Caleb Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Im trying to reinstall xp but cant get anywhere, iv tried booting up from xp but it just goes onto my log on screen, and tried once when logged on and it says my current version is newer than the one im trying to install so have to do it via booting up . I've made the bios' prority cd rom too, and when the cd is in it comes up with booting from cd but doesnt say preess any button to continu. just ytakes me to the log on screen. Sorry if it doesnt seem to add up but anyhelp if possible would be mint, cheers Lads <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Put the cd in the drive and just reboot. The cd should load up and say 'Press any key to boot from cd' or something along those lines press any key and it should load a blue install screen up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 (edited) Yeha ive trieddoing that but it just doesnt say press any key, it just says booting up then goes onto the log in screen <_< i was going to try doing it from dos but my pc went funny a week ago and deleted loads of programs now i cant even find command promt on it! ^_^ "Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer is newer than the version on the CD. Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of Windows that is currently installed on your computer, the files and settings cannot be recovered." thats the message its showing when i try booting on when logged on . Edited October 28, 2005 by Caleb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Are you sure youve got it set to boot from cdrom first in the bios? If so it sounds like your xp cd isnt a proper bootable cd <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Lol but if it loads up when logged on should it not work in startup? thats the only thing i could thihnkof an all though, might have to try another disc <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 A cd can be fine in windows but not bootable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Edit By Danny: **Cough** You'll BUY him another cd you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Are you sure that you havn't got an XP re-install disk? 'Cause thats a different thing :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted November 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 yeah computer said the disc was too old or something :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 (edited) You could always download a windows XP cd..... assuming you use your own key :( ..... which you can find out with some other dodgy bit of downloadable software . . .. . .. EDIT : bitorrent has that sort of stuff available by the bucketload. Edited November 1, 2005 by manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted November 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Yeah ive tried rohwan but i cant install anything onto my pc/burn disc so was tryiing to get someone else to do it for me for a bit of money . . i just need a newish version and then my pc will once again be working properly (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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