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Problems Re-Imaging my HP Pavilion Desktop

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by lovebug_255

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Everytime I try to re-image my HP Pavilion Desktop it keeps running through the first part of the Windows XP setup. It completes but then when it restarts it also restarts the first part of the Windows XP setup... Has anyone else encountered this problem and how can I get the install to proceed?

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by oh smeg

You don't need to press any key To Boot off the CD. If you leave the system alone it will continue to load the XP installer.

If you press any key when prompted you restart the Install Procedure all over again.

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by lovebug_255

Yeah that usually works but on this system I have set the boot sequence to start with the CD Rom drive, due to the fact it is at a blue screen and will not allow you to do anything else, and if I change the setting back to Auto (where it boots off the hard drive) it just gives me a little blinking line up in the left hand corner of the screen and nothing happens... Do you have any other suggestions???

by oh smeg

Normally you set the First Boot Device to Optical the Second to HDD and so on depending on what hardware is fitted.

When the System fails to get the correct input at the Screen asking you to [b]Press Any Key to Boot Of the CD[/b] it will continue to the HDD and start to load off that. The next screen is a Blue Screen that then changes to the Initial Device Installing Screen so if you are not seeing that there is a Hardware issue with the system.

So what do you exactly have there? What Install Media are you attempting to use a M$ XP install Disc or a HP Recovery Disc? Did this system originally come with XP Installed? Have you added or changed any Hardware?

If the system originally came with XP and you are using a HP Recovery Disc for that computer you have a hardware problem that needs finding. I would suggest the Ultimate Boot Cd to diagnose the Hardware problem as a starting point.

http://tinyurl.com/3jnpy

But if you are not using the Supplied HP Recovery Disc the necessary drivers will not be present for your computer so anything is possible then. If you post back with the details I or someone else here will attempt to help you.

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by rob miners

removing the CD after the first part of the install just before it re-boots. It should then let you know if its needed.

by lovebug_255

I tried removing the CD just before it re-boots but it just states there is no Operating System found... Any other suggestions???

by rob miners

is the office copy of XP a genuine M$ product or is it a Recovery CD. If it is an OEM version you are not supposed to use it on another PC. If it is a Recovery CD it will not work on anything other than the PC that it was created for.

Is the Hard Drive being detected in the BIOS.

by lovebug_255

I have a HP Pavilion xL912 Desktop that has not been working for the last year or so... I'm not for sure what operating system it had on there because when I got it, it was stuck on a blue screen... I'm trying to put my office copy of XP on it and it keeps restarting the setup process everytime it re-boots... I tried changing the boot sequence to every type of combination. The only options for booting are: None; Auto; User; IDE Removable; ATAPI Removable; and CD-Rom...
Do you have any other suggestions on what I should try???

by oh smeg

You can not load XP onto it. Is that correct?

What I think is happening here is that the computer has a SATA HDD and the XP installer doesn't natively support SATA Drives. So after you get to the stage of using the Install Disk it should report that there is no HDD available.

What you need to do here is install the SATA Driver for your Hardware and XP. To do this press the [b]F6 Key[/b] the moment that the very first blue screen appears and wait for the prompt to install the SCSI or RAID Driver, then insert a Floppy with the SATA Driver copied to the Root of the Floppy and press enter. The system will now load the SATA Driver and then proceed to a screen where you can chose the drive to install XP onto.

If you do not have access to a Floppy Drive you need to make a Slipstreamed Install Copy of XP by following the directions here

http://tinyurl.com/54gjzz

or here for the downloadable copy

http://tinyurl.com/5q2jsw

While both of these say they add SP2 & Hot-patches adding a SATA Driver is the same as adding a Hot Patch.

If you prefer to Point & Click nLite is a software solution that you can use.

http://tinyurl.com/e2mo4

The reason why the CD is restarting after the initial sequence is that the system is not finding a HDD present to install the OS to. So if you have a SATA Drive you need to ad the drivers and if there is a IDE Drive it is either Faulty or needs Formatting to have a place to install the OS to. If you watched the screen the reason why this is happening would ave been told to you something like [b]No HDD Present/Detected[/b] would have been shown.

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by lovebug_255

I downloaded the SATA Driver and it worked!!! Thank You!

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