Right, my Eee 701 is royally screwed up the arse so far that it hurts. I turn it on one day to find it BSODs on startup with an ntfs.sys error. No fear, I said, I'll simply reformat it, or maybe use the recovery console to fix the issue. So along I trot, I get my XP disk, nlite it, perform the convoluted process that allows you to install XP from an SD card/ USB drive, and boot from it. Everything seems to be going fine, until I'm given the option to start windows XP setup. I do so, and BLUESCREEN. I reboot, choose the option to start the recovery cons...BLUESECREEN. I read up more on the problem and I found out that this error can even crash windows setup and nothing short of a very low level format will fix it. So I ask you, FP. How do I format this fucking computer without tripping up this fucking BSOD?
it sounds like you already know what you're doing...but seem to be set on performing this "convoluted process...install XP from USB..."
I'd say it's time for you to do it the good old fashioned way my friend...
fire up nlite, get your service pack 2, framework, network drivers & cd key info prepared, burn with any program (imageburn works pretty good, free), and install windows with a regular cd/dvd rom which shouldn't take more than 15 minutes...that is a 100% fail-safe guaranteed installation from head to toe
now, if you keep getting a BSOD...i hate to say it but it sounds like your memory got borked, check your sticks if you can, if you have more than 1 stick try installing windows with either one installed. i dont know what else to tell ya buddy, there's less than a handful of problems that give your symptoms, you just gotta isolate it!
[QUOTE=veteran_gamer;17812367]install windows with a regular cd/dvd rom[/QUOTE]
it's a netbook.
First, if that model has that quickboot thing, go into the bios and disable that for the time being.
Second, you may need to do a full format. I happened to find that if you want to install xp on a drive which had vista 64 on it and you only do quick format, it doesn't work. So try a full format - it's slow, but if it makes it work then it doesn't matter, you've got to do what you've got to do.
If these things don't work then I bet the nlite fucked it up.
[QUOTE=Jallen;17812397]First, if that model has that quickboot thing, go into the bios and disable that for the time being.
Second, you may need to do a full format. I happened to find that if you want to install xp on a drive which had vista 64 on it and you only do quick format, it doesn't work. So try a full format - it's slow, but if it makes it work then it doesn't matter, you've got to do what you've got to do.
If these things don't work then I bet the nlite fucked it up.[/QUOTE]
I wish I could do a full format but it bluescreens before I even get to the point where I can select that option. And I'm not gonna go buying new memory when I'm going to be getting a new netbook in a few months anyway and I'm not 100% sure it'll fix the problem.
I blame nlite then or a problem in the use of the memory card.
Try using a non-streamlined OS install.
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