a neverending boot camp cycle..

danbroad · 17 Jul 2008 at 20:47

Hi there, in need of some advice - OCUK is always my first port of call for the tech stuff..

Macbook Pro, 2.5 Penryn/Santa Rosa; Leopard's up to date. Boot camp alongside a brand new [OCUK bought] OEM version of Windows XP SP2.

Boot camp allows me to select a new 32GB partition, which I then install windows to. I format it with FAT32 [so as to avoid the HAL.dll errors]. Everything seems to install fine - but then, after the usual 'your computer will reboot in 15 seconds' message, instead of carrying on with the Windows install, it goes back to the beginning! [You know, the initial blue screen with "press F6 to install a SCSI driver" etc etc.

It then goes on to recognise once more the partitions available, and recognises that there's a version of windows on the 32GB FAT partition. I've reformatted [the 'slow', not the 'quick' one this time] and reinstalled all the XP files onto it. Guess what! After the 'continue with windows setup' reboot, we're back to the "press F6 to install a SCSI driver" beginning again!

I'm obviously missing something - and I recall maybe having a similar problem when I installed an old version of XP onto one of my [now very old] new-build PC's....

Help me break the neverending cycle!!

Thanks in advance, Dan

SentineL-X · 17 Jul 2008 at 20:54

Take the CD out of the drive when it says "rebooting in 15 seconds".. Then place it back in when you have to click a "next button" during setup...

danbroad · 17 Jul 2008 at 20:57

thanks... I'll give that a try now....

I'd be humbled and embarrassed if it turns out to be so simple - I can't believe I didn't think of it!!! Anyway, if it works, I'm back off to computer school.....

I'll let you know in a moment... thanks again....

Dan

danbroad · 17 Jul 2008 at 21:51

well, it worked - sort of!

After taking out the CD, it booted straight into OSX - but this time, by holding the Option key, I could see the alternate windows install, and once clicked, installation continued as it should. Previously, I couldn't boot into anything other than OSX.

So, thanks a million!

All the Best, Dan