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With assistance from gtplanet members I have somewhat solved my old problem about booting xp from the CD drive but now I have new problem. Every time I try to install windows XP I get a BSOD. I currently have no OS to boot from. Also I just flashed a new BIOS update. Any help will be greatly appreciated. My problem was solved at around post #23
Thank you
Computer Information
Toshiba Satellite P20-PW
Intel Pentium 4 Processor - 3.20GHz
NVIDIA GeForceFX5200
512 MB Ram
80GB Harddrive
It comes with Windows XP
OLD SOMEWHAT SOLVED PROBLEM, May be useful
Recently I updated the BIOS on my old laptop after that I have been getting many bsod errors and I can't get into windows xp. I reach the XP logo and the bar at the bottom moves but then the screen goes black. When I enter safe mode I get the bsod errors. Also one time when I made it to the desktop it told me my windows XP was not genuine and needed activation.
I tried booting a windows xp iso I had burned it on a dvd. But it wouldn't boot I would get the flashing dash in the top left corner then I get the boot into safe mode screen.
I tried the DVD in another computer and it worked. I tried an Ubuntu DVD in my laptop and it also worked. What could the problem be?
Edit: I was also wondering if I could downgrade my BIOS version because my laptop was running fine before.
Thank you
Computer Information
Toshiba Satellite P20-PW
Intel Pentium 4 Processor - 3.20GHz
NVIDIA GeForceFX5200
512 MB Ram
80GB Harddrive
It comes with Windows XP
OLD SOMEWHAT SOLVED PROBLEM, May be useful
Recently I updated the BIOS on my old laptop after that I have been getting many bsod errors and I can't get into windows xp. I reach the XP logo and the bar at the bottom moves but then the screen goes black. When I enter safe mode I get the bsod errors. Also one time when I made it to the desktop it told me my windows XP was not genuine and needed activation.
I tried booting a windows xp iso I had burned it on a dvd. But it wouldn't boot I would get the flashing dash in the top left corner then I get the boot into safe mode screen.
I tried the DVD in another computer and it worked. I tried an Ubuntu DVD in my laptop and it also worked. What could the problem be?
Edit: I was also wondering if I could downgrade my BIOS version because my laptop was running fine before.
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