COMPUTER SETUP QUESTION-HELP PLEASE

[WAHOONBOX]

I AM TRYING TO INSTALL WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PK 2.......I HAVE A DELL GX280 WIPED CLEAN

I ALSO HAVE ALL THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO SET UP WINDOWS

HERE IS THE PROBLEM:

WHEN I INSERT DISC LABLED :
OPERATING SYSTEM
REINSTALLATION CD
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE PACK 2

WINDOWS THEN BEGINS IT'S SETUP

THEN....IT MAKES IT TO THE FAMOUS : WINDOWS XP LICENSING AGREEMENT PAGE

ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE IT SAYS: F8=AGREE & PAGE DOWN =NEXT PAGE

I CLICK F8......

NOTHING....NO NOTHING ....ZILCHO....NOTHING HAPPENS.....I MEAN ITS EL FREEZO

I CAN'T GO TO "PAGE DOWN" .....NOR CAN I CLICK AGREE ON F8

ANYBODY?

I AM OUT OF 000 BUCKSHOT

I HAVE WENT TO DELLS SITE FOR HELP AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH

[WAHOONBOX]

JUST FOUND ONE BUCKSHOT.......

[BluePrints]

My guess w/ out seeing anything is you have a usb keyboard that will not function unless you are in windows. Use a ps2 or maybe even the ancient technology of a serial port keyboard.

[POON MAN]

NFC ,,,,,,,,,,,,hold that trigger ,, I bet Flat will have a cure

[flatbottom]

a portable jump start battery connected right to the mother board is clean and painless
you have other f keys ....try hitting the f 4 keys twice. or the f 2 key 4 times

I need more info. slow here in delaware this morning.

I hope its not to late......poor computer going night night

what does wiped clean refer to?...total format of the c:\ drive ?

[bohica]

I tend to agree that it's a keyboard problem.

You're talking about the blue screen that comes up before it installs, right?

Try leaving the CD in the drive and rebooting.

[BluePrints]

On second thought screw the keyboard & OOO, break out the lightfields. They will make some nice vent holes.

[onejacker]

Hey 'hoo,

Sorry, I don't know the answer to the problem, but I gotta tell you this. My Windows XP runs a helluva lot better WITHOUT the service pack 2 downloaded. Just re-formatted the C-drive on the one I'm on now, and I won't be reloading SP2 on it at this point. Not sure what SP2 fixes, but I don't need it YET.......

Good luck.

[flatbottom]

yap yap busy

call can not be completed.......

[flatbottom]

ok lets do a format of the c:\ drive

Insert your Windows XP installation disc into your CD drive (Home or Pro--it does not matter).

Restart your computer. On the first screen that comes up as your computer starts it should say at the bottom a key that you can press to change the Boot Sequence (may also be called Boot Device or Boot Order). Press whatever key is specified. If your computer does not give you the option to change the boot sequence directly from the start up screen you will need to enter your BIOS Setup by pressing whichever key your computer specifies for Setup. From the BIOS setup you need to change your boot order so that the CD drive is before Hard Disks. If all you see right when your computer starts up is a splash screen with the computer manufacturer's name, press the 'Esc' key to display which keys to press for boot sequence or BIOS setup.

Now as you computer boots a little more it will say “Press any key to boot from CD..” press a key to do so.

The CD will load up a blue screen and then spend a while loading files it needs. When it is finished it will list a few options, mainly “Press ENTER to set up Windows XP.” Press Enter or Return.

Now you will be at a screen to select where to install Windows to. This is where you can delete old partitions and format drives. The box in the bottom half of the screen shows all your drives and the partitions that exist on them. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight your “C:” partition and press the 'D' key (if all that shows up is “Unpartitioned space” and you have no C: or D: partitions, skip this step). On the next screen press the 'L' key to finalize deleting the partition.

Now you are back on the screen to choose where to install Windows. The box on the lower half of the screen should no longer show a partition but simply have an entry “Unpartitioned space xxxxxMB.” Select this with the arrow keys and press the 'C' key to create a partition on the drive. The next screen tells you the minimum and maximum sizes the partition can be and lets you pick the size. The default size is the maximum, but double check that the number entered is the maximum and hit enter.

Now you will again be back at the choose where to install Windows screen. But this time you will have a partition that looks something like this “C: Partition1 [New (Raw)]xxxxxxMB.” Highlight this entry and press enter.

The next screen lets you choose which file system to format the drive with. If your computer will be sharing files over a network with a Windows ME, 98 or 95 computer, select “FAT32.” Otherwise choose NTFS as it is faster and more secure. If the drive is brand new and has never been used before then use one of the options that ends in “(Quick).” Or, choose one of the lower down options. Use the arrow keys to select the proper one and press Enter or Return.

From here you are all set and the installation of Windows will proceed starting with a format of your drive. This will take a while (over half an hour) so you can take a little break.

once this is finished you can install xp pro