Hello! I'm having some trouble reinstalling XP on my netbook and I'm hoping someone could help me!
I have an old Acer netbook that I no longer use, and before I pass it on to someone else I wanted to reinstall the Windows XP operating system. Since it's a netbook there was no install disc (it doesn't have a disc drive), but I easily located the winnt32.exe file in the i386 folder, and I have the product key which was on a sticker on the bottom of the netbook.
When I run winnt32.exe, it first asks what kind of installation to perform, upgrade or new installation. I selected new installation. Then, after entering the product key, it asks whether I want to get updated setup files. I click yes, and I get a message that says "Setup was unable to reach the Microsoft Windows Update Web site because it is currently unavailable". I choose to skip & continue, and it spends a few minutes copying the installation files and then reboots.
It then asks me to choose "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" or "Microsoft Windows XP Setup". If I choose Setup, I get an error message that says "A disk read error has occurred, Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart". I can restart and and choose the other option and the computer boots up as normal, but it does not complete the reinstall. I'm not sure what to do to fix this problem.
For reference, my computer is an Acer Aspire One D250-1165 currently running Windows XP Home Edition version 5.1 w/service pack 3
I have an old Acer netbook that I no longer use, and before I pass it on to someone else I wanted to reinstall the Windows XP operating system. Since it's a netbook there was no install disc (it doesn't have a disc drive), but I easily located the winnt32.exe file in the i386 folder, and I have the product key which was on a sticker on the bottom of the netbook.
When I run winnt32.exe, it first asks what kind of installation to perform, upgrade or new installation. I selected new installation. Then, after entering the product key, it asks whether I want to get updated setup files. I click yes, and I get a message that says "Setup was unable to reach the Microsoft Windows Update Web site because it is currently unavailable". I choose to skip & continue, and it spends a few minutes copying the installation files and then reboots.
It then asks me to choose "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" or "Microsoft Windows XP Setup". If I choose Setup, I get an error message that says "A disk read error has occurred, Press Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart". I can restart and and choose the other option and the computer boots up as normal, but it does not complete the reinstall. I'm not sure what to do to fix this problem.
For reference, my computer is an Acer Aspire One D250-1165 currently running Windows XP Home Edition version 5.1 w/service pack 3