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Solve : XP Pro installation takes way too long! [SOLVED]? |
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Answer» I've ran into a very strange problem installing XP; it can take up to 15 hours! And then when I get to the GUI configuration part; the mouse moves too slow and jumpy to bear. I am trying to get it on on an older system, but I recall someone have the same problem as me elsewhere on the internet with way better specifications than me. Anyways, when installing XP, it freezes on certain file installations and takes 10 minutes! The rest copy quick and fast. I've ran into a very strange problem installing XP; it can take up to 15 hours! And then when I get to the GUI configuration part; the mouse moves too slow and jumpy to bear. I am trying to get it on on an older system, but I recall someone have the same problem as me elsewhere on the internet with way better specifications than me. Anyways, when installing XP, it freezes on certain file installations and takes 10 minutes! The rest copy quick and fast. have had the issue with the mouse before...change to a different mouse..especially if your using a usb one...make sure it's a PS2 one... if installing from DOS and not directly from CD you should use smartdrv on the disk your installing on or it WILL take forever...Quote if installing from DOS and not directly from CD you should use smartdrv on the disk your DOS doesn't exist in XP.Quote from: patio on November 28, 2008, 10:34:25 AM Quoteif installing from DOS and not directly from CD you should use smartdrv on the disk your don't recall saying it did...I said if installing from dos..... a guru who hasn't been this route before??? as follows... use a w98 dos FLOPPY, select the cd at the prompt goto i386 folder, type winnt...and wala...it starts the XP install..., will usually tell you that smartdrv isn't running and to speed up install time...exit to the dos prompt, start smartdrv for the disk then repeat from select cdWhy would you do it this way ? ? And i'm far from a guru BTW.OK, I got it working... Thanks everyone... But it turns out it was a completely different problem! I originally reset the Bios through restore default settings - this time, however, I set a jumper to reset it. Works perfectly! System specs (I hid this from you for a reason -- to keep you guys from saying that's impossible and crap like that). 133Mhz Pentium 256MB RAM (SIMM) 6GB HDD I did the DOS way, but it froze... Used 6 regular installation disks, and after doing steps above it worked. Anyways, I am installing it for a science project experiment!Quote if installing from DOS and not directly from CD you should use smartdrv on the disk your Quote DOS doesn't exist in XP. Boot into DOS. Copy i386 folder to C:\ run C:\i386\winnt.exe Quote from: patio on November 28, 2008, 04:31:36 PM Why would you do it this way ? ? well sometimes when all else fails...you find another way to accomplish your goal...course if you never been there...then you've never done that...lol sorry..your experience SAYS guru....Quote from: Alex_Computer on November 28, 2008, 04:32:40 PM OK, I got it working... Thanks everyone... But it turns out it was a completely different problem! I originally reset the Bios through restore default settings - this time, however, I set a jumper to reset it. Works perfectly! congrats...BUT you used the 6 install floppys....fire that professor in your class...that is tortuer...lol want that system to scream...install w3.1...!!!Quote from: Dias de verano on November 28, 2008, 04:58:34 PM QuoteQuoteif installing from DOS and not directly from CD you should use smartdrv on the disk your well sometimes when all else fails...you find another way to accomplish your goal...course if you never been there...then you've never done that...lol You're assuming quite a bit you don't KNOW about aren't you ? ?Quote from: patio on November 28, 2008, 08:09:27 PM Quotewell sometimes when all else fails...you find another way to accomplish your goal...course if you never been there...then you've never done that...lol correct...no offense intended...out of line...my mistake |
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