[Hidden-tech] Hidden-tech] Windows install help

[Karl Hakkarainen]

One quick thing to check: is the drive a DVD or a CD-only? I've run into
this in a few systems that are five or more years old. If possible, try
copying the content from a DVD to a CD to see if that works.
kh
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Karl A. Hakkarainen
508 829 5825
Queen Lake Consulting
www.queenlake.com




On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Rikk Desgres <all at pinehurstpictures.com>wrote:

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>  Any Windows experts out there? I have an old HP xw8200 Workstation that
> I’m trying to install XP on. The original restore disc is gone so I was
> using an generic OEM builder disc. The computer starts up shows some bios
> info, I choose to start from the DVD drive then a blank screen.....and
> nothing. I did get it to start from a Dell disc just to see if it was some
> procedural thing I was doing. If anybody has any ideas let me know. I may
> try to order the restore disc from HP, but it’s not listed on the support
> page as something that can be ordered.
>
> Other info: Red Hat is currently installed as the OS if that means
> anything.
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> Thanks,
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> Rikk
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