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Started by fioreskater , Aug 31 2005 12:33 AM

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Posted 31 August 2005 - 12:33 AM

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i just finished building a new pc everything is working fine but windows wont load

im useing a 60 gb western hard drive and when installing it on my old compaq it booted windows fine but with my new mobo which is a pcchips m851g when it goes past the bios/memory check everything seems fine then it just has a blinking _ on the top left corner of the screen and does nothing why wont windows boot?
also trying a clean xp install it does the same thing
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Posted 31 August 2005 - 06:14 AM

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Do you have a new mobo? (mother board) if so, I think that you might have a new bios. Do you have a new bios?
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Posted 31 August 2005 - 06:57 AM

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It is because you are trying to use a pirated version of XP..

its about 5 years old lol i have windows me on it i installed xp i downloaed off bearshare :\

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Posted 31 August 2005 - 06:58 AM

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Hey I just learn something with what you said Murray S. :tazz:

I did not know that pirated windows could do that.
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Posted 31 August 2005 - 07:00 AM

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double

Edited by warriorscot, 31 August 2005 - 07:01 AM.

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Posted 31 August 2005 - 07:00 AM

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You need to reinstall windows as it doesnt have proper drivers loaded.
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Posted 31 August 2005 - 07:05 AM

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You need to reinstall windows as it doesnt have proper drivers loaded.

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Hey, please dont take this the wrong way, but Murray S said and I qoute

It is because you are trying to use a pirated version of XP..


We DON'T support pirated\illegal software\os's in this forum warriorscot, you should know this.

Edited by Tony_1983, 31 August 2005 - 07:12 AM.

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Posted 31 August 2005 - 07:12 AM

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Closing this thread as well, due to the user admittedly using an illegal copy of Windows. We will NOT help you on this forum until and unless you buy a legitimate copy of your own...not use something off of Bearshare. :tazz:
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