Win XP issue..

Newtown90

Afternoon guys..

Have an old laptop that i used run ubuntu on, decided i'd change it and set it up to use a few usb tuners i have instead so i decided to get xp and use that on it..

Anyways got a few different versions of xp off the net, with "ultra.iso" i used the iso to make a usb bootable disk!

Turn on the laptop, and reads it has to boot from usb (changed the boot menu) and i get the following message:

[HTML]inf file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing status 18
[/HTML]

Attached is the file i traced down but haven't a clue where it goes!

Tried it with a couple different versions of xp and its the same result each time..

I was wondering if i made the hard drive an external, could i put win xp on it using my win7 laptop and then put the hard drive with the xp on it back into my old laptop.. or will this feck up my win7 laptop?

Any help will be appreciated deeply!

Rgds

glenviewjf

yoyo

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Afternoon guys..

Have an old laptop that i used run ubuntu on, decided i'd change it and set it up to use a few usb tuners i have instead so i decided to get xp and use that on it..

Anyways got a few different versions of xp off the net, with "ultra.iso" i used the iso to make a usb bootable disk!

Turn on the laptop, and reads it has to boot from usb (changed the boot menu) and i get the following message:

[HTML]inf file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing status 18
[/HTML]

Attached is the file i traced down but haven't a clue where it goes!

Tried it with a couple different versions of xp and its the same result each time..

I was wondering if i made the hard drive an external, could i put win xp on it using my win7 laptop and then put the hard drive with the xp on it back into my old laptop.. or will this feck up my win7 laptop?

Any help will be appreciated deeply!

Rgds

glenviewjf

Try format the USB key again and use This tutorial. I would also use Nlite prior to doing this and slipstream SATA drivers for the other machine if applicable (can be found on manufacturers website).
You won't be able to install Windows on another machine fully as it will configure itself to a different enviornment entirely, if you install as far as copying files and then completing it on the old machine you should be ok, but may run into complications with SATA drivers, I'd go the easy route and do the full install on the old machine!

Nick

holcus

I think you will need bit more specialized tools to create winXP installation from pendrive. Check this guide
http://myeeeguides.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/winsetupfromusb-install-windows-xp-from-usb-flash-drive/

or just install from CD

yoyo

holcus wrote: »

I think you will need bit more specialized tools to create winXP installation from pendrive. Check this guide
http://myeeeguides.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/winsetupfromusb-install-windows-xp-from-usb-flash-drive/

or just install from CD

Gas we found the exact same link on Google! But yeah that should sort it! :pac::pac:

Nick

Newtown90

Cheers yoyo and holcus!

Downloading the winsetupfromusb now!

To make the disc from the iso, can i just burn the iso or is there more to it!

Totally lost touch with the os side of things :P

holcus

thats it, just burn with medium speed for best results

yoyo

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Cheers yoyo and holcus!

Downloading the winsetupfromusb now!

To make the disc from the iso, can i just burn the iso or is there more to it!

Totally lost touch with the os side of things :P

You can burn the ISO "as it is" with something like ImgBurn which is free. Windows XP uses a CD as distinct from DVD, so a blank CD-R should do fine (CD-RWs will work, but can be problematic).
The WinsetupfromUSB will take your ISO and do all the USB formatting for you, USB installs are quicker usually

Nick

Newtown90

yoyo wrote: »

Try format the USB key again and use This tutorial. I would also use Nlite prior to doing this and slipstream SATA drivers for the other machine if applicable (can be found on manufacturers website).
You won't be able to install Windows on another machine fully as it will configure itself to a different enviornment entirely, if you install as far as copying files and then completing it on the old machine you should be ok, but may run into complications with SATA drivers, I'd go the easy route and do the full install on the old machine!

Nick

Will give it a go soon lads!

Will report back how it goes!

Thanks again!

holcus wrote: »

I think you will need bit more specialized tools to create winXP installation from pendrive. Check this guide
http://myeeeguides.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/winsetupfromusb-install-windows-xp-from-usb-flash-drive/

or just install from CD

Newtown90

Ok so I used the "winswtupfromusb"...

Went through all the tutorial of putting the files on the usb etc..

Put the usb in the old laptop, selected part 1 of set up.. and noticed it wasn't registering the internal hard drive..

So i quickly formatted another hard drive i have to NFTS, and put it in..

And still the same crack..

I know both hard drives are working so it's odd..

I connected up an external hard drive, it registered it, and went to install it and i got this message

Setup has determined that Drive C: is corrupted and cannot be repaired

Pissing me off now, tried it a few times and its the same story!

Going to get a few blank cd's in the city tomorrow and see how it fairs..

Cheers again!

yoyo

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Ok so I used the "winswtupfromusb"...

Went through all the tutorial of putting the files on the usb etc..

Put the usb in the old laptop, selected part 1 of set up.. and noticed it wasn't registering the internal hard drive..

So i quickly formatted another hard drive i have to NFTS, and put it in..

And still the same crack..

I know both hard drives are working so it's odd..

I connected up an external hard drive, it registered it, and went to install it and i got this message



Pissing me off now, tried it a few times and its the same story!

Going to get a few blank cd's in the city tomorrow and see how it fairs..

Cheers again!

As I said above you need to download the SATA drivers from the laptop manufacturers website and slipstream them into the Windows XP install image. XP is over 10 years old now, and SATA is only around 7 or 8 so XP needs "assistance" in detecting the new drives. This guide will explain the slipstreaming procedure.

Nick

Newtown90

Update lads..

I'm lost trying to find these drivers to slipstream in..

The laptop i'm trying to put XP on had xp on it before..

Its a Compaq presario f5000..

Been looking around the net but there is so many different drivers for sh*te i haven't a clue which to use!

Any guidance is appreciated!

Newtown90

Update:

Slipstreamed the sata drivers..

Burned the ISO to a cd..

Installed XP Successfully!

So congrats lads! Thanks so much!

However... lol

I can't seem to get it to connect to the internet..

I thought it would be pretty simple, plug in the ethernet cable... but of course it's not!

Brain is fried at the min!

Thanks for all the help again!:D

Hijpo

Make sure your ethernet NIC is installed properly, i think pinging 127.0.0.1 should tell you, open to correction. Or go to your device manager and loom for any yellow exclimation marks or X. Make sure your recieving and IP address from the router to.

Thats what id do first.

Newtown90

Hijpo wrote: »

Make sure your ethernet NIC is installed properly, i think pinging 127.0.0.1 should tell you, open to correction. Or go to your device manager and loom for any yellow exclimation marks or X. Make sure your recieving and IP address from the router to.

Thats what id do first.

Looked through Device Manage but there was no warnings...

Seen something about Drivers for the Ethernet Controller possibly not installed?

yoyo

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Looked through Device Manage but there was no warnings...

Seen something about Drivers for the Ethernet Controller possibly not installed?

Try This one. You should also install the chipset, video, audio drivers etc from this page!

Nick

Newtown90

yoyo wrote: »

Try This one. You should also install the chipset, video, audio drivers etc from this page!

Nick

Can't thank ye enough guys..

Network working great..

Will try the rest of the drivers later

yoyo

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Can't thank ye enough guys..

Network working great..

Will try the rest of the drivers later

The above link is for Windows ME drivers, oops :P Try these ones: here

Nick

Newtown90

yoyo wrote: »

The above link is for Windows ME drivers, oops :P Try these ones: here

Nick

Can't get the video drivers to install.. keep getting an error!

There's a yellow ? still next to the following in Device Manager:


Audio Device on High Def audio bus
Modem Device on High Def audio bus
Network Controller
SM Bus Controller
Unknown Device
Video Controller
Video Controller ( VGA Compatible)

Trying to get the Video controller going as screen is fecked and hoping to use it with a nice monitor!

yoyo

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Can't get the video drivers to install.. keep getting an error!

There's a yellow ? still next to the following in Device Manager:


Audio Device on High Def audio bus
Modem Device on High Def audio bus
Network Controller
SM Bus Controller
Unknown Device
Video Controller
Video Controller ( VGA Compatible)

Trying to get the Video controller going as screen is fecked and hoping to use it with a nice monitor!

What is the actual model number of the machine? Look at the sticker underneath

Nick

Newtown90

yoyo wrote: »

What is the actual model number of the machine? Look at the sticker underneath

Nick

Product: Presario V5000

s/n CND6240GPR

p/n RE308EA#ABU

Intel Celeron M

Hope thats what your looking for...

yoyo

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Product: Presario V5000

s/n CND6240GPR

p/n RE308EA#ABU

Intel Celeron M

Hope thats what your looking for...

Drivers are here . Now you need to have a clean Device Manager. Download drivers for the following:

• Audio
• Video
• Chipset
• Display
• Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver OR Intel PRO/Wireless Drivers

Storage (these are for the card reader-likely the "unknown device"):

• Texas Instruments Media Card Driver

Nick

Newtown90

yoyo wrote: »

Drivers are here . Now you need to have a clean Device Manager. Download drivers for the following:

• Audio
• Video
• Chipset
• Display
• Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver OR Intel PRO/Wireless Drivers

Storage (these are for the card reader-likely the "unknown device"):

• Texas Instruments Media Card Driver

Nick

Working a dream!

Still have one or two ? in Device manager but got most sorted!

Will sort the rest tomorrow!

Now to get a bigger hard drive! lol

Cheers guys!

Best ever

yoyo

Glenviewjf wrote: »

Working a dream!

Still have one or two ? in Device manager but got most sorted!

Will sort the rest tomorrow!

Now to get a bigger hard drive! lol

Cheers guys!

Best ever

The missing ones are probably the card reader, in device manager right click the device>properties>update driver and point it to the folder where the card reader drivers were extracted

Nick