Putty Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I have a older 1ghz Dell laptop that needs formatted and XP reinstalled. Here's the issue. When it boots it tells me there is a missing file in windows\sys32.....blah. It stops there and says I can repair with oem disc. I placed an XP disc in, but the sob won't boot from it....Yes, I selected the rom as the first boot device. It just won't read from the CD....Therefore, I can't get to repair it...I can't get to where I XP setup allows me to partition it.. How can I get to where I can boot to something..anything that will allow me to format and reinstall....no floppy option either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Do you know for sure the cd-rom drive works? Have you tried a BartPE or Linux Live CD? Try an external USB cd-rom drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 The oldest XP cd I have, which is even before SP1, will not boot on it's own. It needs these boot FLOPPYS that you have to download from Microshaft. I am not saying this is the problem, but how old is the XP cd you are using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I was unaware booting from a CD required anything other then bios support. Since I've booted from some old ass drives along time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Do you know for sure the cd-rom drive works? I hear it spin...that is all....no, not for sure. Have you tried a BartPE or Linux Live CD? Nope...should I?? Try an external USB cd-rom drive? Don't have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 The oldest XP cd I have, which is even before SP1, will not boot on it's own. It needs these boot FLOPPYS that you have to download from Microshaft. I am not saying this is the problem, but how old is the XP cd you are using? One with no SPs.....so probably the one you are talking about....Maybe SP1....not sure. I moved on to Vista...so I had to dig deep to find my XP CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 One with no SPs.....so probably the one you are talking about....Maybe SP1....not sure. I moved on to Vista...so I had to dig deep to find my XP CDs. Well, here is the utility then. I suppose its worth a shot... http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=55820EDB-5039-4955-BCB7-4FED408EA73F&displaylang=en But if I were you I would [cross]go download[/cross] purchase a new XP CD before going through that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 The oldest XP cd I have, which is even before SP1, will not boot on it's own. It needs these boot FLOPPYS that you have to download from Microshaft. I am not saying this is the problem, but how old is the XP cd you are using? You might be the dumbest person ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 You might be the dumbest person ever. ...and you plainly have no idea what you are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODoyle Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Why do people always fuck with pat? He's trying to help and he is right if his disk is pre SP1 I guess what I'm trying to say is..Kenny get a life or go fall off your motorcycle and land under an 18 wheeler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 ...and you plainly have no idea what you are talking about. Right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Why do people always fuck with pat? He's trying to help and he is right if his disk is pre SP1 I guess what I'm trying to say is..Kenny get a life or go fall off your motorcycle and land under an 18 wheeler. Big words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Well, here is the utility then. I suppose its worth a shot... http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=55820EDB-5039-4955-BCB7-4FED408EA73F&displaylang=en But if I were you I would [cross]go download[/cross] purchase a new XP CD before going through that shit. Nice...thanks for that....I just found a device here at world that I can remove a laptop HD and connect to it. Then plug into USB...some sort of adapter....Brought the drive up on my PC as a local E:\....I quick formatted the sob...Now i gotta put back in PC and hope I can get it to boot to disc or get a new damn CD. Thank you all for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODoyle Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Big words. From a big man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Nice...thanks for that....I just found a device here at world that I can remove a laptop HD and connect to it. Then plug into USB...some sort of adapter....Brought the drive up on my PC as a local E:\....I quick formatted the sob...Now i gotta put back in PC and hope I can get it to boot to disc or get a new damn CD. Thank you all for the help. Another thing, if you are trying to keep everything legal, is install windows with a pirate CD, then use the phone activation. Its kind of a pain in the ass to type in all those text fields, but it doesn't take very long. Its also pretty much no questions asked. As long as you have a license sticker somewhere, the generally look the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 From a big man. I take it you wear the pants, not shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Kenny again is wrong and Pat is right. Putty do you have a legal CD key for xp? If so go find this on your favorite illegalz software website " windows xp 9 in 1 cd ". It has partition magic on it. You can boot the cd and run the partition software before running windows install. Just make sure you install the right version for the CD key you have. This is a very good cd to keep around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 My pre SP1 disk boots fine, but I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 My pre SP1 disk boots fine, but I'm wrong. If it was not burned using a tool that allows auto boot it will not work. BIOS settings don't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 If it was not burned using a tool that allows auto boot it will not work. BIOS settings don't matter. No shit smart guy, hence me calling him a dipshit. Welcome to my first post in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 No shit smart guy, hence me calling him a dipshit. Welcome to my first post in this thread. Alright so the legal copy of Win XP win no installed service packs is a "defect" since it won't boot in any of my computers. Also my legal copy of Win2k pro does same thing. Don't go around saying people are wrong when you are not 100% sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 The oldest XP cd I have, which is even before SP1, will not boot on it's own. It needs these boot FLOPPYS that you have to download from Microshaft. I am not saying this is the problem, but how old is the XP cd you are using? incorrect. I have a copy of the first build that was released and it is a bootable copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 incorrect. I have a copy of the first build that was released and it is a bootable copy. I didn't say they all didn't work. I have a very early copy, as well as a beta cd (not that that means anything) that both require these disks. Of the two, only the beta CD is burnt. I also have an early copy that works just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 incorrect. I have a copy of the first build that was released and it is a bootable copy. Ditto. As well as a non-legal one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Alright so the legal copy of Win XP win no installed service packs is a "defect" since it won't boot in any of my computers. Also my legal copy of Win2k pro does same thing. Don't go around saying people are wrong when you are not 100% sure. When 99.9% of the disks are bootable... it's user error. Don't cry to me your e-lover is a r-tard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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