Installing XP problems

[FAT64]

Who said anything about running "setup.exe", in DOS mode you need to run "d:\i386\winnt.exe". Also, 64Mb is the minimum RAM required for XP, and I think the installation WILL fail anyway!

[Dee dee's lab]

Who said anything about running "setup.exe", in DOS mode you need to run "d:\i386\winnt.exe". Also, 64Mb is the minimum RAM required for XP, and I think the installation WILL fail anyway! 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i have used nlite to disable the memory checking. I also have one desktop with 32mb on it and i have installed xp os the other day. it is running smoothly and ok.

[boooggy]

r u kidding? xp runs smoothly on 32mb ram machine????? i have my xp nlited(180mb iso) and i run it on an athlon 64 machine with 1 gb ram and sometimes still runs slow......

Edited August 7, 2005 by boooggy

[Dee dee's lab]

r u kidding? xp runs smoothly on 32mb ram machine?????  i have my xp nlited(180mb iso) and i run it on an athlon 64 machine with 1 gb ram and sometimes still runs slow......

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yeah..'coz i didn't install anything on it..not even office. a start-up it is a little slow but once it is finish, i can open the internet very fast.

[Dee dee's lab]

pls....help

[trickytwista]

i suggest you get the xp boot floppys from microsoft, its either 5 or 6 floppys in total, that will sort it, make sure u get right 1 though, whether it be 4 xp home or xp pro, cheers here you go, you will see them half way down that page, http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994 they for a unbootable cdrom

Edited August 7, 2005 by trickytwista

[Dee dee's lab]

i suggest you get the xp boot floppys from microsoft, its either 5 or 6 floppys in total, that will sort it, make  sure u get right 1 though, whether it be 4 xp home or xp pro,  cheers              here you go, you will see them half way down that page,      http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994            they for a unbootable cdrom

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yeah...thanks i already downloaded the 6 floopies and i will try it now! give u gusy update if i installed xp or still not.

[Dee dee's lab]

where can i get the smartdrive?

[boooggy]

http://www.nexle.dk/daniel/win2000-32mb/

[FAT64]

You will only need "smartdrv.exe" if you boot from a Win98 floppy.

Have a look here ... http://freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml

Edited August 7, 2005 by FAT64

[dirtwarrior]

off topic so forgive me.

@ fat 64 I have software that says do I want to format to fat 64. I never heard of that is there using clusters of this size> What do you use for this cluster size?

[FAT64]

AFAIK there is no such thing as FAT64. The Table would be just too big! FAT32 isn't fully implemented as the Tables would be 16Gb (x2 because there is a backup FAT, so actually 32Gb, I think Windows only uses 19 bits of the possible maximum of 32.

[Dee dee's lab]

i cannot load my smartdrive..it gives me error on himem.sys. and i tried to continue installing windos but it takes more than 8 hrs just to copy installation files on my hard disk..how long it will reallt take?24 hrs installation?

[Dee dee's lab]

how to use smartdrive? during boot from floppy disk i should run smartdrive of what...i don't understand..maybe you'll think i'm the most stupid person in this forum but i really need some giudes...

[Dee dee's lab]

i'm getting crazy...i downloaded boot disks from free pc tech and i don't know what's wrong...everytime i do self extraction..i have fatal exeptions error....what to do?