HELP!! Installing Windows

[Skyline]

Got a new PC, need to install Windows my self...

So i got my cd, put it into CD drive, computer boots up, then this happens

NVIDIA Boot Agent 244.0523
Copyright (C) 2001-2005 NVIDIA Corporation
Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Inel Corporation
PXE-E61: Media test faliure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting NVIDIA Boot Agent

Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in Selected Boot device and press a key


It just keeps doing this, with the Windows XP disk inserted in the CD Rom drive, and without me pressting a key?
WTF? lol

 

[hesmondo]

Erm there should be a button on one of the DOS-Like screens that says Either "To select boot device" or "To enter setup" (something like that)

Post back with what button it is!

Just try repeatedly jabbing at the "Delete" or "F8" or "F1" keys AS SOON as you press the power button to swtich it on

 

[Skyline]

I cane see owt!! Goes reallllly quick lol

 

[hesmondo]

like I said Just try repeatedly jabbing at the "Delete" or "F8" or "F1" or "F12" or "Space bar" keys AS SOON as you press the power button to swtich it on (hope you have 3 hands)

 

[Skyline]

It really is not working!! ARGH

 

[hesmondo]

U tried pressin all those buttons? Ya got a USB keyboard or a PS2 1?

 

[Skyline]

PS2 one... really annoying me now!

 

[hesmondo]

Hmm now is the time when the "PAUSE/BREAK" Button comes in handy - it will freeze the screen so you have time to see it. What mobo is in it, any idea?

Edit: MSN NOW! [email protected]

 

[Skyline]

Added you. Could ie be my keyboard? when it says press any key, if i press summin, nowt happens?

 

[hesmondo]

Erm
A) You havent added me!
B) Do any of the green lights light up on the keyboard?

 

[Skyline]

Yes they do on start-up.

And i have added you... your in my contacts but i copied and pasted... and you wrote ur e-mail wrong

 

[hesmondo]

Ok, now u've added me but aint replyin

They flash once? Try pressing caps lock and see if it lights up

 

[Dataforce]

Try "F2"

alternatively, PXE is network-boot and it appears to be moaning about the lack of a network cable.

 

[hesmondo]

We finally managed to get him into the bios (it helps if you plug the keyboard in properly) and moved CD to top, still no luck, any ideas DF?

 

[Ash]

Faulty XP CD? if its a legal version,then thats obviously not the problem lol :P

Make sure your CD drive is set to "master", and not slave. This might help, not sure though =/

 

[hesmondo]

Who said anything about it being faulty? (Yeah, so its not quite 100% legit)

hmm mebbe - he tried it in both CD Drives though!

 

[Pyraine]

You built this computer yourself?

 

[Kaori]

does it have a floppy drive? lol

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994

if your cd doesn't want to boot... try making 6 floppies from the above site.

 

[Skyline]

It has floppy, but ive given up and given it to work to sort it

 

[Dataforce]

If its a non-legit CD, chances are it didn't have the boot.img file done correctly.

http://www.thehotfix.net/howto/bootablecd/index.htm