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sameer0807
11-05-2004, 02:47 AM
Hello,

Today i bought a New PC. It didn't have any OS installed so when i try putting the WinXP disk it doesn't work. It asks me for a boot floopy or somethin. I have my other PC Boot Disk so Inserted it. This is what is says:

Searchin for Boot Record from Floopy............OK

Remove disks or other media.
Press any Key to restart.

When i press any key...the PC doesn't restart. What's happening here?? How do i install a OS on my new Pc?

Please advice!

Thnx for ur time,
Cheers :-)
S!X
11-05-2004, 02:51 AM
Well if u want to install Xp just boot it up off the disk
sameer0807
11-05-2004, 02:58 AM
Well if u want to install Xp just boot it up off the disk

I tried doing that....but i get this message:

Searchin for Boot Record from CD/DVD-0.........NOT FOUND
tesco
11-05-2004, 03:00 AM
go into the bios.

1. is the cd drive detected?
2. is it in the boot order? also make sure it is first on the list.
peat moss
11-05-2004, 03:01 AM
I tried doing that....but i get this message:

Searchin for Boot Record from CD/DVD-0.........NOT FOUND


Got in in the right drive?
sameer0807
11-05-2004, 03:19 AM
I don't know but nothing seems to be working.....

I checked bios...CD drive is there...also it's on #1.

This PC has only 1 CD drive so i guess I'm in da right drive!
tesco
11-05-2004, 03:25 AM
the cd IS bootable, right?
sameer0807
11-05-2004, 03:32 AM
I lost da Actual winxp disk so I downloaded winxp-Pro Corp-sp2 edition and tried booting with that disk……I also tried booting with original System Recovery disk…but nothing seemed to work!
sameer0807
11-05-2004, 08:46 AM
the cd IS bootable, right?

ya dat was it. The CD that i was trying to install Winxp was not bootable....I got another CD which is bootable, did the job for me.

thnx for da help!!

Cheers :-)
tesco
11-05-2004, 03:50 PM
Congrats getting it working.
orcutt989
11-05-2004, 08:40 PM
Congratulations, is it possible to make the xp you download bootable?
sameer0807
11-05-2004, 09:07 PM
Congratulations, is it possible to make the xp you download bootable?

not sure abt that......I downloaded winxp pro, it said in the description that this is a bootable CD. So I just burnt it on da CD and worked like a charm!


peace