nLite XP install looping

[LeCoop]

I have a Sony VAIO AR21s and was trying to attempt clean reload of XP without all the Sony guff, prior to upgrade to Vista Ultimate.

Created a boot disk using nLite to include RAID driver necessary for XP to recognise Hard drive with SATA connection

All goes well until hard drive is formatted & XP files installed, then XP reboots m/c ...perfectly normal up to that point, except that XP then begins to reinstall from scratch.

I can't get it out of this loop ...any ideas?

Also, have reformatted hard-drive as part of setup and now my original Sony Recovery disc will not recognise hard drive to reload original configuration.

have also tried to load Vista, but activation key won't allow it to work until I have a valid XP system installed.

[johnhc]

LeCoop,

Did you Disable the nLite Option-General 'Press any key..' Boot message?

Enjoy, John.

[LeCoop]

No, I didn't disable this feature, thought it would prevent initial boot sequence

Will recreate disc on another PC & give it a try, thanks for the tip & will let you know how I get on

Cheers

[johnhc]

LeCoop,

This option has been discussed in this forum. As I remember the problem is that during install, the machine will keep booting from the CD unless you yank the CD or go into the BIOS on the first reboot and change the boot order. Have you nLited your source more than once? You should always start with a fresh copy of the original CD's files/folders.

Enjoy, John.