New Computer Woes... (Please Help)

Keebler Elf said:
So should I install with SP1 instead of SP2? I don't think my installation cd has SP 1 on it.

What in gods name are you talking about...sp1?, sp2?...Win?

Irregardless...looks like you'll need a plasma torch to fix the linkage assembly between your cluckitzer and your hosenfras. Supposebly this will engage the valvitzer to mobilize.

PS your welvom
 
Spode said:
What in gods name are you talking about...sp1?, sp2?...Win?

Irregardless...looks like you'll need a plasma torch to fix the linkage assembly between your cluckitzer and your hosenfras. Supposebly this will engage the valvitzer to mobilize.

PS your welvom

Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2. Both are patches for the entire OS XP.
 
papasmerf said:
Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2. Both are patches for the entire OS XP.

Yeah but you still a plasma torch for the patches, right?
 
Spode said:
Yeah but you still a plasma torch for the patches, right?

Depends on the Rh factor.
 
papasmerf said:
Depends on the Rh factor.

Right...Lets get to work on this cocksucker then.
 
I am not a Windows guy but usually i find the jumpers in the non SATA drive need fiddling with the other thing i do is keep a bootable Knoppix cd around with du and fsck and a few other Nix utilities to see if they will see the full drive size.
 
Keebler Elf said:
So should I install with SP1 instead of SP2? I don't think my installation cd has SP 1 on it.

i just use sp2. just slipstream sp2 into your original cd. and use a that slipstreamed cd to install a fresh copy of xp with sp2.
 
Keebler Elf said:
The problem is my Windows cd isn't original and isn't bootable; I need to use the startup disks.
hahaha... first, kick your buddy who gave you a crap copy. you can still still slipstream your cd, it just won't be bootable. and you can still use the floppies to boot.

you can try to make it bootable but you'll need to get the right bin files. it's easier to just get a working copy and slipstream that one.
 
STOLEN PROGRAMS are not covered by tech support.

If you do not have a regesterable copy you have squat.
 
I'd like to give a big "shout out" to everyone who offered me their assistance in my time of crisis. I believe I've worked it all out now and, lemme tell ya, it was a HUGE endeavour. I installed WinXP no fewer than three times and wiped it twice. I finally identified the culprit: the drivers for my SATA II drive were getting corrupted, especially when I tried to update them after installing WinXP. Apparently, the initial update of drivers that I did during the initial Windows setup was enough to do the job. Updating further causes Windows to fuck up.

So now I have both drives working and windows recognizes them. I partitioned my new drive so I have two of roughly 125 GB each (plus my old drive). I just have to remember to NEVER update my drivers on my old hard drive. :p

So, again, thanks for everyone's help. It was greatly appreciated in my hour of need.

Keebler