Any experts out there I can really use some help.
my machine has, well had, two hard drives (c and d), c is running windows ME and d was empty, I had it reserved for data, since the machine is brand new.
Anyway, since d was empty I decided to give Windows XP a try. First I reformatted the drive to change it from FAT to NFTS and then when the installation files were copying I got an error saying that a certain .dll (I can remember exactly the file syssomething.dll) couldn´t be copied. I knew I was in for trouble and even though retrying didn´t copy the file the installation process continued. Well, after automatically rebooting, the installation process tried to restart but after stalling for a few seconds I get some kind of wierd error message that I can only see for a split second because the machine automatically reboots, goes back to windows xp install, finds the same error, reboots, goes back to windows xp install, finds the same error, reboots ad infinitum until I finally figured out how to make it ask if I wanted to go to windows xp or windows ME (the OS that works on C).
The error message is impossible to read because it´s only on the screen for a milisecond, but it has something to do with "not enough virtual memory" if that makes sense. The computer has 500+ mb DDR RAM, so I can´t figure how there would be a memory problem...
anyway, I´ve tried repair-reinstalling XP, and just plain old reinstalling XP and I get the same error-reboot loop from hell.
Worse, my D drive is no longer accessible, which I´m embarassed to say must be some kind of record in incompetence because I´ve owned the thing for about 10 hours.
How can I deinstall the XP installation? How can I get my hard drive back? I hardly got to know it and it´s gone gone gone.
please help.
pathetically,
_sic
my machine has, well had, two hard drives (c and d), c is running windows ME and d was empty, I had it reserved for data, since the machine is brand new.
Anyway, since d was empty I decided to give Windows XP a try. First I reformatted the drive to change it from FAT to NFTS and then when the installation files were copying I got an error saying that a certain .dll (I can remember exactly the file syssomething.dll) couldn´t be copied. I knew I was in for trouble and even though retrying didn´t copy the file the installation process continued. Well, after automatically rebooting, the installation process tried to restart but after stalling for a few seconds I get some kind of wierd error message that I can only see for a split second because the machine automatically reboots, goes back to windows xp install, finds the same error, reboots, goes back to windows xp install, finds the same error, reboots ad infinitum until I finally figured out how to make it ask if I wanted to go to windows xp or windows ME (the OS that works on C).
The error message is impossible to read because it´s only on the screen for a milisecond, but it has something to do with "not enough virtual memory" if that makes sense. The computer has 500+ mb DDR RAM, so I can´t figure how there would be a memory problem...
anyway, I´ve tried repair-reinstalling XP, and just plain old reinstalling XP and I get the same error-reboot loop from hell.
Worse, my D drive is no longer accessible, which I´m embarassed to say must be some kind of record in incompetence because I´ve owned the thing for about 10 hours.
How can I deinstall the XP installation? How can I get my hard drive back? I hardly got to know it and it´s gone gone gone.
please help.
pathetically,
_sic