Jordan:
Read, and then re:read, the instructions furnished to you by Harry Ohrn. You
couldn't ask for a better and more clearer response to your problem. You
were fortunate to have his response. You do not need a Win98 startup floppy
disk (DOS boot floppy) to achieve your objective. Follow Harry's
instructions step-by-step and, assuming no hardware problems, I'm sure
you'll be able to install a viable copy of the XP operating system.
Anna


> "Jordan" <Jordan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6016E968-4AFA-49CD-A746-0C3A04FBCFFF@microsoft.com...
>> UPDATE:
>> I tried Andrew E's method of reformating and then partitioning. It didn't
>> work. I am unsure about what Talahasee and Harry Ohrn are speaking of. If
>> you
>> guys could go in depth a little more, I would be able to follow it. I
>> think
>> there may be some confusion. I'm trying to install Windows XP, not 98.
>> Sorry,
>> I'm not to good with this whole setup thing.
>>
>> Basically, I'm frustrated, and I don't know what to do. It always takes
>> me
>> back to the same screens, and its getting really frustrating. I found a
>> Windows XP guide to installing. Basically, I can get to the END of step
>> THREE, and then it starts over with Step Three. Here is the link to the
>> guide, so you can see exactly what I see EVERYTIME:
>> http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_xp_pro.htm
>>
>> If anybody has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate them, because
>> I
>> am at a complete loss right now. Thanks for everybody's help so far! Its
>> so
>> frustrating getting this stuff running, but once I do, it will be worth
>> it.
>>
>>> Hey Everybody,
>>> I've built a new computer, and I've got all of my hardware installed
>>> correctly, and everything seems to be running fine, except for the fact
>>> that
>>> I can't install an operating system. Whenever I partition the space to
>>> install Windows, the disc copies all of the files into the right
>>> directories,
>>> and then says that it needs to restart to continue setting up. So the
>>> computer restarts, and then it goes RIGHT BACK to the screen asking me
>>> which
>>> portions to partition. It shows the one that I did earlier, but I can't
>>> do
>>> anything with it but delete it. THere is no recovery or anything.
>>>
>>> -I have tried multiple variations of the boot orders
>>> -I have left the entire thing unpartitioned when installing windows and
>>> it
>>> still did the same error.
>>> -I have tried mulitple variations of sizes when partitioning space
>>> -I have entered into the bios, and changed my HD to Large
>>> -I have checked to make sure the cables dealing with slave/master are
>>> correct
>>>
>>> Here is what happens when I try to run it without the CD after
>>> partitioning
>>> the space: It doesn't boot, and it asks me to put the boot cd in the
>>> drive. I
>>> have formatted using FAT and NTFC or whatever its called.
>>>
>>> I have an ABIT AN8 Motherboard with an AMD3700+ with 1 gig of ram.
>>>
>>> Can anybody help me?


"Jordan" <Jordan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> OK - Here is an update on the situation. By the way, I appreciate
> everybody who has helped me out so far. I really really appreciate it! I'm
> going to get the windows 98 boot disc from that website. I don't
> understand why I need this because I am installing Windows XP. However,
> I'll try anything right now! I will post the results of everyone's
> suggestions in the next hour. Thanks again for everyone's support!


"Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
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> Are you certain that you have a partition created that will hold XP? You
> may wish to start over again with a clean slate. You can use the XP CD's
> Recovery Console to do this. First ensure the Hard drive is connected to
> the Primary Controller cable and the jumper is set as Master. For the
> purpose of troubleshooting don't connect anything else on the Primary
> Controller cable just the hard drive you want to install XP on. Connect
> your CD-Rom device on the Secondary Controller cable. When installing XP
> you should ensure you do not have any USB storage devices connected (like
> USB drives) or memory cards, including printers or cameras connected.
> These can be interpreted by the XP installer as "C" drive and an attempt
> will be made to install there. Sometimes a barebones install is advisable.
> You only need to have one hard drive, one CD-Rom device, mouse, keyboard
> and monitor connected to install XP.
>
> Providing all is connected properly you should boot the XP CD. At the
> first screen it stops on you should be asked if you want to Setup XP or
> use the Recovery Console to do a repair - Press "r" to access the Recovery
> Console. It will come to a command prompt. At the command prompt type the
> following and press Enter key:
>
> DISKPART
>
> This will give you a screen that shows your current partitions. Delete all
> the partitions you see there. This will only take a second. Do not worry
> about creating partitions. Leave the XP CD in the drive and at the command
> prompt type the following and press Enter Key to reboot:
>
> EXIT
>
> The computer should restart. Press a key when prompted to boot the CD. The
> XP installer should see a blank, unpartitioned hard drive and begin it's
> identification and setup process. Continue on using the tutorial you've
> found. At the end of Step Three the system reboots. Do not press any key
> when prompted by the message "press any key to boot cd..." The message
> will disappear in a few seconds and you should see the graphical display
> as in Step Four of the guide.
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\\User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp