this is an ongoing issue...
i plug the usb floppy with the raid or ahci drivers, load them up, select
the partition and format it... when it starts to load files it ask for the
floppy again.. and for some reason it wont see it...

Re article : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894950/
Whenever you have to reinstall XP its a pain to go through all the steps to
get to SP2. I found this article interesting but I cannot seem to make the
disk image bootable. I used (as per instructions) bbie.exe and extracted the

I just got a thinkpad T61 with Vista.  Still have not moved from XP so I
want to deploy my standard RIS image on this unit, but don't want to loose
the hidden partition on the Thinkpad that holds some Rescue and Recovery
programs and info, etc.  Will RIS destroy this hidden ...

Windows XP setup does not show correct partition sizes or unallocated
space. I have multiple partitions and I am trying to repair an XP Pro
installation. All setup shows is one partition that is labeled “Unknown” and
is 131072mb in size. The total drive size is 500gb. Why doesn’t ...

is it possible to do this while still saving the data and settings ,i mean
keeping the computer the same and just replacing xp to 2000?
if so , how can i do this?

I’m in the process of creating a Dell workstation Image for rolling out to my
network/domain and have the workstation just as I want it.  I have installed
the apps, created a default profile and copied it to All users.  I use
Symantec Ghost to Copy the Image and to roll it out.   ...

Does anyone know of an easy way to copy user profiles on Windows XP for a
domain migration?  I about ready to migrate all my users into a new domain.

I currently have XP installed on a very old computer. I now want to install
it on a less old computer (refurbished Dell with no O/S). I understand that  
there is no way to deactivate XP (which is what I really want), and that
automatic Internet activation will fail, and I will ...

Due to a processor breakdown, I had to change the processor and the
motherboard in my PC. The old version of XP (OEM) had the opinion my
configuration had changed too much, so I had to buy a new licence. So I did.
Another OEM version.

Hi:
I have some old .exe files that were developed during the
MS-DOS era.
I have run them in a Windows 95 system and everything was ok then. However

When I take an image of my Windows Machines when it gets uploaded to my WDS
server it creates two .wim files for a single image. Does anyone know what
causes this? When I go to image a workstation and get to the list of
available install images on my WDS server, everything is ...

I have a sony laptop that came with a pre-installed copy of WinXP Home
Edition - obviously, an OEM license.
I would now like to upgrade the OS to WinXP Professional and need to know if
I can simply purchase a retail upgrade package for WinXP Professional, or if

Greetings.  I would like to upgrade from ME to XP Home Edition.  I satisfy
all the system requirements, but don't know if I need the upgrade version or
complete version.  Also, is SP2 standard with both versions and is it
necessary?  I've read a ton of posts and I'm still ...

My external hard drive is not recognized at boot up and included in the
listing of my computer.
It is only after I turned the external hard drive off and then on that
anything happens. First autoplay runs and then after closing autoplay Windows

can i follow these instructions to wipe my hard drive and upgrade from my
current 32bit edition of xp pro to a 64 bit edition of xp pro.
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm
i normally wouldn't ask such a simple question but i haven't installed my