blinking cursor

jp198780 · 07-26-2006, 02:28 PM

i have a blinking cursor on boot-up, i did put this HD in my Inspiron, 2 install 2000 on this HD, the 1 from my Solo, because it has no CD-ROM drive. i did have "NTDLR is missing", on my Inspiron, could this be why im getting a blinking cursor on my Solo? and should i install 2000 again?

jp198780 · 07-28-2006, 01:30 PM

nevermind, im good now, had 2 reformat.

i was on Microsoft.com, and they said it's because you went over 98, or ME with the installation of 2000.

Hairy_Lee · 08-04-2006, 12:15 AM

That error is caused by lots of silly things, generally its easiest although not often quickest to do what you did

Viking · 08-06-2006, 02:16 AM

you can NOT install xp on one note book and put THE hd in another. XP has something called a HAL that it creates from the hardware it finds. It is possible to do an inplace install to create a new HAL, you would need a cd drive though. Also you can only use XP once unless you were using the cdkey on the bottom of your notebook. Expect to have to call MS.

jp198780 · 08-06-2006, 04:10 AM

i got it 2 work...

Viking · 08-06-2006, 04:22 AM

don't leave use hangin' .... what was it ?

jp198780 · 08-06-2006, 05:20 PM

ok, i had ME on the partition, i deleted that, then made another partition with 2000, and it worked.

07-26-2006, 02:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 17 Posts: 4,090	blinking cursor i have a blinking cursor on boot-up, i did put this HD in my Inspiron, 2 install 2000 on this HD, the 1 from my Solo, because it has no CD-ROM drive. i did have "NTDLR is missing", on my Inspiron, could this be why im getting a blinking cursor on my Solo? and should i install 2000 again? __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

07-28-2006, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 17 Posts: 4,090	nevermind, im good now, had 2 reformat. i was on Microsoft.com, and they said it's because you went over 98, or ME with the installation of 2000. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

08-04-2006, 12:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	That error is caused by lots of silly things, generally its easiest although not often quickest to do what you did __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

08-06-2006, 02:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Viking Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: east coast Posts: 392	you can NOT install xp on one note book and put THE hd in another. XP has something called a HAL that it creates from the hardware it finds. It is possible to do an inplace install to create a new HAL, you would need a cd drive though. Also you can only use XP once unless you were using the cdkey on the bottom of your notebook. Expect to have to call MS. __________________ http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g8...512200x267.jpg

08-06-2006, 04:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 17 Posts: 4,090	i got it 2 work... __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

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Viking Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: east coast Posts: 392	don't leave use hangin' .... what was it ? __________________ http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g8...512200x267.jpg

08-06-2006, 05:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 17 Posts: 4,090	ok, i had ME on the partition, i deleted that, then made another partition with 2000, and it worked. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

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