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Im running Xp now but its not my C drive, and i installed the Windows files under E:temp, so its alittle strange, but my duel boot works fine. i was just woundering how computer active sxplained it, i just dont understand one part ...and that is i could not get Xp to install the install files on another disk besides the c, so i was going to se how the magazine explained it and how the illustrated it.
-drew
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I was told that the new magazine of computer active (in the UK) has a good article on installing XP, i was just woundering if anyone could scan it in and post it for eveyone behalf...especially mine
[Thankx]
-drew
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I dont live in the uk, is there anyway i could get it on the net? or is there any other way?
-drew
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So what is it Jack?
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When i installed winXp i wanted to install it under my C: drive, so i was advised to install the setup files on a drive other then the c, so under the Advanced tab i changed the botom option from "windows" to D:temp. i then checked off the to boxes and went about the install, when it gave me the option to pick the drive i wanted to install the os on i picked the C: drive, but it said it had install files on it and could not delete them. I tryrd this many times, and in every situaztion this happened. so i just installed it to the E: drive insted. but not for some reason because i typed to install the files to D:temp, my Windows is now under the e drive but under the folder "TEMP". I did everything All you guys told me but it just wont work out!
-drew
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I was woundering the same thing barnettrp
-drew:D
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After i posted the update seemed to work! , although there was only ony update for Virtual machine or jave, im happy to know that it is working as of now!
P.s im runing Sygat personal firewall, its not effecting it a bit!
-drew
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:WTF?: I'm on the Devilsown XP, and the windows update wont connect!, are they on to us/
Does anyone have a patch or a fix ?
Thankx
-Drew
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Well first off my hard drive controller is on my MoBo, i thought of deactivating it while installing, but i dont think it can be. i have two Ultra DMA ports that are controlled by the highpoint controller, and 2 regular ide ports.
I dont understand why the installatin freezes up when i try to use the drivers on the disk?!
If i cant get this to work, can i some how erase the setup, so when i start up, i dont have choose between the Xp setup and win98?
thankx
-Drew:erm:
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Thank you guys for helping me with the setup! unfortunitly i have run into a problem that i ran into while trying to install win2000, i thought is was just a mess up, but now i realize my onboard harddrive controller is not compatiable with win2000 or winXp, it is a Highpoint tech Ultra DMA 66, and when the computer restarts to install Xp, I get an error"" a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. Check for viruses. remove any newly installed harddrives or harddrive controllers, chech hard drive to make sure its properly configured and terminated.Run CHKDSK/F to check for drive corruption, and then restart your computer" like i said i got this when installing win200, and considering the XP is based on the 2000 kernal, i understand why it wont work!:mad: i did press F6 and try to install 3rd party drives, it detects it on the disk, but after it loads them it freezes up:cry , do any of you know how i might be able to fix this with out buying a new MOBO?
-drew
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Ok Guys i got a burner and burnt the ISO file!!! i made my Cdrom boot first, but when i restarted is said "Booting from cdrom....Failure" is there somthing else i need to do, chage a files on the iso to make it bootable? anything?
-drew
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:mad: no im just trying to get some info, so i dont f*** up my system. i have reistalled new OSes many times, formated and all that, but i just wanted to be sure with Xp, i was told that it is very different
-drew
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My onboard hard drive controller, a Highpoint ultra DMA 66, is not compatiable with Win xp. i ran the system compatabilty thing on xp and it said it would interfer with the insatllation!
Anyone know what to do? or if it works anyway?
-drew
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With or without an Os on the C drive?
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Say i get it burnt on a cd, how will this help me? how do you go about copying from the xp cd with no OS? or is there anothermethoud when you have the CD? what did you guys do?
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Ok....if i choose new install, will it format my previous version of windows and the files that are conatined on the C: drive?, if not what should i do, i cant format the c and e and then go to dos and install it from there or can i? if i have to install from windows98 , how shouls i go about it? right now there is not much but my os on my c drive, i dont what the install to f*** up my computer, and i cant reall get a hold of a burner, i would have to buy one, and i dont have the money.
Thankx
-drew
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I understand that the devilsown Xp is an ISO file which means it is ment to be burnt, but if you use a program like ISOBuster or winimage, you can read the iso files contents and extract them to you harddrive...I have done this because i do not have a burner.
So this is what i understand, when installing i will select under the advanced button, a drive other then the C: to copy the install files, then when it starts formating the c to a NTFS drive, i will then have the option to choose the OS's drive directory. i then will select the c drive to install the OS to.... ok i got it
Once i get the c as a ntfs with Xp as the os i would also like to use my e drive as my appliction and game drive, i would like to convert that into an ntfs as to keep it more stable, (the c and e are one drive partitioned, C is system, E is application and games), will i have an option to do this in the setup? if not, how and when?
i wont be changing my D drive(seperate 13 gig drive) into ntfs(unless you suggest it), because it just contains downloaded files, movies and ziped or rared sofware.
-drew
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Well first off i dont have the disk, i have downloaded the devils own version. i dont think that makes ad diff though. I was told that ntfs is more stable, and that is why iam want to update...more stabliity! so i was woundering how i do that, or if winxp can do it for you?
Further i dont really understand the last part,about selecting the drive, i understand how to select it, but if i want to install it on the c drive wont i select that drive? you said somthing about chosing the d or e then when it restarts choose the c ,... that i dont understand.
if you could just explain it diffeently and show it in steps, from converting to ntfs-geting the thing to install on the c drive, that would be great!
also...can a ntfs drive talk to a fat32 drive? i want to format the c and e to ntfs and keep my storge drive(D) as fat32
-thankx
-drew
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Hey guys!
I just have downloaded the devilsown version of Xp, and im woundering how i should go about installing it as a fresh copy.
here is my situation.... My C: drive is my system drive, its fat32 and contains Win98 and some basic programs like winzip and such, my D: drive is fat32 and contain all storge, fially i have my E: drive which is also fat32 and containg all my games and programs.(by the way the c and e drive are the same drive partitioned into 2)
i think it would be best if i re-formatted both my C and E drives in ntfs and use them and use the c for system and the e for programs, im woundering two things? can i run the Xp setup from dos after i format the drives, and can i leave my D: drive as a fat32?
-Thankx
-drew:D
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Anyone Subscribe to computer active and have a scanner?
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Well its not that the install was difficult, its just that i wanted Xp to be my one and only OS, but i was unable to make a fresh install on a partition that had the install files on(fresh install requires to format hard Drive) and i could not get the program to install anywhere but the c drive...i would assign the e or d but when i wanted to start installing, it told me many times that it was unable to preform it because the install files were on the c.
so i just wanted to see how computer active illustrated it in the magazine
-drew