[Ham-Computers] Sick 'Pooter'

[Loren Moline WA7SKT]

Gene,

I have had this happen when I had a corrupt file on the installation CD.


Loren



Loren Moline WA7SKT  CN86cx
Member: ARRL, Pacific Northwest VHF Society #151
2 Meter EME initials = 52
2 Meter EME with 4 X K1FO - 12's, RG-218 7/8"  coax,  IC-820H, and 380W from 
TE Systems 1452G




>From: "Gene" <erastber at tampabay.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or 
>experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,  or 
>experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [Ham-Computers] Sick 'Pooter'
>Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:10:48 -0500
>
>I have a machine with a problem that I have NEVER run into before:
>
>Have re-formatted HDD several times using either Maxtor install disk or
>Windows (fdisk, sys, etc.) and every time I try to install ANY version of
>Widows (95 to XP) it starts the install ok and then goes into "Copying 
>files
>needed for windows setup and then it quits! (Locks up)
>
>The machine will boot normally to the C drive and a dir shows command.com
>io.sys, etc.
>I can load any other DOS-based program, but not windows.
>
>I have held the family cat over the machine  (CAT SCAN) and have had the 
>big
>black family dog look it over several times (LAB TESTS) and still nothing.
>
>The machine appears to work OK except for the installation of windows.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Gene, WØQFC
>Spring Hill, FL
>
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