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Big Problem ! Blue Screen in XP
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 295996" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>First, if you are going to install XP, you really, really need to print out the Boot Camp Installation and Setup guide.</p><p></p><p>If I am understanding your description, you tried a 2nd install of XP from within Boot Camp (if you tried to re-install from inside windows or by booting off the XP cd, it will not work), then cancelled the installation, and are now trying to boot to your previous install on the hard drive.</p><p></p><p>If this is the case, you need to go back to boot camp and you have 2 options, </p><p>1) Re-install XP following directions in the setup guide - have it in your hand - it is during the install that you will be presented with the option of partitioning your windows partition. This is done by windows during the install process, not by Boot Camp.</p><p>2) Delete windows and go back to OS X on the entire drive - this is explained in detail on page 18 of the install guide "Removing Windows from You Computer"</p><p></p><p>Would strongly suggest you print this out, read it in it's entirety, have a basic understanding prior to doing anything else and follow along comparing your computer screen to the guide as you go. You don't want to blow up your OS X install.</p><p></p><p>Just as an FYI: had windows blue screen almost at the end of the driver install and automatically re-boot. Only about half the drivers had installed correctly. I just ran the driver disk a 2nd time - which normally you would not want to do without first removing drivers already installed, but it worked and have not seen any issues related to any of the drivers which were installed twice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 295996, member: 24160"] First, if you are going to install XP, you really, really need to print out the Boot Camp Installation and Setup guide. If I am understanding your description, you tried a 2nd install of XP from within Boot Camp (if you tried to re-install from inside windows or by booting off the XP cd, it will not work), then cancelled the installation, and are now trying to boot to your previous install on the hard drive. If this is the case, you need to go back to boot camp and you have 2 options, 1) Re-install XP following directions in the setup guide - have it in your hand - it is during the install that you will be presented with the option of partitioning your windows partition. This is done by windows during the install process, not by Boot Camp. 2) Delete windows and go back to OS X on the entire drive - this is explained in detail on page 18 of the install guide "Removing Windows from You Computer" Would strongly suggest you print this out, read it in it's entirety, have a basic understanding prior to doing anything else and follow along comparing your computer screen to the guide as you go. You don't want to blow up your OS X install. Just as an FYI: had windows blue screen almost at the end of the driver install and automatically re-boot. Only about half the drivers had installed correctly. I just ran the driver disk a 2nd time - which normally you would not want to do without first removing drivers already installed, but it worked and have not seen any issues related to any of the drivers which were installed twice. [/QUOTE]
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