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Old 11-08-2004, 03:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Default comp. works with win98 but not with windowsXp

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i have a strange prob. with my comp. it works with Windows 98 quite well. but not with windows XP. even dose not boot up with windows Xp.

for Ref. computer Specs.
Pentium 4 1.7GHz
RAM 256 Mb
Graphics NVidea Geforce 64
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When did this happen?
How did u install XP?
On wich partitions/HD's?
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the system folder is installed on drive C:\
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Old 11-08-2004, 04:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
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Did you format when you installed on your hard drive? Or did you create another partition?

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it was working with windowsXp before. but i dont kow wht went worng. few day back it stops working. so i tried with win98 n it works with 98
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ye i did format it before installing
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Old 11-08-2004, 05:52 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
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You might want to check to see if your hard drive is set for NTFS (for xp) instead of FAT32(for 98). You can do this in F-Disk I beleive.
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done, NTFS for sure
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any more ideas ??????
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