windows xp installation problems

Linbox

Delete all partitions

Boot with LiveCD
1. Start GParted and wait for disks to be recognised.
2. Find your hard disk via drop down disk box top right.
It'll show your disk partitions one will be coloured a another part of the same disk will be gray (partition = subsection of the physical disk that acts like a sepurate disk so you can have upto 4 partitions- 2 normal & 2 extended).
3. Highlight any partitions one at a time then click delete on each one.
4. click edit, apply all operations.
5. Next - Device, create partition table.

reboot and remove cd

System has no recognisable operating system. Dont worry, the next bit will fix this [:)]

Reinstall both operating systems

Reboot with Live cd

Goto Gparted

1. Make 1 partition roughly half the size of the disk.
2. format partition as FAT32
3. dont wory about the rest of the disk, linux will see it automatically.
4. reboot computer with XP disk
XP will now see the fat 32 partition (any operating system will see a fat 32 partition)
5. Install XP to that partition and if you want access to big files of 4G and over use NTFS ( you can reformat fat 32 later if you want its not imperative to do at this point)
Windows automatically asks you to format the space its being installed on
6. Reboot once installed to prove that windows is working. (make sure its working as expected)
Once you are happy that windows is ok - remember no additional drivers/programs will be installed at this point.
7. reboot with live cd and install using the GUIDED option this should install to the unallocated space.
8. once finished, upon bootup you should see the grub menu with linux and windows options; that allow you to start/boot into either ubuntu or windows.

You can now set up windows as required, install programs drivers etc. Ubuntu will already have drivers installed or ready for you to install and of course loads of programs come pre installed.




HTH

vixen1500

Just to say thanks for the info.

I at last got the chance to do as you said yesterday (it not being my own computer)

And now back and running with Windows XP - BRILLIANT :j:j:j

Linbox wrote: »

Delete all partitions

Boot with LiveCD
1. Start GParted and wait for disks to be recognised.
2. Find your hard disk via drop down disk box top right.
It'll show your disk partitions one will be coloured a another part of the same disk will be gray (partition = subsection of the physical disk that acts like a sepurate disk so you can have upto 4 partitions- 2 normal & 2 extended).
3. Highlight any partitions one at a time then click delete on each one.
4. click edit, apply all operations.
5. Next - Device, create partition table.

reboot and remove cd

System has no recognisable operating system. Dont worry, the next bit will fix this [:)]

Reinstall both operating systems

Reboot with Live cd

Goto Gparted

1. Make 1 partition roughly half the size of the disk.
2. format partition as FAT32
3. dont wory about the rest of the disk, linux will see it automatically.
4. reboot computer with XP disk
XP will now see the fat 32 partition (any operating system will see a fat 32 partition)
5. Install XP to that partition and if you want access to big files of 4G and over use NTFS ( you can reformat fat 32 later if you want its not imperative to do at this point)
Windows automatically asks you to format the space its being installed on
6. Reboot once installed to prove that windows is working. (make sure its working as expected)
Once you are happy that windows is ok - remember no additional drivers/programs will be installed at this point.
7. reboot with live cd and install using the GUIDED option this should install to the unallocated space.
8. once finished, upon bootup you should see the grub menu with linux and windows options; that allow you to start/boot into either ubuntu or windows.

You can now set up windows as required, install programs drivers etc. Ubuntu will already have drivers installed or ready for you to install and of course loads of programs come pre installed.




HTH

Linbox

:jGlad I could be of help. :T

asbokid

vixen1500 wrote: »

And now back and running with Windows XP - BRILLIANT

I call that a tragedy! Oh well, whatever floats your boat.

HO87

And the reason for formatting the drive in FAT32?

Edit - Ah, all becomes clear.

vixen1500

Not sure why you said that - At least now all my programmes are now working.

asbokid wrote: »

I call that a tragedy! Oh well, whatever floats your boat.

vixen1500

I have no idea what FAT32, 64 or the NTFS is all about. So could not answer that question.

Maybe someone that does could explain for me.

All I now is that we had a computer that would not boot up and is now fully functioning again. So I am HAPPY!! :j:j:j

HO87 wrote: »

And the reason for formatting the drive in FAT32?

Edit - Ah, all becomes clear.