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Ok here's the deal I'm installing a harddrive that went bad on a pc
that i have. I put the Win. XP Pro cd in
i get the blue screen where i have to format and instal drivers.
1# problem when i try it on the old pc it won't go. it keeps giving me
errors like could not read from cd put Win. Xp Pro cd in the cd drive.
but i have one put in the drive.
2# problem: when it fails to instal some drivers it crashes ok I can
deal with that.

1# strange thing I have a newer model pc with dual core cpu and ddr2
ram it can instal the harddrive without a problem. i can even start
windows. i tried puttind the hard drive in the old pc with the drivers
and the OS pre installed from the newer model pc but nothing happend.

I disable alot of things in bios that they say you can disable when
your having troubles installing windows but nothing. I swapped my dvd
rom drive from the new pc and put it in the old one but nothing.

what can i do
whats the problem

can someone help me

thank you very much

I suspect the CD itself is problematic. Either the drive or the CD.




<> wrote in message
news:657fd129-43e1-4293-ad09-...
> Ok here's the deal I'm installing a harddrive that went bad on a pc
> that i have. I put the Win. XP Pro cd in
> i get the blue screen where i have to format and instal drivers.
> 1# problem when i try it on the old pc it won't go. it keeps giving me
> errors like could not read from cd put Win. Xp Pro cd in the cd drive.
> but i have one put in the drive.
> 2# problem: when it fails to instal some drivers it crashes ok I can
> deal with that.
>
> 1# strange thing I have a newer model pc with dual core cpu and ddr2
> ram it can instal the harddrive without a problem. i can even start
> windows. i tried puttind the hard drive in the old pc with the drivers
> and the OS pre installed from the newer model pc but nothing happend.
>
> I disable alot of things in bios that they say you can disable when
> your having troubles installing windows but nothing. I swapped my dvd
> rom drive from the new pc and put it in the old one but nothing.
>
> what can i do
> whats the problem
>
> can someone help me
>
> thank you very much

<> wrote in message
news:657fd129-43e1-4293-ad09-...
> Ok here's the deal I'm installing a harddrive that went bad on a pc
> that i have. I put the Win. XP Pro cd in
> i get the blue screen where i have to format and instal drivers.
>
> 1# strange thing I have a newer model pc with dual core cpu and ddr2
> ram it can instal the harddrive without a problem. i can even start
> windows.


With the OLD drive as the ONLY drive ? or as second drive ?
If it works "as second drive" then your primary has the boot info and
points to the secondary ( OLD drive).
Need to fix boot on OLD drive.

With OLD drive in good pc as second drive, run scandisk first.




> i tried putting the hard drive in the old pc with the drivers
> and the OS pre installed from the newer model pc but nothing happend.
>
> I disable alot of things in bios that they say you can disable when
> your having troubles installing windows but nothing. I swapped my dvd
> rom drive from the new pc and put it in the old one but nothing.
>
> what can i do
> whats the problem
>
> can someone help me
>
> thank you very much

wrote:

> Ok here's the deal I'm installing a harddrive that went bad on a pc
> that i have. I put the Win. XP Pro cd in
> i get the blue screen where i have to format and instal drivers.
> 1# problem when i try it on the old pc it won't go. it keeps giving me
> errors like could not read from cd put Win. Xp Pro cd in the cd drive.
> but i have one put in the drive.
> 2# problem: when it fails to instal some drivers it crashes ok I can
> deal with that.
>
> 1# strange thing I have a newer model pc with dual core cpu and ddr2
> ram it can instal the harddrive without a problem. i can even start
> windows. i tried puttind the hard drive in the old pc with the drivers
> and the OS pre installed from the newer model pc but nothing happend.
>
> I disable alot of things in bios that they say you can disable when
> your having troubles installing windows but nothing. I swapped my dvd
> rom drive from the new pc and put it in the old one but nothing.
>
> what can i do
> whats the problem
>
> can someone help me
>
> thank you very much

Get a new CD/DVD drive.

--
Best Regards:
Baron.

uhm it set to master the hard drive also is set to master.

i tried everything new drive old drive old cd new cd nothing

<> wrote in message
news:657fd129-43e1-4293-ad09-...
> Ok here's the deal I'm installing a harddrive that went bad on a pc
> that i have. I put the Win. XP Pro cd in
> i get the blue screen where i have to format and instal drivers.
>
> 1# strange thing I have a newer model pc with dual core cpu and ddr2
> ram it can instal the harddrive without a problem. i can even start
> windows.

With the OLD drive as the ONLY drive ? or as second drive ?
If it works "as second drive" then your primary has the boot info and
points to the secondary ( OLD drive).
Need to fix boot on OLD drive.

With OLD drive in good pc as second drive, run scandisk first.
<> wrote in message
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> uhm it set to master the hard drive also is set to master.
>
> i tried everything new drive old drive old cd new cd nothing
>
>

Repeat that please .

Are the PC's the same model/type ? If not, you cannot move the GOOD drive
from one model PC to a different (the 'bad one') PC and have it work "
normally.

You said that you moved the "bad drive" into the good PC and it booted-
as a SECONDARY drive, or as the ONLY DRIVE ?

Assume everything back where it started. Turn off both PCs. This is a IDE
drive (grey wide cable) or SATA drive ( red narrow cable)? I'll assume
IDE.
Now on the BAD pc - remove the Bad disk drive.
Change the jumper on the IDE disk drive to be SLAVE ( not MASTER). (Look
at the sticker on the disk drive)
Put that drive into the GOOD PC - by making it the Second drive on the
same cable.
So now the IDE cable goes from Pc motherboard to SLAVE drive and Good (
MASTER) drive. Master should be at end of cable - not middle.

Now, power on and start good PC.
Boot Windows.
Do you see a screen where it runs SCANDISK on the bad drive ( Checking
disk .....). If so , fine. If not - just let us know.
Log into Windows.
Open Windows Explorer - do you see 2 disk drives ? double-click on
whatever the drive letter is ( not the C: drive )
Can you read it ok ? Open some files - look OK ?
Back in Windows Explorer, right-click on the bad drive and select tools -
Check Drive.
Let it run.
Found errors ? Good .
What filenames ? Fixed Ok ?
Back in Windows Explorer, double-click on whatever the drive letter is .
See files named filecheck ? ..... anything dated NOW ?
Depending upon answers ...
Shutdown/ power off. Put jumper back as MASTER and put BAD drive back into
BAD PC at end of primary IDE cable. Try to boot - What happens ?
Be specific - Watch Disk activity light if PC has one ... does it blink ?
you see XP Logo ? etc
If ok fine. If not, restart and keep tapping F8 every few seconds.
That will get you to safe mode menu.
Select Safe mode.
Update us.

On Mar 20, 3:59 pm, chronicbo...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Ok here's the deal I'm installing a harddrive that went bad on a pc
> that i have. I put the Win. XP Pro cd in
> i get the blue screen where i have to format and instal drivers.
> 1# problem when i try it on the old pc it won't go. it keeps giving me
> errors like could not read from cd put Win. Xp Pro cd in the cd drive.
> but i have one put in the drive.
> 2# problem: when it fails to instal some drivers it crashes ok I can
> deal with that.
>
> 1# strange thing I have a newer model pc with dual core cpu and ddr2
> ram it can instal the harddrive without a problem. i can even start
> windows. i tried puttind the hard drive in the old pc with the drivers
> and the OS pre installed from the newer model pc but nothing happend.
>
> I disable alot of things in bios that they say you can disable when
> your having troubles installing windows but nothing. I swapped my dvd
> rom drive from the new pc and put it in the old one but nothing.
>
> what can i do
> whats the problem
>
> can someone help me
>
> thank you very much

I reckon that you have screwed with the bios (which is normal) so
before you do any more, set bios to default & go from there making a
note of what you change in the bios if any.