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Loading WinXP Home on Gateway GP7-500 with no OS

Mar 5, 2004 10:48PM PST

I need help loading Windows XP home on a surplus box I bought recently. The computer is a Gateway GP7-500 with no OS on it. I was able to boot it with a Win 98se boot disk. I could not get my bootable WinXP OS disk to completely load. I am currently at the A:> prompt and am stuck.

Steps I have taken:
1. Booted, started, got to A:>
2. entered format C:
3. formatted entire HD
4. went to BIOS
5. changed boot device 1 to CD
6. put WinXP home bootable cd into cd (note: this disk has successfully allowed me to load OS on 2 other boxes)
7. It recognized the disk and began the process of loading the OS
8. IT BOMBED. Error as follows:File\i386\ntkrnlmp.exe could not be loaded.The error code is 7.
9. Went back to bios and defaulted boot disk to removable which I assume is the floppy because that was the original default
10. Put boot floppy back in
11. <cont> <alt> <del>
12. A:> Where I am at now

Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!!!

Here is the link to Gateway to see what the original configuration was on the box. I am using my own mouse, keyboard, and monitor.

http://support.gateway.com/support/srt/docs.asp?sn=0014646214

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Re:Loading WinXP Home on Gateway GP7-500 with no OS
Mar 5, 2004 11:09PM PST
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Re:Re:Loading WinXP Home on Gateway GP7-500 with no OS
Mar 5, 2004 11:25PM PST

I thought a PIII 500 could handle XP. The cd got scratched a while back. I wonder if that could be part of the problem. It has worked fine up to this point. Of course I have loaded it on 2 systems with AMD 1gb+ processors.

This box was purchased as surplus to be used by my 8 year old son.

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CD got scratched.
Mar 6, 2004 12:23AM PST
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MSKB notes a possible RAM/Bios issue here>>>>
Mar 6, 2004 2:24AM PST
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Gateway GP7-500
Apr 13, 2009 2:05AM PDT

I have loaded Win XP pro no problem. Although I did change the CD Rom to DVD RW. I booted from the DVD RW for install. When install completed. I reset the bio"s to boot to hard drive rather than the Removable. In fact, I am using it to send this note. The memory is maxed [384 Mb]. Using a Nividia FX 5200 Card. 40 Gig Hard drive. I am currently looking for MoBo drivers. Gateway sold this division to to someone and they went under. MBT. Still looking...It"s Alive...

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Looking great.
Apr 13, 2009 2:11AM PDT

To get 5 years from when this was posted to what you say now is great.

If you want to find CHIPSET drivers, you should make a new post and tell what chipset you think it has. Here's 2 titles for you to google with.

1. EVEREST
2. BELARC ADVISOR