Re: [OT]XP Help

["Neil Fuller" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just because it's stable under Win98 doesn't mean to say that it'll be
happy
running XP.

I had an old Abit Mobo that was rock solid running 95 and 98 - Stuck 2k on
it and it ran like frozen molasses and kept falling over :-(

I'm with Phil on this one - A new Mobo Proc and Memory can be had for just
over 100 squid.

If you decide to battle on, Good luck!

Neil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alancc" <alan.cc@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT]XP Help


> Just tried another CD that I know boots still no joy, the mobo is a P2
266,
> I wanted to use it as I know its stable it has been running Win 98 in
node
0
> for three years with no problems.
>
> Alancc
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 1:33 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT]XP Help
>
>
> >
> > > Just tried it again with the raid controler out of the PCI
> > > bus, still does it.
> > > I have nearly worn out the A drive with all these poxy
floppies.
> > > Is there another way to install XP on an old machine without
> > > using the boot floppies?
> >
> > Arse! That'll teach me to read more carefully - it hadn't
registered
that
> > you were running the install from boot floppies rather than
booting from
> the
> > CD drive. Sorry.
> >
> > I know it means spending money but wouldn't it just be easier to
change
> the
> > mobo or CD ROM? Is it definitely the mobo that won't boot from CD
ROM?
> What
> > motherboard / processor / memory do you have? Is the CD ROM a
bootable
> ATAPI
> > drive? (I have one IDE CD ROM drive that just isn't bootable from
no
> matter
> > what mobo you stick it on.) Maybe I might have something here in
the
parts
> > pile that would help?
> >
> > Phil
> >
>
>
>
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