taurarian
December 5th 03, 01:19 AM
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us;310994
Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks
Hope you have a floppy drive...................
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently purchased the XP Home Edition Upgrade for my
>laptop, which was running Me. Everything seemed to be
>going to plan; however, after the 'Re-start' my laptop
>has been stuck in preparation!!! At last check it had
>been 'preparing' for 16 hours. The running cubes in the
>lower right hand corner are moving but the progress bar
>seems to have stopped at just shy of 50%. Any suggetions
>on what the resolution may be or how to re-install would
>be appreciated. After initially having stopped for 3
>hours, I turned my machine off and when it came back up,
>it goes back to the preparation screen - so I don't have
>access to the 'Start' menu or anything.
>.
>
us;310994
Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks
Hope you have a floppy drive...................
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently purchased the XP Home Edition Upgrade for my
>laptop, which was running Me. Everything seemed to be
>going to plan; however, after the 'Re-start' my laptop
>has been stuck in preparation!!! At last check it had
>been 'preparing' for 16 hours. The running cubes in the
>lower right hand corner are moving but the progress bar
>seems to have stopped at just shy of 50%. Any suggetions
>on what the resolution may be or how to re-install would
>be appreciated. After initially having stopped for 3
>hours, I turned my machine off and when it came back up,
>it goes back to the preparation screen - so I don't have
>access to the 'Start' menu or anything.
>.
>