I have tried to install xp after it crashed on me two days ago. I got as far
as fdisk and format. However everytime I go ito boot from the XP disk it
never goes into Windows.  It always loads what looks to be drivers then stops
it "windows Setup"  Setup is starting windows. .. ...

Rebuilding a system that had a motherboard replaced...trying to save all the
"C" files ....
The lastest bios (P19) sees the 200gb maxtor.   I put together a
slipstreamed XP/Home + SP2 and it will not boot into repair mode.  It sees a

We will be moving some of our users to a new domain we are creating.  The
users will be keeping their original user name.  How do we make sure the
user can keep the same profile on their workstation?  I have looked at the
"Copy profile" option but that seems to be for copying to ...

INTRO:
I am trying to do a repair installation of XP Pro from CD.  I have a single
SATA drive with a single NFTS partition on it and floppy and sinlge CD drive
(no card readers or other drives what-so-ever).  Text mode setup completes

This is like looking for a needle in a haystack

I was hoping to find a vendor that had a resonably priced HDTV DVR. I was
excited when I read at MS that Alienware had one. They do not. They are
still in the process of evaluating HDTV tuners. So I decided just to build
one. Can anyone point me to a list of HDTV tuners, Video Cards ...

I have upgraded Windows to XP (previously Win ME) a while ago and noticed in
disk management that there is an Healty (unknown partition) with a capacity
of 1.80GB and is 100% free. When i attempt to delete it prompts that it was
not created by Windows and that some data could be ...

Hi people,
I'm trying to run through the BDD Enterprise 2.0 and I have problems right
away.
Where do you find Windows PE 2004? I have spoken to a few customers that

After we sysprep and reimage the computers we have to set the wireless
network all over again. Is there a way of setting the wireless network using
sysprep? Ie, Network key, SSID.

Anyone know how to get a pebuild to make a , say 10 or 12 gb c:
(boot/system) drive? In my winnt.sif, no matter what I put in the
[Unattended]
       ExtendOemPartition=0

I have had trouble getting oobeinfo.ini to work.  There is very little
information on when it used.  After searching for a couple of days I
think I have it.
The oobeinfo.ini file is used to customize the Welcome Windows (OOBE)

Is there is a way change what the default drive letter is when booting
WinPE from a hard drive? Currently it boots as X:.  Is there some
setting in txtsetup.sif or winbom.ini or some other settings file which
would direct WinPE to boot as something other than X:?

All of my client are Win2kPro, I want to an unattended upgrade to them all
but no matter what I do the upgrade kicks off and then prompts me for the
stupid Key Code. If I do an unattended install ( winnt32.exe
/unattend:unatttend.txt) is does a complete install making each ...

I am upgrading winXP over win2000 using a CD (ie: while logged into win2000).
Can I put an answer file somewhere on the CD? What directory and what should
that file be named?
Thanks

I'm studying for the MCDST and just trying a few things on a laptop at home.
I'm trying to use the files and settings transfer wizard, then do a clean
installation of XP, and then transfer the files back on to the laptop. When I
get to the 'slect a transfer method' screen I ...