Re: I just tried to install XP on an HP ME machine

On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:02:23 -0500, Grinder <grinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On 4/18/2010 5:33 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:08:25 -0400, Metspitzer<kilowatt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I can boot from the CD and format the drive, but I get an error that
xxx file is incompatible during the installation.

The machine is an HP Pavilion and it came with ME. There is an option
in the bios that says 95, or 98 or other.

Should I use "other"

Is there a hardware reason I can't install XP on the ME machine?

The bios actually says
win 95
win 98/win2000
other

I guess I should pick other to install XP? Huh?

I have a feeling this ain't gonna happen.

Have you updated to the BIOS that explicitly supports Windows XP?

I don't have a computer with a floppy drive.

The HP machine does have a floppy, but it is broken.

I currently have him searching his stuff for the original disk.

It would be nice if I could update the BIOS from a flash drive.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: RAID Setup and DP35DP?
    ... BIOS 0262 "removed floppy menu screen for boards that don't support it" ... ... Thus I want to specify RAID now in the BIOS as Intel strongly recommends, ... All this I did OK last week with a Vista install, but that week taught me that I strongly want to be running WinXP instead. ...
    (comp.sys.intel)
  • Re: Reminder: Windows XP Runs Natively On Intel Macs
    ... All it does is pick a partition to use as the boot volume--it's not a bootloader. ... All the BIOS does is initialize the hardware and pass off to the bootloader. ... put the Vista install DVD in the drive, ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: Wrong CPU being shown by the BIOS
    ... the BIOS screen with a message sayinh. ... "Unknown CPU detected, install latest BIOS to unleash Power" ... Intel Processor Identification Utility. ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
  • Re: Reminder: Windows XP Runs Natively On Intel Macs
    ... "insert the XP CD or the Vista DVD when the ... partition, my current Vista partition, and the DVD drive containing ... This is why you have to select a boot volume in the BIOS. ... put the Vista install DVD in the drive, ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: Reminder: Windows XP Runs Natively On Intel Macs
    ... All it does is pick a partition to use as the boot volume--it's not a bootloader. ... All the BIOS does is initialize the hardware and pass off to the bootloader. ... put the Vista install DVD in the drive, ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)