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[sales1]

i have a pc with 98 on it and have just bought a new hd and am putting xp on it as i don't have the disk for 98 right i have got my config setup now on NFTS and that is ok but i can't acess gui mode to complete the setup so how do i get it to acess gui mode i have tried all sorts of things and it still won't work i have got some info off the net about the instaltion of the xp but that is saying about take out the booter disk and then enter the disk when need but that won't help so how do i get to gui mode

 

[Apokalipse]

have you started the install already, or have you only formatted so far?

 

[willsko87]

Have you ever heard of grammer? That was **** trying to understand that.

 

[KSoD]

Do you use onboard Vidoe or have you installed a video card? Make sure the monitor is hooked up to the right output.

Also since you said this system was with 98 are you sure it meets all teh requirements for XP to run. That could be why you are running into problems. If you dont have dedicated video and share you RAM with your video you could have a problem. Since XP needs a minimum of 64MB RAM to install if that is all you have in there and you share it the system wont be able to install XP.

IT is also recommended that you use at least 256MB RAM if not 512MB RAM for optimal performance. With anything less it will run like a slug.

 

[talldude123]

intel celron 333mhz

thats gonna be a LARGE Problem there. Even a pentium 2 with 333 mhz would struggle with XP, and celerons have 32 kb cache.

 

[sales1]

i have only formatted so far that is why i ask why it won't work. The computer meets all the specs posted by microsoft and i have a built in video card is that a porblem but i have a brand new graphics card will that help

 

[KSoD]

It could just be that the onboard video cant do the graphics. I would suggest trying to install the Video Card and seeing if it does anything to further the progress.

 

[sales1]

thaks i will try that then