Re: [OT] More XP issues

[Darren Thrower <dlt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've always had too many problems installing operating systems on top of
another one - whether it be the same OS or an upgrade.
Best bet would be to put the hard drive into another pc as a slave, copy
off what you want/need then format it and start again.

HTH

Darren

White, Peter wrote:

>Tried that, and all the other various modes, but no good :-(
>
>I've got a serial mouse somewhere, but no idea where.
>
>   _____
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>From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 12 February 2005 15:21
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] More XP issues
>
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>Does the same thing happen if you go into safe mode (if you can)? You
may be
>able to squeeze past the problem?
>
>Paul.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: White, Peter [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 12 February 2005 13:23
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] More XP issues
>
>
>So, my music server is now in dire need of fixing.
>
>After losing the ability to download anything via IE, and to update any
>files (even though they are not protected), I decided to re-install XP
Pro
>over the top (this was after doing a full virus scan, mal-ware etc). 
All
>goes well, until I get a message saying
>
>"The s/w you are installing for this hardware:
>
>Intel 82915G Express Chipset Family
>
>Has not passed Window's logo testing, blah blah blah...
>
>Of course, at this point the lights on my USB keyboard and mouse have
just
>gone out, so I've got no way of pressing Yes or No.  No ps/2 ports on
the
>PC, just USB (which were working during the set up, until the error
message
>came up).
>
>The only thing I can do is power off, but when it eventually recovers
>exactly the same thing happens.
>
>Any ideas, before I nuke the whole thing?
>
>
>Pete
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