WINDOWS SETUP AHHH!!!!

[fufiter9246]

AHHHH!!!

Ok heres the deal, reinstalled windows, and of course everything that was already installed now has to be REINSTALLED bc of registry errors.....errrrr....so now I went to repair windows b/c I was having problems and everything was going fine and now when I restart it's asking me for a Compaq??? disk????

I am in tech support for my school and I used the WINXP cd that they use which isn't for compaq computers and now I can't go any further, i'm trying to get to the dos prompt and I don't know how, i'm about to just format my C drive and reinstall windows cause this is giving me such a headache....any ideas I really need some or is there anyway to "delete" the setup files and avoid the "compaq" issue??

[bailey]

compaq computers need to be restored with the compaq restore cd,

the xp cd will not have all the files you need, they are only on the restore cd.

[fufiter9246]

but i do not have a compaq computer...and winxp installs perfectly fine and does not ask for anything, im just going to reinstall WINXP AGAIN

[bailey]

ok lets see if I understand the question correctly.
you said you are reinstalling xp and it keeps asking you for the compaq didk,

so what am I missing here if the computer is not a compaq.

you must be useing something differant than what you said

[Scott Tiger]

Format the drive when you go through the setup. That would be a completely fresh install and should work just fine. You're not using a copied XP cd are you?

[fufiter9246]

well now my desktop wallpaper doesn't show up when i change it, it shows up when i check out the properties in the little box but not on my desktop????

[bailey]

sounds like you got a bad copy, or not doing a clean install

[fufiter9246]

well i haven't formatted the drive again, im just reinstalling over the currrent windows.....im getting such a headache, whats the best option here?

[bailey]

I would do a clean install
on the setup option select other and delet the partition and then install it on the clean drive.

it will then install with a new system, be sure you have the cd key written down before you start, as it will ask for it

[flurffmeister]

Asking for a compaq disk could mean it's asking for the device driver disk for something in the computer that is Compaq. e.g. the optical drive?