Re: success with instalation of Windows XP to new drive
- From: Jim Bauer <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:32:51 -0600
Could someone send me a copy of the instructions?
holdsworthfan@xxxxxx
I must have missed that particular post. *grin*
Cheers, Jim
Web Site: http://jbauer.port5.com
Original message
from: "Jack Lowe" <akronjack1982@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: success with instalation of Windows XP to new drive
date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:07:30 -0500
>Hi Ray,
>
>Glad to hear that it all worked so well for you. Allow me to share one
>thing with you that I forgot to include before.
>If your bias settings are correct, you should be able to run the setup
>without removing the floppy disc. The bias settings should see your CD ROM
>first, your hard drive second, and your floppy drive third. Let me tell you
>how I do the install. First, I snap the floppy into the computer. Then I
>put the windows XP disc into the drive. Once it's in, I hold in the power
>button until it shuts off.
>Now, I start up the computer. At this point, I keep tapping the space bar
>to start the install of windows xp. What this does is OK the beginning of
>the installation. If someone could see the screen, they'd just hit the
>space bar when it came up. But since I can't, I have to keep tapping it
>until I hear the CD start to spin up at a high rate of speed.
>At this point, it looks to the floppy drive for the installation
>instructions. If everything is installed in the .sif file, it should run
>straight through as you found out. But if your way is most comfortable for
>you then stay with it.
>I'm glad that it worked out so well for you. Jack
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ray Foret Jr." <rforetjr@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "JFW List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:00 PM
>Subject: success with instalation of Windows XP to new drive
>
>
>> As you can see, I am here to report success!!! my thanks to Jack and all
>> other people on this list who helped with this issue. Some things I'd
>> like
>> to point out.
>>
>> 1. It is of utmost importance that one follow the instructions provided
>> in
>> the kit to the letter. The tasks of filling in the information for the
>> nd winnt.sif and then saving the changes and renaming the file and then
>> moving it along with the winnt.bat file require nothing more than simple
>> Windows skills.
>>
>> 2. With my setup, I found I had to do the following:
>>
>> a. after inserting the brand new drive with the Windows XP install
>> disk
>> in the CD drive, I had to temporarily remove the floppy disk.
>>
>> b. I then turned on the computer and kept pressing the F 12 key until
>> I
>> heard a change in the system's behavior.
>> c. I then pressed the down arrow key 4 times then pressed enter.
>>
>> d. Then, the CD began to grab. At that moment, I quickly shoved the
>> floppy disk back in the drive.
>> 3. The system went to restart a couple of times. At each time, it was
>> necessary to remove the floppy till the CD spun up again then re insert
>> it.
>> I don't know why this is but it seemed to be the way I had to do it.
>>
>> 4. upon the second restart, the music came up and I was able to invoke
>> Narrator and finished the process.
>>
>> I'm back on my old drive, however. This is not because something has
>> gone wrong; it hasn't. It's just that the drive is now at the point where
>> I
>> want it. IF I put it back in and started up, I wait only 20 seconds or so
>> and I'm at my new desk top. So, why wait? I'm waiting for my JAWS 6
>> disks
>> to come in and that way I won't have to bother with the quella at all. I
>> can then make a slave dive out of this one and back all my .dbx and .wwab
>> files to my new Outlook Express and install my AVG ETC.
>>
>> Again, my thanks especially to Jack, who proved himself to be very much
>> a help in this regard. I just thought that, what with all this talk of
>> late
>> of how much help is too much and how to give it, y'all might like to read
>> a
>> short success story for once. Again, thanks.
>>
>> Sincerely Yours,
>>
>> The Constantly BAREFOOTED
>> Ray
>>
>> Home Phone And Fax: (985)853-0139
>> E-mail and Windows Messenger:
>> rforetjr@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>> God Bless President George W Bush
>> God Bless America
>> And God Bless Our Troops
>>
>>
>>
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