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Can't install Windows XP ?

Feb 6, 2011 5:55PM PST

I formated my system driver C:, then I set up BIOS to boot from CD Rom fortunely, I have a big problem here is that when I use CD source Windows XP it did not run and warned "NTLDR is missing, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart". But when I used Hiren's Boot CD, it ran. Can you please show me how to deal with this problem? I am looking forward to your answers. Thankyou very much.

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Re: cd
Feb 6, 2011 6:34PM PST

If it boots from the Hiren's boot cd and it doesn't boot from the Windows XP boot cd, there are 3 options:
1. The CD isn't bootable. Try on another PC.
2. This CD isn't perfect. Burn a copy and try that.
3. Your CD drive is getting old. Try a new one.
With a new drive it should boot from a bootable CD that is in good condition.

Kees

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Feb 6, 2011 7:57PM PST

Thanks for your answer. I greatly appreciate it. I tried to follow the ways you showed. I have just installed it on another PC, it ran very well. But I installed it on the laptop HP540 that I want to install Window XP. Can you please show me again and help me to find out the ways to solve it? Thank you again.

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Re: install XP
Feb 6, 2011 8:13PM PST

So the CD is bootable. That's fine and good to know. That leaves option #2 and #3.

Of course you know that you need another license code for the laptop. If you don't have any that is accepted, Microsoft might be willing to sell you a new one (I'm not sere of that, however, because they don't sell the OS anymore). But that's only an issue for later, once the basic install worked.

Kees

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Feb 7, 2011 10:17AM PST

thank you for your help. However,when I set up my laptop, it warned that" the error code is 1024, it cannot setup continue". Please, help me find the reasons caused it and show me the ways to solve it. thank you.

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Is the error this one?
Feb 14, 2011 3:37AM PST

Hardware error 1024 - contact your equipment vendor

While the HP540 laptop has been known to run XP, this error is known to happen if you use some XP CD from other PCs.
Bob

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Sounds like CD is not bootable.
Feb 24, 2011 6:22AM PST

NTLDR is the boot loader file, it's looking for the operating system on the hard drive, since you formatted C:\ .. it does not have NTLDR. It sounds like the Windows XP CD is not bootable. Your BIOS is not reading the CD at startup and is moving onto the hard drive, which I assume is the second boot device.

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CD problem
Feb 24, 2011 5:55PM PST

You faced cd problem, please try new Windows XP setup CD.

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CD error
Apr 13, 2011 5:29PM PDT

I think it may be the problem of CD data. Sometimes corrupted CDs show some kind of fatal error like in your case. If you use fresh same CD,then it might work properly.