Installation of Slipstreamed XP ProSP1
This is a discussion about Installation of Slipstreamed XP ProSP1 in the Windows Software category; I burned a slipstreamed Cd of XPPro SP1 and it boots and installs on my Toshiba laptop. I tried to boot and install the same CD on a Compaq laptop and all that appears is Code 5: cannot boot from CD.
I burned a slipstreamed Cd of XPPro SP1 and it boots and installs on my Toshiba laptop. I tried to boot and install the same CD on a Compaq laptop and all that appears is Code 5: cannot boot from CD. What gives? Any help would be apreciated! Thanks in advance. ;(
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some of the older laptops need a bios update to install xp
(ie. hp omnibook)
(ie. hp omnibook)
Also, I have seen on some older laptops, they have trouble installing an OS from a burned CD. Just a thought. How old is the Compaq?
Quote:Also, I have seen on some older laptops, they have trouble installing an OS from a burned CD. Just a thought. How old is the Compaq?
Could be the type of CDROM no compatible with the CD. Used to see that alot in the early CDR days.
Could be the type of CDROM no compatible with the CD. Used to see that alot in the early CDR days.
