OK so i can boot from the Windows XP disk setup, but now... right after
pressing enter for setup; the computer decides to tell me that I have no hard
disks! So i freaked out and rebooted back from the HD to make sure the setup
program was lying, which it was. What is causing ...

I have a PC controlling a process. In case of a power failure the PC shuts
down and requires disk check at start up.
I would like to have a UPS to support the pC in case of a power failue - and
then have time to shut down in a normal fashion.

Hi I am trying to perform an unattended Win XP PRO SP2 install of a ghost
image.
I run setup manager and create my answer file. Put it in the sysprep folder
under C:\, run sysprep, then chose reseal, shutdown.

You can change My Documents by clicking its property and changing the Target
location.  But how can I make this automatically done so that every new user
will have his/her documents on a certain drive/partition without requiring
they do it manually (and the system will apply the ...

When I boot up I do not get my opening screen as my desktop. Instead I get a
System 32 screen. I then have to close this to reveal the desktop.

This may be a stupid question, but what version of NTFS is shipped with
Windows XP Pro? A friend says version 6....I dont think thats right...I think
version 5 but maybe im wrong :)
Any help please

Hi I need help for reformatting my computer and reinstalling windows xp...
How do i start?
1. I don't know how to format the drive
2. after formatting, how will the system read the installation disk (blank

I have a friend that is trying to upgrade from Windows 98SE to Windows XP
Home and a older HP Pavilion PC and he keeps getting errors.  I searched
Google to see if I could find some help, but there didn't seem to be much,
and there was nothing on the Microsoft support site.  Here ...

I am trying to install IIS (internet information service) on machines that
have Microsoft XP Service Pack2 on them.  IIS seems to install
with no problems.  I then try to open iisstart.asp, which is a how to for
IIS, from my Internet Explorer and I can not view the page.  I am ...

I have a base WindowsXP RIS image that I would like to slipstream SP2
into. After extracting SP2 and I run update /integrate:<path> I get an
error saying "Extracted packages cannot be integrated. The /integrate
switch must be used with the original software update package."

I am trying to boot a HP DL380 into Windows PE via RIS. It has a HP
NC7781 nic, which I think is a remasked Broadcom.
I have downloaded the SmartStart Toolkit.  I added a new flat image of
XP (Slipstreamed SP2) into existing RIS Server.

I made a fresh installation of Windows XP (without any SP) some time ago in
a computer with an Hyperthreading enabled Pentium IV motherboard just for
imaging purposes. However I had to clon this image to older systems with
similar chipset but with PIII. Before doing this, I changed ...

I want to make a distribution share from a Dell windows XP CD.
Just wondering if its possible to use the OEM BIOS activation method when
deploying windows from the distribution share.
Is this legal/possible to do it this way?. I tried using the OEM BIOS

I have a somewhat strange setup and am finding it difficult to clone.
I had Windows 98 and added Windows XP and Linux so now I have
disk 1:
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Hi, having installed Windows XP SP2 my USB modem v.92 56k no longer operates
at 45Kbps and I'm lucky if I can get 33Kbps. Rolling back to SP1a or before
solves
the problem. I'm using the most current drivers for my modem (Zoom 3090 mini).