[How-To: Install from HDD without FAT->NTFS or Bootdisks/CDs!]

djnando: What's your setup? After you ran winnt32 with the switches, what did you get? I got a message about not being able to upgrade this version of Windows, chose New Installation, entered my CD-key, left the rest of the options default, then it proceeded to "Copying installation files" and closed. Be sure you entered the right drive letter, the drive you chose is the active and primary partiiton on the drive, and that the drive is properly formatted. Usually "Operating system not found" occurs when you have the wrong drive selected, or it's not properly formatted.

Everything is fine, drive letter fine, it finished copying files ans closed.

Steps I take:

- Formated drive as ntfs

- Run winnt32.exe with the rigth switches and drive letter.

- Edited Winnt.sif

- Deleted Migrate.inf

- Connected HD in the destination PC, but will not boot, maybe is that there is no boot sector?

Thanks in advance. djnando

[How-To: Install from HDD without FAT->NTFS or Bootdisks/CDs!]

It won`t boot for me, says no operating system found... Posible cause for this? Thanks for the post i was searching for this some time. I have a pc that will not boot from floppy or cd rom. This is the only way i can install xp, but i follow all directions and no progress at all.... Can you help please?

[[Help] Windows Don`t Search For Drivers]

Any other suggestion? thanks...

[[Help] Windows Don`t Search For Drivers]

Have you installed Windows from a nLited CD ?

No, i installed from hologram cd (original XP Pro SP2 Oem)

[[Help] Windows Don`t Search For Drivers]

Yes i have it....

Download the correct drivers from the manufacturer?

I am connecting generic devices, microsoft have a generic bluetooth driver, that always worked, now i have to specify the device manager to search in %SystemRoot%\inf

[[Help] Windows Don`t Search For Drivers]

I have a problem here, i have a vaio laptop and i formated and installed xp professional. everything was fine and i installed all vaio drivers like a charm but, now when i add a device like bluetooth radios, virtual cd-roms(daemon tools) i have to tell windows to search in the c:/windows/inf folder becouse it never fins drivers in automatic mode..... any suggestions????

Please NOW in Microsoft Windows XP section, use [TAGS] in your topic's title.

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--Sonic

[[Help] Low Priority Shortcut ?]

check this out..... http://www.ss64.com/nt/start.html

START

Start a specified program or command in a separate window.

Syntax

START "title" [/Dpath] [options] [command] [parameters]**** It must be the START command you are missing???

Key

WHAT to run

path : Starting directory

command : The NT Command, Batch file or executable program to run

parameters : The parameters passed to the command

HOW to run it

/MIN : Minimized

/MAX : Maximized

/WAIT : Start application and wait for it to terminate

/LOW : Use IDLE priority class

/NORMAL : Use NORMAL priority class

/HIGH : Use HIGH priority class

/REALTIME : Use REALTIME priority class

"title" : Text for the CMD window title.

/B : Start application without creating a new window. In this case

^C will be ignored - leaving ^Break as the only way to

interrupt the application

/I : Ignore any changes to the current environment.

Options for 16-bit WINDOWS programs only

/SEPARATE Start in separate memory space (more robust)

/SHARED Start in shared memory space (default)