JagiBear

RE: NON installed updates Hi Guys, thank you very much, i renstalled windows again and seems to be ok. JagiBear xxxxxxx

RE: NON installed updates Hi its starts off installing, then says no updates where installed. and thats it. it was a clean install after format, which i have done many times without any problems. JagiBear xxxxxxx

Hi Guys, i have reinstalled Windows XP Home, install everything i needed too, went to Windows up date and there is 97 updates, they will not install, I have turned off firewall in case this was preventing it no change. Help please no idea where to go or what to do? JagiBear xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

RE: Wires Hi Guys, thank you all, i have managed to install windows, downloaded updates etc, online, i am not sure if this is a clue to my cd rom/dvd rom are faulty just tried to bring up a cd software and before it has had chance to run pc reboots and as done more then once, but it does sometimes runs and lets me use what i have put in? could my cd/dvd drives be faulty? JagiBear

RE: Wires Hi Thank you for putting me right which way i do the ide cables. I can now get as far has setup is copying files, then it goes to setup is starting, then it reboots again? Please help. JagiBear

RE: Wires Hi did the boot sequence in bios, tried again with genuine xp cd, it just booted came up on first black text, rebooted, and it did same again, i took out cd, brought up page DISK BOOT FAILURE, INCERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER. I wonder if i have put the right ide plugs in the right cdrom and dvd rom? JagiBear

RE: Wires Hi Wolfey,, Yes i know how to get into bios. What next please? JagiBear

RE: Wires I am trying to install windows xp on a formatted disk, sometimes it lets me get to starting windows then just reboots, then reboots, and so on? Helppppppppppppppppp? lol :-) JagiBear

RE: Wires Hi Seth, no its gets past post then still on black screen says Boot from CD: then just restarts itself? JagiBear

RE: Wires Hi Seth, did as you said, now pc is just getting past post, then keeps rebooting itself? can you help me please? JagiBear

Hi Guys, Please could you tell me which ide fittings go to which part?. i know that the blue one, goes to motherboard, then last plug goes to hard drive. now i have a cd drive and dvd drive. how should that be wired up? Also please, does it matter which power lead goes where? do i plug together cd, floppy and dvdv rom on same bunch of wires? and just plug the hard drive on its own? i am just confudled which goes where? Thank you in advance, how would we survive without you computor brains. xxxx JagiBear

Wolf, i know i am sorry for being all over the place, i will start over from beginning on pc froma clean install and come back to you, i am going to try and install XP. could you tell me what my primary partiton should be? sorry to be a pain.Gill xxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Guys, i am getting this message Application error SUWIN caused a General Protection Fault in module SETUPX.DLL at 000F:3A03 can i get away from this plz? Gill :):):):):)

i am getting to copying files, then message comes up protection user.exe can you throw any light on this plz? Gill xxxx

no i have not completed install, it gets so far then stops. Gill xxxxxxxxx