I know the disk is valid because this is the original XP disk I have all the paperwork etc Now I am not a computer wiz but I know the basics. I have searched for a few hours and tried to resolve the problem but can not. What can I do now? I need to get XP back on here because instant shut downs every 2 hrs is messing things up for me.
Any help is appreciated, or possible solutions. Wednesday, March 3, AM. I cross posted this on another forum and I thought this info below might help. Also referenced in this MS BB article - the regedit that is. PeteC ,. I have no third-party burning programs installed, only windows default burner. EXE SP2 needed.. Take a look here before you do anything else and see if any of these KB articles are relevant Sorry - brain not in gear this evening As the CD drive will not read at present SFC is out of the question and the workarounds involve copying the i folder to the hard drive.
Which also raises the point, of course, that although uninstalling SP2 is straightforward enough reinstallation poses a problem if you have SP2 on CD. Then registry editing required to specify windows patch to this files. Step 4: Reading the disc from a command prompt Confirm that the drive can read discs from a command prompt.
If your PC does not have a recovery partition on the hard drive, skip to the next step if you are not sure that your PC has a recovery partition, perform the steps anyway to find out if a recovery partition exists. Use the following steps to read a data disc from a command prompt:. Do not try to skip ahead without reading the steps. Failure to perform all of the steps in the required order might cause serious loss of data on the hard drive.
Turn on the computer, and press the F10 key repeatedly at the logo screen until Starting HP PC System Recovery or similar appears at the bottom of the screen. If, after two or three attempts, you cannot enter a system recovery screen, your computer does not have a recovery partition.
Skip to the next step if this is the case. Read and respond to the recovery screens until an Advanced Options button is shown. Click the Advanced Options button. Do not use these features at this time. A System Recovery - Quick Format or similar window appears. Do NOT click Next. Insert a disc that contains files into the drive that is having the problem. Use a type of disc that is not being recognized in the drive. Good discs to use are game or software discs that were purchased from a store.
Do not use music discs. Type the following at the command prompt: diskpart. Figure : Command Prompt window. Press Enter and look at the list. Type Exit and press the Enter key to return to the command prompt. Type the drive letter for the drive that contains the disc followed by a colon :. For example, if the drive letter was listed as J in the diskpart list, you would type the following: J:. Press Enter and type the following at the new command prompt: dir.
If a list of filenames and folders is shown on the screen, the disc data is recognized by the drive. The issue is not likely related to the drive or the disc. It is probably related to the software configuration in Windows. Continue troubleshooting. Turn on suggestions.
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