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wormholes101
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 Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:28 pm Post subject: A little Windows XP install help please. |
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So I'm getting annoyed with the K-teachers playing with my work computer (they keep fcuking it up) and decided to install an English version of XP Pro with password protected user accounts. But I've run into a small problem... could someone please help out?
Made three partitions (15GB, 15GB and 260GB) and installed XP on the C drive. When I boot up Windows, it doesn't automatically boot up my fresh install but prompts me to choose an OS (as if it was a dual-boot) The English version will boot fine if I select that but I don't want the other version (actually a Korean Home XP Edition). It doesn't even boot anyhow; just gives an error.
Why is the Home Edition showing up? I thought that should be gone for good... did I miss something out?
I would like it just to boot to the English version (don't want the K-version at all).
So, if I'm gonna do this from scratch again, what do I need to do to make sure this doesn't happen again.
(On side note, I would mind making this work computer a dual boot with Linux... partition-wise, how do I do this? Do I simply install Linux on the D drive?)
Thanks for your help  |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like you need to format the drive that the Korean XP was installed on. It may be detecting remnants of it and that's why it offers the choice. Do a fresh format and clean it up completely! Unless of course you installed the new XP on the same drive, then you'd have to re-install it on the new drive and clean the old one.
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tractor
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| kprrok wrote: |
Sounds like you need to format the drive that the Korean XP was installed on. It may be detecting remnants of it and that's why it offers the choice. Do a fresh format and clean it up completely! Unless of course you installed the new XP on the same drive, then you'd have to re-install it on the new drive and clean the old one.
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The old OS was on the C drive and the new OS is on the C drive too. I resized the C drive to 15GB and formatted it and then added another D drive (15GB) and an E drive (260GB)...
You think I should format C again and install again? |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Edit your boot.ini file. |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
| Edit your boot.ini file. |
Where is the boot.ini file and in what way should i edit it?
Sweet link. Cheers. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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| wormholes101 wrote: |
| Demophobe wrote: |
| Edit your boot.ini file. |
Where is the boot.ini file and in what way should i edit it? |
Sorry.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022 |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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OK. Cheers guys. I will give this a go on Monday when I'm back at work.
Thanks for your help. Demophobe, it's nice to see you don't hold a grudge against me for teasing you in the other XP thread.  |
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Demophobe
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| wormholes101 wrote: |
OK. Cheers guys. I will give this a go on Monday when I'm back at work.
Thanks for your help. Demophobe, it's nice to see you don't hold a grudge against me for teasing you in the other XP thread. |
Hope it all works out.
You coming to the geek together? |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:05 am Post subject: |
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Bit of a long trip! I'm on Jeju this year...  |
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Demophobe
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| wormholes101 wrote: |
| Bit of a long trip! I'm on Jeju this year... |
Wow. Yeah...a bit far. Come in spirit anyhow. |
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SuperHero
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:45 am Post subject: |
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| wormholes101 wrote: |
| Bit of a long trip! I'm on Jeju this year... |
that's too bad, would like to meet you. |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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| wormholes101 wrote: |
| Bit of a long trip! I'm on Jeju this year... |
You're in Jeju? I'm in Jeju right now looking for an apartment for March when I'm moving back here!
We'll have to hook up sometime to chat about computers and stuff.
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gan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| do a complete format first and then try inistalling with bootable cd of xphome. otherwise u will end up with korean version only |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:21 am Post subject: |
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| OK. Got this all sorted out. Thanks all for your help. |
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