[Ham-Computers] Sick 'Pooter'

[Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)]

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?
Hi Gene,

Lemme guess, your dawg is a Labrador :)

Personally I'd install SuSE Linux but you'd like to keep the old system 
until you are ready to switch.

A couple of ideas come to mind to re-install Win, but 1 at a time:
a) What command are you using to format the harddrive and how are you 
doing it ie off a bootfloppy or from the BIOS etc?

73 de ZR1HPC
Hylton
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Hylton Conacher - Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org
Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1
Licenced Windows 95, XP Pro user
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