Re: Packard Hell

The message <s9qdnSAsZM2yNBjbnZ2dnUVZ8t6pnZ2d@xxxxxx>
from "Dr.H@l0nf1r£$" <yeah@xxxxxx> contains these words:

Oh I do love Packard Bell. :

I'm working on an old Packerd Bell box that has been renovated
previously by
persons unknown, running a 1 gig Celeron. I've tried every way possible to
install XP on it but it just refuses to install; and the only other o/s I
have is Win 95 - which XP refuses to upgrade.

What happens is XP copies all the files to the HD and reboots the computer.
Whether or not I press esc at the Compaq screen to initiate POST, the
machine says

Er, Packard Bell or Compaq? I'm only hazarding a guess, but is it a
Packard Bell case with a Compaq MoBo fitted?

BTW, bad memory can cause similar symptoms so I suggest you run
memtest86 just to eliminate this possibility. Also, you can suffer
similar silliness with very old bios versions which might be curable by
a flash update (if a suitable one is available, that is!).

HTH

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Regards, John.

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