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loading windows

Mar 9, 2004 11:40PM PST

I am trying to load windows. I have tried 2000, 2000 server, 2003 server, and windows xp pro. I have gotten as far as finish copying files and then something always happens. A file will be missing or something corrupted. Every time it is a different file. This is a home build and I know that windows has been run on this machine before. It is an ECS k7som+ mb with a duron 1.3 . No hardware has been changed in any way since windows was running the last time. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Re:loading windows
Mar 9, 2004 11:53PM PST

1. Is it "XP ready still."

2. When you say, "then something always happens", we wouldn't know what that is unless you give explicit details.

3. Since it's "home built", tell some more about the machine, for sure the wattage of the "power supply".

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Re:loading windows
Mar 9, 2004 11:55PM PST

Try the usual.

1. Shiny factory OS CD with no scratches.
2. New CDROM drive.
3. Drop the FSB from 133/266 down to 100/200 MHz.

Bob

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Re:Re:loading windows
Mar 10, 2004 12:07AM PST

Cant run the xp readiness test because there is no os on the pc.The cd is fine and there is a brand new cdrom. How do i go about changing the frontside bus speed. Thanks

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Re:loading windows
Mar 10, 2004 1:29AM PST

Here's my 2-cents ...

Try another cd drive as that's a very likely the source of your problem. Plus, clean the CDs themselves for a more capable install. If this doesn't work, make sure only the install CD drive is by itself on the IDE ch. and set as master and then retry. If none of this helps, then look into a bios update as a last resort. Because, if it continues to become iffy, then maybe the mtrbd. has a problem. Also, a weak power supply could also be an issue, try a "minmium" system build.

good luck -----Willy

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Re:Re:loading windows
Mar 10, 2004 2:07AM PST

All hardware is good and connected correctly. I am A+ certified but I am terrible with software. The harddrive is newly formatted with ntfs and has run 2k pro fine in the last week, but I tried to install 2k server and now the problem. Anybody ever had files missing when installing let me know. The disk is ok so it has to be something else. Please help thanks.

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Re:Re:Re:loading windows
Mar 10, 2004 3:11AM PST

Ya, just can't take anything for granted, you have to "prove" it works elsewhere.

I would get a win98 startup disk and boot it up. Using FDISK, remove any non-DOS partition. Now, activate the partition. Exit and reboot. Now format HD as win98 and allow it to become bootable as such. Reboot with HD to see if boots, *not* a full windows install just a plain bootable HD, it should only be a flashing C:> prompt. OK, now exit and verify under the bios, when rebooting to enter the bios to make the CD bootable 1st. Proceed with whatever OS, and if it asks to make NTSF, do so. Hopefully, this will install w/o glitches, if it does, well what can I tell ya. Something certainly isn't 100%, now swap whatever s/w or h/w to eliminate the source. Sad -----Willy

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Re:Re:Re:Re:loading windows
Mar 10, 2004 3:47AM PST

I deleted all partitions and made a primary dos partition and made it active. I then rebooted and formatted the drive. ( all with a 98se boot disk) I then rebooted and the setup started and began to copy files as usual then another message as usual -- The file uhcd.sys is corrupted setup cannot continue. It is always a different file. If you have more ideas i would appreciate it. Thanks