[Ham-Computers] Sick 'Pooter'

[Mike,W8KRR]

Gene - Microsoft is famous for this!   If the HDD has any trace of an 
old windows program on it, thr new software
will not install.  Format the HDD, being sure it is clean, then do the 
install.
Mike

Gene wrote:

>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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