[wellylug] Windows XP install compared with Redhat and Mandra kes latest install

Wed Aug 7 12:46:53 NZST 2002

I just reinstalled Windows XP from scratch again, and I still have the
same problems as b4....
I can open a cdrom but as soon as I try run anything from it I get it
complaining about missing keys in dll's and missing dll's, and some of
the files look like they are corrupted as well.  This is all from the
cdrom drive XP just installed from, and Redhat 7.3 is currently
installing from.  I have checked the website for the cd manufacturer,
mobo manufacturer, and MS, and none of them seem to have any information
on this sort of problem.  I did see a couple of articles which referred
to drives not working at all under XP, and a registry hack that is
supossed to fix it , but that was for different drives with different
problems to mine, and I am not keen to start with that today.  

I never had any problems with RH7.3 on the same machine.

On Wed, 2002-08-07 at 09:54, Peter Jones wrote:
> Maybe your machine is just too much for XP?  Its pretty leading edge stuff
> compared to what I am installing on.
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Centurion Computer Technology Limited
> > [mailto:Centurion at paradise.net.nz]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 7 August 2002 09:48
> > To: wellylug
> > Subject: RE: [wellylug] Windows XP install compared with Redhat and
> > Mandra kes latest install
> > 
> > 
> > XP Pro.  An install of everything in RH7.3 (3.5Gb+) only 
> > takes about 45
> > mins, and the installer is much nicer.  What options do I have with XP
> > except to try and install it again.
> > 
> > On Wed, 2002-08-07 at 09:40, Peter Jones wrote:
> > > Was this XP home edition?  I have been installing XP Pro on 
> > a number of
> > > P1.6/40gig/256m boxes,
> > > FIC VC15 board (intel 845D chipset), Pine 3D Phantom video 
> > card (32meg)
> > > Genius lan card.
> > > These are about as basic a business-box as you are likely to find.
> > > The install in every case has been very straight forward, 
> > none of the
> > > glitches you mention - 
> > > almost as easy as the Lycoris LX install thats on the home 
> > PC :-). Each
> > > install takes about 30-40 minutes.
> > > 
> > > But you're right about the ugliness, and the way MS keep 
> > moving stuff
> > > around.
> > > I noticed this also between NT4 and W2000 - the same stuff 
> > is there, they
> > > have just changed the way to access it
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Centurion Computer Technology Limited
> > > > [mailto:Centurion at paradise.net.nz]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, 7 August 2002 09:17
> > > > To: wellylug
> > > > Subject: [wellylug] Windows XP install compared with Redhat and
> > > > Mandrakes latest install
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Well I have finally been forced into the unfortunate experience of
> > > > Installing Windows XP onto a customers computer.  The machine is a
> > > > Athlon XP1800+ with 1204MB DDR  PC2700 ram, on an Epox 
> > 8K3A+ mobo with
> > > > built in Highpoint Raid, 2x80Gb WD special edition (8Mb 
> > > > cache)hdd setup
> > > > as hardware mirror Raid, LG CDwriter, GF4 MX440 video card, 
> > > > 350Watt Dual
> > > > Fan PSU, and loads of Thermaltake cooling.
> 
> 
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