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October 27th, 2008 17:00
xp reinstall errors
while trying to do a clean reinstall xp home on my inspiron 6000 i keep getting errors that setup cannot copy file. my system is a inspiron 6000 with i g of ram, 80 g hd and 1.86 pentium m.
checked ram and hd with dell diagnostics all passed. used hitachi' drive fitness test (dft) and all is ok. tried windows memory test and all ok there.
used hitachi's dft and kill disk to erase hd and start from scratch.
put windows xp home cd in (xp home with service pack 3 oem that i purchased) and all looked good. formatted hd and stated to copy files. stopped over 15 times saying file cannot be loaded, enter for try again or esc to ship or f3 to cancel set up. not sure what is going on or what i can try. sometines hitting enter many time makes the install continue. there are some files that nothing goes on. so started from the beginning and the same errors. tried another xp home cd and the same results.
computer was running slow so i that is why i wanted to reinstall xp.
mombodog
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October 28th, 2008 00:00
Enter the bios and change the "Sata Operation" to "compatible"
Then follow this guide to install drivers correctly once you get XP installed
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?journalid=4ED81717490911DC84EB0DC67E2C6D57&docid=3690A8CC21FAF290E040A68F5B281A12
ziggy4954
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October 28th, 2008 15:00
my system is a inspiron 6000 with bios version A09. i have no option to make that change.
thanks
Larry R
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October 28th, 2008 15:00
Larry R
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October 28th, 2008 16:00
ziggy4954
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October 28th, 2008 16:00
ziggy4954
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October 28th, 2008 17:00
ran dell diagnostics and windows memory test. all passed. it is a new xp cd with service pack 3 which i purchased. checked for livestock in the drive. cleaned and blew out to chase bunnies out. maybe ust a new computer