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Answer» Hey all I think this is probably one of the first times I'm posting in a forum for help with computers. I've worked with computers since I was about four or five. I typically manage my to figure things out on my own by searching forums and the all around the interwebs I just got done downloading & burning a fresh *censored* windows xp installation onto my hard drive, then from my hard drive onto a cd. That could be your problem.Quote from: JJ 3000 on August 13, 2009, 07:53:42 PM That could be your problem. Possibly, but not. It's straight off the microsoft online download site. Here's where I'm stuck. Any help appreciated - I'm at the Windows XP Pro installation screen, after you format your drive and create partitions and whatnot. And It's asking me to insert the windows xp professional cd into my drive, and I do. It then it says: "The file 'Asms' on Windows XP Professional CD-ROM is needed" What do I do? At this point I don't care if I go back to vista I need some help - I must have my laptop tonight. I've tried inserting a vista cd and booting from that cd, but a little white line blinks in the top left CORNER and then it goes straight back to the windows xp pro installation. Anything will help - please?Microsoft has an online Download site for XP ? ? Link Please ?So I asked myself, "Self, what if Patio is wrong? What if there is a site where you can legally download Windows XP?" So, I made my self, after much whining, perform a search of the Internet. Our good friend Leo Notenboom informs us HERE, in much nicer prose, that there's no such thing. I, too, now await developements. Quote Possibly, but not. It's straight off the microsoft online download site.The service pack. not the whole operating system. Quote So i'll get back to this topic after I try this "nLite" program to create a custom installation.Awesome program. But you'll still need a full xp disc.It's nice how we have to "battle" over where I downloaded the operating system rather than getting some decent support - shows how helpful these forums actually are. My father works for Cox COMMUNICATIONS, they have a partnership with Microsoft - He has an MSDN account where he can download ANY microsoft OS or software ever created as well as all of the DEVELOPER tools and whatnot. So yes, I did in fact download it from the microsoft site. Now please, can I get some assistance rather than badgering back and forth where I downloaded my copy of windows? have you read http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311755 ? I personally haven't, but MAYBE it has some answers.You need to understand our perspective... Being a popular Help Forum we hear all kinds of tales of woe in a Topic that will stretch 4 or 5 pages with everyone genuinelly willing to help only to find that so and so is using a black DLoaded version of whatever OS..... So had you stated that first you would not have gotten the responses you did. Quote from: patio on August 14, 2009, 05:28:10 PM You need to understand our perspective... I understand, and I do apologize for not realizing that. I can assure you that none of my copies of windows are "black DLoaded versions" I think I found my problem. I've been using DVD-RW's to save cds. I'm going to try booting with a DVD-R and let you know how that goes. I'm going to feel like an idiot if that works.Don't feel bad if it works...they use 2 different dyes in the product... A good rule of thumb is if it's important...don't burn it to a RW.Quote from: Gen0 on August 14, 2009, 06:23:51 PM I understand, and I do apologize for not realizing that. I can assure you that none of my copies of windows are "black DLoaded versions"I think that was what I was saying in my first answer to your post! I am no expert, but I would use another PC and find the driver and download and save it (do not run) then find the saved driver package and send it to the CD Drive to copy. You can then run it on the laptop. I hope this helps. Hubert |
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