Windows 7 cannot install, unable to boot to XP ERROR LOADING OS -help

[ho0t]

XP on one hard drive, and trying to install Win7 on brand new 500gb drive.

Loaded 7Ultimate and got to Install screen. Selected drive and made new partition. Clicked next. Received error:

Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the setup log files for more info.

I don't know how to get to the logs, but what does this message mean? I have tried almost 6 or 7 times and even once with my 7 Home edition disk. Ran the startup repair a couple times. Tried formatting the drive from my XP Pro sp3 disk.


So now here's where the real problem comes in: ERROR LOADING OPERATING SYSTEM. Now I can't get back into XP! Tried booting from ERD Commander 05, but I get an error code 4096 with that, and "File SETUPREG.HIV could not be loaded".

How can I get XP back to booting properly? Maybe it's a faulty hard drive and needs returning. But it is extremely important that I get this computer back up and running immediately. Thank you in advance for any help, and let me know if you need more info on what I tried so far.

THANKS

 

[yowanvista]

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...on-installation-problems-their-solutions.html

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello ho0t, welcome to Seven Forums!



First: did you disconnect all the Hard Disk Drives (HDD) except the one you want to install Windows 7 to and set that one as the first boot device after the Optical Disk Drive (ODD) in the PC BIOS before you started the install; if that gets it working use the Windows 7 installer to first, delete then recreate and format the partition you created with the XP CD as there are some file system differences that may cause errors.

 

[ho0t]

Hello ho0t, welcome to Seven Forums!

*laughing*, There was a USB device before the HDD, now I can install. *jumps up and down like a giddy school girl*

I was stupid to not do that in the beginning. =\ But from a problem like this one can learn all kinds of stuff about Win7 installation. I will check back here every now and then to see if I can help out with other people's issues.. if I am even capable.

 

[ho0t]

http://www.sevenforums.com/installa...on-installation-problems-their-solutions.html

You're awesome. I will save this link for the future.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello again.



Good to see you found the solution and thanks for the update.