Help Upgrading Old Computer

michael_holmes · Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:53:38 Post Subject:

You may need to reinstall XP. It has a hardware check as part of its security feature. If too much hardware changes it is suppose to do something. Also have you tried choosing the second one? Also when we get you fixed up I'll tell you how to make it so you only have one choice

BeerCheeze · Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:00:06 Post Subject:

You can also try booting into Safemode and removing most of your hardware from the device manager and letting windows disocver what is there on the next boot.

michael_holmes · Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:09:42 Post Subject:

good point

dadx2mj · Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:21:50 Post Subject:

I would do a repair install. I think it will save you a lot of headaches in the long run and you wont loose any of your data or apps.

SpydeR · Rated PG-13 Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 45

I would, but it won't let me boot up in Safe Mode, or any mode in that case. It says something like:

Multi(0)Disk()Rdisk(0)Partition(1)\Windows\System32\Inf\biosinfo.inf
Multi(0)Disk()Rdisk(0)Partition(1)\Windows\System32\Drivers\vvoice.sys
Multi(0)Disk()Rdisk(0)Partition(1)\Windows\System32\Drivers\hrmm.sys
Multi(0)Disk()Rdisk(0)Partition(1)\Windows\System32\Drivers\noidea.sys
Multi(0)Disk()Rdisk(0)Partition(1)\Windows\System32\Drivers\whygod.sys
Multi(0)Disk()Rdisk(0)Partition(1)\Windows\System32\Drivers\orggle.sys
Multi(0)Disk()Rdisk(0)Partition(1)\Windows\System32\Drivers\eek.sys
Multi(0)Disk()Rdisk(0)Partition(1)\Windows\System32\Drivers\blarg.sys
Multi(0)Disk()Rdisk(0)Partition(1)\Windows\System32\Drivers\blah.sys

You guys don't think this could be a BIOS problem?

michael_holmes · Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:49:46 Post Subject:

I would say no. Did you overclock at all? Something may be giving out before you get loaded up. If not have you tried booting off the XP Cd? You can do a repair install off of that.

SpydeR · Rated PG-13 Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 45

I haven't OC'd it at all, and it's fine just idle at the bios window for quite some time so I doubt it's that. XP disk is working! I'm trying it now! Get back to you on the details next post.

SpydeR · Rated PG-13 Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 45

Arrrgg I don't know the administrator's password! Damn you Best Buy conning my parents into buying this POS! Time to play the guessing game. If I just press enter when the password comes up, I get to a command prompt. C:\WINDOWS>_

michael_holmes · Posted: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:08:00 Post Subject:

mmmmm that sucks but that is your solution. Call best buy and see if they can give you the password.

SpydeR · Rated PG-13 Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 45

Best Buy says they don't set the passwords, and I've tried every single password that comes across my memory, I asked my parents too. This offically sucks. Anyway to bypass this?