Windows Loading Problem

CosmoCosmo
edited May 2004 in Science & Tech
My computer will not load windows. I have tried 98, 2000 Pro, & XP Pro. 98 loads, but on reboot it locks up with an error. 2000 needs a floppy to start the CD. When I boot with the floppy, it stops and says "NT Detect error". XP will boot with a CD, but after re boot it has file corrupt errors. I have tried 3 different hard drives, two different CD drives. The memory stick was checked and is ok. Does anyone have an idea??

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  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited May 2004
    Cosmo wrote:
    My computer will not load windows. I have tried 98, 2000 Pro, & XP Pro. 98 loads, but on reboot it locks up with an error. 2000 needs a floppy to start the CD. When I boot with the floppy, it stops and says "NT Detect error". XP will boot with a CD, but after re boot it has file corrupt errors. I have tried 3 different hard drives, two different CD drives. The memory stick was checked and is ok. Does anyone have an idea??
    It's gonna be a hardware problem. List your full specs please and your PC's history. :)

    Also, are you overclocking?

    With regard to your memory; Don't just check your memory, swap it out with another stick. Even good memory can spit in the face of some motherboards.
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited May 2004
    Corruption errors during installation or after installation are most commonly memory related.

    Download MEMTEST and run thatto diagnose your ram. If you get errors in the ram then that will explain it.

    Start there.
  • EMTEMT Seattle, WA Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    I had a processor that could run DOS and not Windows - an old Athlon Thunderbird 1100MHz - but I'd scratched it doing thermal compound. If all else fails check the CPU.
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