Help installing xp through usb

I have a Fujitsu p series lifebook Transmeta crusoe TM 5800,it has xp home in it but it,s very slow i want to re install it but i cant get it to boot from usb and im not sure how to do it again?

this looks like it here

Code:

http://www.cnet.com/laptops/fujitsu-lifebook-p1120-crusoe/4505-3121_7-7589509.html

 

Restart the Lifebook and immediately press Delete or F2 to enter BIOS. Go into the Boot Menu and set USB ahead of the hard drive.

Hope this helps.

 

i did that but the hard drive in the second spot has a * beside it for some reason,also im not sure on how to make my usb stick bootable again.

 

I can search for further information. Do you have a second computer with a CD/DVD drive and USB ports or an external USB connected CD/DVD drive and a valid XP installation CD? These will be necessary.

 

yes i do.

 

OK. Be patient with me, OK? I can't do any more with this tonight as I have to prepare dinner for my sister and myself. I'll get back on it the first thing tomorrow morning, OK?

In the meantime, someone else reading this thread may jump in and offer assistance.

Have a good evening.

 

http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/pdf/SupportGuides/P1510D_05SUM_USERSGUIDE.PDF
(Start at Page 30 of the above manual)

which I found here;

http://www.google.ca/#sclient=psy-a...69,d.cGE&fp=c162c8743c8a464b&biw=1156&bih=681

should help you somewhat.

 

OK, I'm back. The manual referred to by the previous post doesn't tell you how to set up your bootable flash drive.

I'm going to have to do this in multiple posts as there's a 10 minute limit on editing posts and I don't think I can get everything in within that time limit.

The first thing you're going to need to do is create 3 new folders on your C:\ drive root directory. The first one is simply labelled "OS". Once created, open that folder and create two more new folders inside of it. One labelled "Root" and the other labelled "Boot". Don't include the quotation marks in the folder names.

To the "Root" folder, copy the entire contents of the Windows Installation CD. You'll need to download CDBurnerXP Professional 3.0.116 (click on the Download from External mirror button) and install it. This is the software we'll be using to create a bootable ISO image which we'll "burn" to your flash drive later using ISO2Disc. Download and install that as well.

What I really want to do is go through the process myself as well so I can get screen captures of what you need to do. That's why I'll need to do it in multiple posts. I don't know if I can post all of the screen captures inline and there's a limit on the number of attachments and their sizes to each post.

I'm going to get back to you later.

 

Further update:

I went through the entire process — creating the ISO and got screen shots, "burning" the ISO to a 2 GB USB flash drive and got screen shots and tried to boot into Win XP setup from the flash drive — I got an error "NTLDR is missing Press any key to restart" and had to pull the flash drive.

I've got to do some investigating into why I'm getting this error — the NTLDR file IS in the i386 folder on the flash drive where it belongs as is TXTSETUP.SIF and all the other files. So, I'm a bit confused as to what's going on.

I'll post again later after I've solved the problem. I don't want you to have the same issues.

 

i think i got my usb to be bootable i just cant seem to get the notbook to boot up from usb even when usb is first in boot order.

heres what i followed

Code:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q-Dt1EeCHM

 

I tried The program suggested in the video and it didn't work for my computer.

I went through all of the steps again but changed the boot.img file and still got the same "NTLDR is missing. Press any key to restart." error. I dont know why:confused.

This is from page 30 of the Toshiba manual you may have downloaded:

BIOS Guide
A guide to your notebook’s BIOS is available online.
Please visit our service and support Web site at http://
www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support. Once there,
select LifeBook BIOS Guides from the pull-down menu
for your notebook series. If you are unsure of your notebook’s
BIOS number, refer to your packing slip.

Maybe the BIOS guide will help you sort out the boot from USB problems.

I'm sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.

 

For some reason, my reply shows in the code box instead of the text area. Scroll down the code area to read my reply.

 

ok im installing it now i may need help with drivers.

 

That may be a problem because Toshiba doesn't seem to offer the drivers for download from their site. You may have to purchase installation media which in your case might be a USB flash drive with the drivers on it. Make sure to install the drivers in correct sequence.

 

im screwed now its asking me for a key and the one on the back of my lifebook is not working.

 

Not working how?

 

i did not have oringal disk so i downloaded one that was in it xp home sp3 thinking i could use my key but apperently not ,i do have my own copy of xp pro but i cant get this to boot up in boot mode to try and install it..

 

That was why I asked if you had a VALID Windows installation CD. By that I meant one with a COA/Product Key.

If you downloaded an ISO from a site that says it's directly linking to Digital River's ISO files, you won't get any help from Microsoft either as far as getting a COA/Product Key from them. Microsoft has filed DMCA against hundreds of sites.

An "Official" download from Digital River comes in a 3-part box form of ESD which you'd have to convert to an ISO.

 

i figured i have the product key on the back of the lifebook so as long as put a home edition sp3 in it would be ok,so i do have a valid copy of pro with key but theres no way to install it now .i may have to just trash this notebook.What kind of junk will not boot up from usb ?


Fujitsu LifeBook P1120

 

i was able to go to safe mode and i copied the xp pro files to my usb and when to f drive and am running set up from there all see if it takes or not.

 

XP PRO IS IN NOW ,im going to run driver genious that may help find the drivers.

 

i just cant seem to use a mouse with this,i have to use the touch screen?

 

You need the USB mouse driver. Here's the link to the Fujitsu page. Enter the serial number in the Product search by serial/identnumber box.

 

i also am not sure why i cannot run it wirelessly is there a way to tell if my card is good or not.

 

Again, you need the bluetooth driver. I hope Fujitsu is still supporting your lifebook. It didn't come up when I tried to do a manual search for the model. The bluetooth driver may be a separate driver though if the wireless mouse was bought aftermarket as an addon.

 

im talking about a usb mouse.

 

also i downloaded the wireless driver but i dont even see it in my task bar.

 

OK, I'm getting a liitle confused here.

When you said you couldn't get it to work wirelessly, I thought you meant a wireless mouse. Are you talking about your wireless networking? If you are, go into Control Panel and select Network Connections. Right click on the wireless network connection and select Properties. Place a checkmark in the Show icon in the notification area when connected then click OK. Your connection should then show in the system tray.

 

I took a screenshot of my System Tray to give you an idea. The network connection with the red X is my bluetooth which I don't have activated.

 

my system tray only shows the speaker icon?

 

XP automatically hides most icons in the system tray but if you click the arrow to the left of the visible icons the others will briefly show again. You can change this behaviour but you need an XP user to tell you how.

 

i noticed when i go to device manager i have a ? beside

?other devices
?network controller
?softwaremodem
?video controller (VGA compatible)

 

Right click the taskbar and select properties. Uncheck Hide inactive icons and click OK.

 

It means you'll need the drivers for those devices. The "Other Devices" may mean your sound card (if any). Go to the Fujitsu support page I linked to in a previous reply and see if you can get the necessary drivers from there. If not, come back here and I'll try to walk you through using Device Manager to update the drivers.

 

it is unchecked and still only sound shows in the bar,i also looked for the drivers listed but cant find them even driver genious wont get them,and the home site does not list them.

 

OK, go into Device Manager again. Expand each item with the yellow question mark by clicking on the + to the left of them.

You'll have to update the drivers for them individually. So right click each device detected and select Update Driver. You'll get the Hardware Update Wizard. To allow Windows to search for software, select "Yes this time only" and click next. Then select "Install software automatically" and click next. Windows will search for the driver and if it finds one will install it automatically. Once it's installed the driver, click Finish.

Again, you're going to have to do this for EACH device individually.

This is why the wireless icon didn't show in the system tray — it isn't installed yet and it needs the Network Contoller to be installed first.

 

Hardware Update Wizard finds nothing.

 

It was my mistake. I forgot you can't connect to the internet because your network (ethernet) driver isn't installed yet. Sorry. :-o

Go back into device manager and select the network controller in network adapters. Right click on it and select properties. Select the details tab. Information should appear in the box. Copy and paste all of that information into your next post. I'll try to locate the driver for it that you can install.

Once the network controller is installed, you should be able to go online via your ethernet connection. You should then be able to use device manager to install the rest of your drivers.

 

Fujitsu Support:
http://support.fujitsupc.com/CS/Portal/support.do

 

His 5800 doesn't show in the list for the P series when you select by Model. I doubt that it will show in by Configuration# or by Serial# either as he's already tried that and found nothing. It seems Fujitsu is no longer supporting his model.

 

here are my drivers

Code:

http://support.fujitsupc.com/CS/Portal/supportsearch.do

but i still have all the ? in device manager and i can get on the web just not wireless.

 

Ok, once again go into device manager and right click on the wireless device in network adapters, select properties and go to the details tab. Copy and paste the information that shows in the box here in your next post.

That information contains the vender/manufacturer ID and other information. Sometimes it's the only way to find a driver.

 

it does not show wireless device in network adapter,i only have family fast ethernet NIC

 

heres the report

 

Did you have wi-fi prior to doing the re-install of Windows? Did you have bluetooth?

 

I've read the Everest report. You do have WLAN.

You need to go back to the download page you got your drivers from and download the WLAN driver and install it. Then open up Network Connections in Control Panel and go from there.

 

wifi would not find a connection ,it has a wireless card.i got this pc from a friend so im not sure but in the icon tray it did show it trying to connect,plus iv downloaded the wireless driver and installed it but i still have all those ??? in device manager.

 

If you don't have your own wi-fi, or if there's no wi-fi hotspot nearby, there won't be a connection. If you do have your own wifi, you'd need to enter your network key/password.

Which devices are still showing the yellow question marks? You may need to download and install all of the Windows updates.