then says system halted & won't do anything else. Sounds like a hardware issue, actually.I cant explain whats happening; however it boots up to MS-DOSBetter suggestion would be purchase a Bootable XP CD. I think you are not using that. Cause bootable dosen't need to be located for the setup file. I have been installing XP for many years. So, I never had problem. I am sure you written it from the computer. And you forgot to copy the boot.ini file. Now, days you can use bootable USB drive to install windows. So, the best would be use bootable CD or USB drive. Else you wil running in loop and never get to an end. Regards VishalThank you for for replies. After the last one & some investigation I realized that I wasn't GOING to get anywhere doing what I wanted, without buying a new cd. I was able to get around it though, by simply finding another old hard drive that I had around, alot smaller though, that had a full version of Windows ME on it. I just put the hard drive i wanted in as a slave & installed XP to it that way. Everythings working smoothly now. Thanks again. |
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