paddymitch
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reformatted hd to ntfs now all i get is a black screen any help appreciated guys
reformat
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Have you installed an OS ?
When the machine is booting you will see an option to enter the setup (BIOS) press the key it says (DEL or F2 etc).
Once in the BIOS look for the page with the drive selection on and if you are installing from floppy make sure that is the first selection if installing from CD make that the first selection.
Once in the BIOS look for the page with the drive selection on and if you are installing from floppy make sure that is the first selection if installing from CD make that the first selection.
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try this first
Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. press del or f2 go into bios and change first boot to cd..
Insert your Windows XP compact disc (CD) into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer.
(You can also boot with a Windows 98/Me Startup disk with CD support and run WINNT.EXE in the I386 folder on the CD)
When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.
When you see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is displayed. Do not select this option.
On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. (if this option is there then files are missing)
Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press the R key to repair Windows XP. (if there is no current installation then press enter.)
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.
Configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive. press del or f2 go into bios and change first boot to cd..
Insert your Windows XP compact disc (CD) into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer.
(You can also boot with a Windows 98/Me Startup disk with CD support and run WINNT.EXE in the I386 folder on the CD)
When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.
When you see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is displayed. Do not select this option.
On the Windows XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement. (if this option is there then files are missing)
Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press the R key to repair Windows XP. (if there is no current installation then press enter.)
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.
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