Having trouble installing windows

anil8r2003 · 02-23-2005, 03:55 AM

I just bought a new computer and it doesn't have any os system installed on it. and everytime i try to install windows xp mce 2005 it goes into Caldera DR-DOS 7.03 and says using DPMS Dos protected mode services and it gives me four options /MLX /BL=16 / Lend=on / delay=off and evertime i type a command in it says command or file name not recognized. i don't know much about computers but i've tried pretty much everything i could do.does anyone know how i could fix this any help would be greatly appreciated.

**Praetor** · 02-26-2005, 06:17 AM

Im slightly confused .... so you put the MCE2005 CD in the drive, boot off it and it bumps you to Caldera...?

anil8r2003 · 02-27-2005, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Praetor

Im slightly confused .... so you put the MCE2005 CD in the drive, boot off it and it bumps you to Caldera...?

Yeah everytime i put the mce 2005 disk in it launchs into caldera dr-dos 7.03 and i set everthing in the bios to boot from the cd-rom first. but it still won't boot up it just gives me four options but evertime i type in a command it says file name or command not recognized. i don't know what's wrong with it.

Amma Wario · 02-27-2005, 04:13 AM

Type: your cd drive then:

eg: D:\I386\WINNT.EXE
Make sure your drive is partitionned and has a file system first

Oh befor I froget, make sure that SMARTDRV is enabled. Else it will work, but 5hrs min. it will take to get you in the actual setup

anil8r2003 · 02-27-2005, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amma Wario

Type: your cd drive then:

eg: D:\I386\WINNT.EXE
Make sure your drive is partitionned and has a file system first

Oh befor I froget, make sure that SMARTDRV is enabled. Else it will work, but 5hrs min. it will take to get you in the actual setup

I partitioned the hard drive and enabled hdd s.m.a.r.t but now when i type in the cd drive B: it says (not ready error reading drive b) and it gives me 3 choices (Abort, Retry, Fail) and every time i type retry it says the same thing.

Amma Wario · 02-27-2005, 05:28 AM

Are you sure your CD drive is B:? TYhe default drive would be D:. Try it

anil8r2003 · 02-27-2005, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Amma Wario

Are you sure your CD drive is B:? TYhe default drive would be D:. Try it

I tried the D: drive but now evertime i type in eg: D:\I386\WINNT.EXE it says command or file name not recognized.

Amma Wario · 02-28-2005, 05:16 PM

Download a boot diskette of Windows 98 (if it's FAT32) at www.bootdisk.com

anil8r2003 · 03-02-2005, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amma Wario

Download a boot diskette of Windows 98 (if it's FAT32) at www.bootdisk.com

Thanks for the help that finally got it working.

02-23-2005, 03:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
anil8r2003 New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5	Having trouble installing windows I just bought a new computer and it doesn't have any os system installed on it. and everytime i try to install windows xp mce 2005 it goes into Caldera DR-DOS 7.03 and says using DPMS Dos protected mode services and it gives me four options /MLX /BL=16 / Lend=on / delay=off and evertime i type a command in it says command or file name not recognized. i don't know much about computers but i've tried pretty much everything i could do.does anyone know how i could fix this any help would be greatly appreciated.

02-26-2005, 06:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
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02-27-2005, 04:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
Amma Wario banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Age: 18 Posts: 70	Type: your cd drive then: eg: D:\I386\WINNT.EXE Make sure your drive is partitionned and has a file system first Oh befor I froget, make sure that SMARTDRV is enabled. Else it will work, but 5hrs min. it will take to get you in the actual setup

02-27-2005, 05:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
Amma Wario banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Age: 18 Posts: 70	Are you sure your CD drive is B:? TYhe default drive would be D:. Try it

02-28-2005, 05:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Amma Wario banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Age: 18 Posts: 70	Download a boot diskette of Windows 98 (if it's FAT32) at www.bootdisk.com