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radman23
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 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:03 am Post subject: help with old computer |
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i bought and old hp 733 mhz and i am trying to install xp pro on it. the place that i bought it from wiped clean the hard drive. i turn it on and it does not detect the hd and its plugged in. i put the xp pro disk in and then it says that it is preparing to configure system . i gues what i am asking is the cables hooked up wrong and the power cord wrong, is the hd faulty is there a system recovery disk i need or download or put it on a diskette i just need help this is for my son. HELP!!
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waterfalls
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Hi radman23 -
See if this helps - Clean Install Windows XP.
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Ghosteck
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:04 pm Post subject: format |
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you can use a windows 98 boot disc with cd support to fidsk and then format.
I would do that first,then try to install XP..
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nosirrah
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When doing a clean xp install choose the option to delete all partitions on the drive and then create a new partition , format it and then install .
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