Screen goes black after copying files

[Novek]

Hello i'm trying to install windows xp on my old pc but when it finishes copying files and reboots the screen goes black

[Nokiamies]

Could you be more clear. What specs pc got? What point it blackscreen, after bios or after windows xp splash screen? Does hdd click when does?

[Novek]

7 hours ago, Mr.Scienceman2000 said:

Could you be more clear. What specs pc got? What point it blackscreen, after bios or after windows xp splash screen? Does hdd click when does?

CPU: Intel Pentium E5800

GPU: Integrated Intel Graphics

RAM: 2 GB

it went black after the bios and there is no hdd activity

Edited September 6, 2021 by Novek

[Nokiamies]

36 minutes ago, Novek said:

CPU: Intel Pentium

GPU: Integrated Intel Graphics

Original Pentium from 1990s or newer 64bit one. Well jokes aside could you you give other specs like model

37 minutes ago, Novek said:

it went black after the bios and there is no hdd activity

tried boot from boot menu to hdd and made sure hdd is on boot list?

[RainyShadow]

Sounds like the bootloader is borked.

It may have also never been written to the disk if there is protection enabled in the BIOS settings.

[Novek]

1 hour ago, Mr.Scienceman2000 said:

Original Pentium from 1990s or newer 64bit one. Well jokes aside could you you give other specs like model

HP 500B MT

Intel Pentium E5800

1 hour ago, RainyShadow said:

It may have also never been written to the disk if there is protection enabled in the BIOS settings.

I went back to windows 7 and went to the xp partition and there is only a windows folder

[RainyShadow]

37 minutes ago, Novek said:

I went back to windows 7 and went to the xp partition and there is only a windows folder

So, it didn't actually finish copying files. Writing the bootloader comes after that.

Did the installer ask you to press a key to reboot (while also counting down for automatic reboot)? I guess it didn't.

 

Since you have another working Windows there, you can just use WinNTSetup to install XP.

[Novek]

15 minutes ago, RainyShadow said:

Did the installer ask you to press a key to reboot (while also counting down for automatic reboot)?

i dont remember

[RainyShadow]

5 hours ago, Novek said:

i dont remember

OK

[kwisomialbert]

Hi

Problem of boot because u installed xp after Seven

insert win 7 cd.... Repair startup...it will find Seven and xp entries...

Restart ... choose xp ...when xp loads, insert your usb flash or xp cd to continue the installation

I do like that always