Hi
I need a little help here from anyone who can.
I bought an used Asus P5PE-VM mobo and am trying to install Win XP on it. The power supply is new (Corsair 550A), RAM 2 GB is new, CD drive, CPU etc all ok.
After the initial setup process the computer boots by itself as per normal practice (it does so with a message saying rebooting in x seconds). However, unlike all my previous experiences with XP (I have three), this one starts loading files with the usual blue-coloured screen labelled Windows Setup...then goes into SETUP IS STARING WINDOWS....then WELCOME TO SETUP showing three options:
- to set up Windows XP now, press ENTER
- To repair a windows xp installation using recovery console press R
- to quit setup without installing windows XP, press F3.
When I press ENTER, it takes me through the entire process of licencing agreement, then asks if I would like to install on the existing partition C and if I choose ENTER, it says there is already an OS installed there (obviously).
I read somewhere that the BIOS could be an issue. Simplest thing I could do was to replace the battery but nothing changed.
Exasperating!
I need a little help here from anyone who can.
I bought an used Asus P5PE-VM mobo and am trying to install Win XP on it. The power supply is new (Corsair 550A), RAM 2 GB is new, CD drive, CPU etc all ok.
After the initial setup process the computer boots by itself as per normal practice (it does so with a message saying rebooting in x seconds). However, unlike all my previous experiences with XP (I have three), this one starts loading files with the usual blue-coloured screen labelled Windows Setup...then goes into SETUP IS STARING WINDOWS....then WELCOME TO SETUP showing three options:
- to set up Windows XP now, press ENTER
- To repair a windows xp installation using recovery console press R
- to quit setup without installing windows XP, press F3.
When I press ENTER, it takes me through the entire process of licencing agreement, then asks if I would like to install on the existing partition C and if I choose ENTER, it says there is already an OS installed there (obviously).
I read somewhere that the BIOS could be an issue. Simplest thing I could do was to replace the battery but nothing changed.
Exasperating!
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