Newbie XP user!!!

[pobrien31]

Hi,

First of all, hi to everyone - I'm new to this group.

Ok, now the hard bit!!!

I've just purchased win XP. I've also purchased a new Maxtor 160gb hard
drive.

I'm currently running Win ME - I know I know - but hey it worked for me!!!

Are there any decent sites dedicated to a successful and trouble
installation process for XP?

I have been told that I can't install over WinME, hence me splashing out on
a new drive.

So I'm going to do a brand new install. My motherboard and associated
devices appear to be ok. I've already used that upgrade advisor prog.

Any and all help would be most appreciated.

Regards,

Pat.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered
the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of
the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of
boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


Bruce Chambers
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"pobrien31" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> First of all, hi to everyone - I'm new to this group.
>
> Ok, now the hard bit!!!
>
> I've just purchased win XP. I've also purchased a new Maxtor 160gb
> hard
> drive.
>
> I'm currently running Win ME - I know I know - but hey it worked for
> me!!!
>
> Are there any decent sites dedicated to a successful and trouble
> installation process for XP?
>
> I have been told that I can't install over WinME, hence me splashing
> out on
> a new drive.
>
> So I'm going to do a brand new install. My motherboard and
> associated
> devices appear to be ok. I've already used that upgrade advisor
> prog.
>
> Any and all help would be most appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pat.
>
>
>
>

[pobrien31]

I'm trying to install XP but for some reason the install process cannot find
/ copy a file called 'cmdide.sys' from the CD ( I pressume) to some strange
named file (which I imagine the install process has to create) on my 'C'
drive.

Any and all help would be most appreciated.

Regards,

Pat.


"pobrien31" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> First of all, hi to everyone - I'm new to this group.
>
> Ok, now the hard bit!!!
>
> I've just purchased win XP. I've also purchased a new Maxtor 160gb hard
> drive.
>
> I'm currently running Win ME - I know I know - but hey it worked for me!!!
>
> Are there any decent sites dedicated to a successful and trouble
> installation process for XP?
>
> I have been told that I can't install over WinME, hence me splashing out
on
> a new drive.
>
> So I'm going to do a brand new install. My motherboard and associated
> devices appear to be ok. I've already used that upgrade advisor prog.
>
> Any and all help would be most appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pat.
>
>
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation are
most often caused by defective or sub-standard hardware; in order of
likelihood, either RAM, the hard drive, or the motherboard. On much
less frequent occasions, a bad CD or defective CD drive can also cause
this.


Bruce Chambers
--
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http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

"pobrien31" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to install XP but for some reason the install process
> cannot find
> / copy a file called 'cmdide.sys' from the CD ( I pressume) to some
> strange
> named file (which I imagine the install process has to create) on my
> 'C'
> drive.
>
> Any and all help would be most appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pat.
>
>
> "pobrien31" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi,
>>
>> First of all, hi to everyone - I'm new to this group.
>>
>> Ok, now the hard bit!!!
>>
>> I've just purchased win XP. I've also purchased a new Maxtor 160gb
>> hard
>> drive.
>>
>> I'm currently running Win ME - I know I know - but hey it worked
>> for me!!!
>>
>> Are there any decent sites dedicated to a successful and trouble
>> installation process for XP?
>>
>> I have been told that I can't install over WinME, hence me
>> splashing out
> on
>> a new drive.
>>
>> So I'm going to do a brand new install. My motherboard and
>> associated
>> devices appear to be ok. I've already used that upgrade advisor
>> prog.
>>
>> Any and all help would be most appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Pat.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The newness of a hardware component is no guarantee of its being
defect-free, unfortunately. Also, RAM that is incompatible with the
motherboard can cause this problem.

Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

"pobrien31" > wrote in message
...
> Are you calling my PC crap - Only joking!!!
>
> Well let me tell you - it's not the RAM, the hard drive or the
> motherboard.
> The CD Rom is brand new too.
>
> So that only leaves the Cd itself!!! Now where did I put that phone
> number
> for Microsoft.......
>
> "Yes, Hello - is that Bill Gates...............................
>
> Regards,
>
> Pat.
>