I have a programming question for the tech geeks (AKA: Hambil, Ishcabittle, Menty)

[Conchaga]

I'm trying to install a fresh version of XP on a spare pc I have. I tried using a disk for XP home that a freind provided for me, but when trying to install, it told me that the disk was damaged. So, I downloaded and burned another disk with XP pro. However, when I insert the disk into the drive and turn on the pc all I get is the Windows Setup blue screen without any prompts. So, I tried the first disk again to see if the drive was still working. Now, I can't even load past the Windows Setup screen on both disks.

What's the deal?

Do I need a new hard drive? New install disk? I'm lost.

 

[Conchaga]

Hmm... perhaps I may not need help after all.

I think my cd drive cable wasn't fully plugged in. Doh!

 

[OS@M@]

Hmm... perhaps I may not need help after all.

I think my cd drive cable wasn't fully plugged in. Doh!

I will fight cables!

 

[Ishcabittle]

i'm going to close this trouble ticket - if the originator of the ticket needs additional support, they can reply below this line.

 

[Conchaga]

Woah, this pirated version of XP pro is quite nice. SO much better than the crappy version of XP home I was using.

 

[Iyhara]

You think?

 

[Conchaga]

Yeah. It's slimmed down, and streamlined. It's a pro version of XP pro. None of that stupid nonsense bullshit programming getting in the way. It's only a little buggy, but that'll go away after a bit of tweaking.

 

[FBI parte due]

nLite, or one of those "XP lite" cds that have been floating around on torrent sites?

 

[Conchaga]

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/472...ional_32-bit_en-US_-_Black_Edition_v2009.2.12

 

[FBI parte due]

I always use nLite/vLite for my installations because I'm a ricer who likes to pretend the tiny changes he makes actually make a noticeable difference in boot time and memory usage.