I am unable to install windows xp pro on packard bell laptop. the cd is new
and starts in another laptop, so cd rom drive should be ok. it is set to boot
from cd rom drive.

but on this lapto where i am trying to install xp, linux ubuntu installs
fine. laptop used to have both xp home and ubuntu in dual boot. hard drive
was repartitioned and reformatted.

i am lost. can anyone help?

So where does the install problem start? Do you get the message "to boot cd
press any key..." if so what happens? We need a bit more information.

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Xandros


"Paolo" <Paolo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9CB85BDD-D9C1-46C7-A7B3-2309995C7A78@microsoft.com...
>I am unable to install windows xp pro on packard bell laptop. the cd is new
> and starts in another laptop, so cd rom drive should be ok. it is set to
> boot
> from cd rom drive.
>
> but on this lapto where i am trying to install xp, linux ubuntu installs
> fine. laptop used to have both xp home and ubuntu in dual boot. hard drive
> was repartitioned and reformatted.
>
> i am lost. can anyone help?

the cd just wont start. cd is new and works in aother computer

"Xandros" wrote:

> So where does the install problem start? Do you get the message "to boot cd
> press any key..." if so what happens? We need a bit more information.
>
> --
>
> Xandros
>
>
> "Paolo" <Paolo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9CB85BDD-D9C1-46C7-A7B3-2309995C7A78@microsoft.com...
> >I am unable to install windows xp pro on packard bell laptop. the cd is new
> > and starts in another laptop, so cd rom drive should be ok. it is set to
> > boot
> > from cd rom drive.
> >
> > but on this lapto where i am trying to install xp, linux ubuntu installs
> > fine. laptop used to have both xp home and ubuntu in dual boot. hard drive
> > was repartitioned and reformatted.
> >
> > i am lost. can anyone help?
>
>
>

Paolo wrote:
> I am unable to install windows xp pro on packard bell laptop. the
> cd is new and starts in another laptop, so cd rom drive should be
> ok. it is set to boot from cd rom drive.
>
> but on this lapto where i am trying to install xp, linux ubuntu
> installs fine. laptop used to have both xp home and ubuntu in dual
> boot. hard drive was repartitioned and reformatted.
>
> i am lost. can anyone help?

Xandros wrote:
> So where does the install problem start? Do you get the message "to
> boot cd press any key..." if so what happens? We need a bit more
> information.

Paolo wrote:
> the cd just wont start. cd is new and works in aother computer

Assuming the CD drive in the system is a good one and that the BIOS is set
so the system in question is to boot from the CD first...

Scratched CD and/or not _quite as good_ of a CD Reader?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

> > "Paolo" <Paolo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:9CB85BDD-D9C1-46C7-A7B3-2309995C7A78@microsoft.com...
> > >I am unable to install windows xp pro on packard bell laptop. the cd is
new
> > > and starts in another laptop, so cd rom drive should be ok. it is set
to
> > > boot
> > > from cd rom drive.
> > >
> > > but on this lapto where i am trying to install xp, linux ubuntu
installs
> > > fine. laptop used to have both xp home and ubuntu in dual boot. hard
drive
> > > was repartitioned and reformatted.

"Paolo" <Paolo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news64D95E0-081C-4C7B-9956-D239187D5716@microsoft.com...

> the cd just wont start. cd is new and works in aother computer

This suggests that the CD boot disk for the other PC was
adapted beforehand for that PC, but not for yours i.e. was
not made to boot laptops of a different make.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

It is possible that the boot order isn't set correctly or the CD-Rom drive
is faulty. Can you boot any other bootable CD's with it?

--

Xandros


"Paolo" <Paolo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news64D95E0-081C-4C7B-9956-D239187D5716@microsoft.com...
> the cd just wont start. cd is new and works in aother computer
>
> "Xandros" wrote:
>
>> So where does the install problem start? Do you get the message "to boot
>> cd
>> press any key..." if so what happens? We need a bit more information.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Xandros
>>
>>
>> "Paolo" <Paolo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9CB85BDD-D9C1-46C7-A7B3-2309995C7A78@microsoft.com...
>> >I am unable to install windows xp pro on packard bell laptop. the cd is
>> >new
>> > and starts in another laptop, so cd rom drive should be ok. it is set
>> > to
>> > boot
>> > from cd rom drive.
>> >
>> > but on this lapto where i am trying to install xp, linux ubuntu
>> > installs
>> > fine. laptop used to have both xp home and ubuntu in dual boot. hard
>> > drive
>> > was repartitioned and reformatted.
>> >
>> > i am lost. can anyone help?
>>
>>
>>

boot order is correct. otherwise I wouldn't be able to boot from linux Cd
either.

cd rom drive works. it reads linux cd.

cd is not faulty. i have actually 2 different and legal copies. both start
and work in other laptop.

this is why i dont understand

"Xandros" wrote:

> It is possible that the boot order isn't set correctly or the CD-Rom drive
> is faulty. Can you boot any other bootable CD's with it?
>
> --
>
> Xandros
>
>
> "Paolo" <Paolo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news64D95E0-081C-4C7B-9956-D239187D5716@microsoft.com...
> > the cd just wont start. cd is new and works in aother computer
> >
> > "Xandros" wrote:
> >
> >> So where does the install problem start? Do you get the message "to boot
> >> cd
> >> press any key..." if so what happens? We need a bit more information.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Xandros
> >>
> >>
> >> "Paolo" <Paolo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:9CB85BDD-D9C1-46C7-A7B3-2309995C7A78@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am unable to install windows xp pro on packard bell laptop. the cd is
> >> >new
> >> > and starts in another laptop, so cd rom drive should be ok. it is set
> >> > to
> >> > boot
> >> > from cd rom drive.
> >> >
> >> > but on this lapto where i am trying to install xp, linux ubuntu
> >> > installs
> >> > fine. laptop used to have both xp home and ubuntu in dual boot. hard
> >> > drive
> >> > was repartitioned and reformatted.
> >> >
> >> > i am lost. can anyone help?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Paolo wrote:
> boot order is correct. otherwise I wouldn't be able to boot from
> linux Cd either.
>
> cd rom drive works. it reads linux cd.
>
> cd is not faulty. i have actually 2 different and legal copies.
> both start and work in other laptop.
>
> this is why i dont understand

Let me state what I said again...

Just because your CD drive is reading one CD or another does not mean it
will read the CD you have. Not all CDs and CD drives are created equally.
Your CD drive could well be just slightly out of alignment (laser) and the
Windows XP CD in question could have just the right flaw that makes it
unreadable by said hardware. I know - sounds astronomical - happens a lot.

It's great you have proven the CD is good.
It's great you can boot off other CDs in that drive.

My suggestion is to create a new bootable Windows XP CD burned on the same
media batch your *nix CD is. You may even want to just integrate SP3 and
some post-SP3 patches into it while you are going to the trouble. In an
hour or less you should have a CD that will be as recognizable to the system
as any *nix CD you say it now boots from.

If it still fails - then we have other issues we can look into (given your
newly burned CD will boot on other systems as well.) At this point though -
I'd go with this simply-tested theory... Personally.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

hey Shenan, created cd and it starts ok, but then prompts me to insert
floppy....


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Paolo wrote:
> > boot order is correct. otherwise I wouldn't be able to boot from
> > linux Cd either.
> >
> > cd rom drive works. it reads linux cd.
> >
> > cd is not faulty. i have actually 2 different and legal copies.
> > both start and work in other laptop.
> >
> > this is why i dont understand
>
> Let me state what I said again...
>
> Just because your CD drive is reading one CD or another does not mean it
> will read the CD you have. Not all CDs and CD drives are created equally.
> Your CD drive could well be just slightly out of alignment (laser) and the
> Windows XP CD in question could have just the right flaw that makes it
> unreadable by said hardware. I know - sounds astronomical - happens a lot.
>
> It's great you have proven the CD is good.
> It's great you can boot off other CDs in that drive.
>
> My suggestion is to create a new bootable Windows XP CD burned on the same
> media batch your *nix CD is. You may even want to just integrate SP3 and
> some post-SP3 patches into it while you are going to the trouble. In an
> hour or less you should have a CD that will be as recognizable to the system
> as any *nix CD you say it now boots from.
>
> If it still fails - then we have other issues we can look into (given your
> newly burned CD will boot on other systems as well.) At this point though -
> I'd go with this simply-tested theory... Personally.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Paolo wrote:
> hey Shenan, created cd and it starts ok, but then prompts me to
> insert floppy....

This Windows XP CD you had - was it a Retail/OEM/other?
How did you burn the new copy and ensure it was bootable (what method?)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html