Runaround

More on the boot loader problem - I put the XP CD in and went to the repair
console and ran "fixboot" and it booted back into windows right away. No
reinstall needed so it is not corrupting the drive at all. I'm not sure about
the percentage though. I did install it on another one of my PCs and it works
fine. I did not see far it got on the "Extract Files" section on the either
PC. I'm going to retry the install on my Tablet and report back how far it
gets.

-Daniel

"Joesc" wrote:

> Some more info on when this happens. I've tried every possible configuration
> on my computer. I removed extra drives and tried installing to the only
> completely formated and clean drive on the system from DVD. I tried an
> upgrade install from Windows XP on the same drive, same error. Copied the
> setup files to the HD, and tried installing from there. I even verified the
> ISO image with an MD5 checker and ran the install using the daemon tools
> virtual drive. No dice.
>
> The thing I'm noticing though is that the Install gets to the Extract Files
> portion of the install (about 20%) then says it needs to restart the computer
> to complete the install. After that reboot, it gives the error.
>
> Is everyone else seeing the install reboot at this point? Maybe that's the
> problem, it's not completely installed?
>
> "Joesc" wrote:
>
> > I've gotten the same error when trying to do a dual boot.
> > My configuration: Windows XP on C: my primary master hdd and Loading Vista
> > on D: my secondary master hdd.
> >
> > I'm guessing it's a problem with the boot loader. Anyone figure this out yet?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Runaround" wrote:
> >
> > > He all. I'm hoping I can get to the bottom of why this is happening when I
> > > install Vista. This is going on a Compaq TC1000 TabletPC. I have tried to
> > > install using Daemon Tools and also by extracting the files to a directory on
> > > my hard drive. I have no issues using XP Tablet ed. I have actually done a
> > > clean XP install twice and then tried upgrade and custom install. I do not
> > > have a DVD drive for the tablet.
> > >
> > > The install process works fine all they way up to the point where it
> > > restarts the PC after copying the files is complete. Every time it boots up
> > > and gives the following error:
> > > A disk read error has occurred
> > > Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
> > >
> > > Restarting brings me back to the same screen.
> > >
> > > -Daniel