Windows xp2 not installation
During the boot process you will see on the screen to press a certain key to enter setup usually the Delete or the F2 key
Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS the using arrow key scroll down to advanced bios features press enter change your first boot device to cd,press escape then press f10 to save to cmos to restart
note this will erase you operating system you will have to have an operating system disk to load it onto you hard drive or create a partition to load another operating system
(note after you have loaded the operating system you should go back and change the first boot device to your failsafe or optimized defaults)
after windows has loaded
your computer will automatically restart it might restart 2 times one to finish the installation
the next will be because the operating system is loaded and will boot from your cd
during the boot process you will see on the screen to press a certain key to enter setup
Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS using the arrow keys load failsafe defaults or load optimized defaults press escape then press f10 to save to cmos to restart
otherwise it will keep booting from the cd /dvd drive
hope this helps
SOURCE: hp Compaq Dx6100mt
NOTE: you are using a PC that is from 4 years ago. Any number of things could be wrong with the set, which includes the audio chip.
Now, did you install the appropriate audio driver? Assuming you bought this thing off fleabay, did the seller at least gave you the original system restoration disc? If he did, try the audio driver from the disc first.
You may also refer to this thread.
SOURCE: Changing Vista to XP Pro on a Compaq Presario SR2180NX Desktop PC
SR2180NX has the Vista 32Bit OS from HP. The restore partition will always put Vista 32Bit back on if you use it. Windows XP can only be put on from scratch and I have done it while I still have Vista installed. One problem: there are no XP drivers under SR2180NX webpages. Do your research on the parts that are installed in the 2180 and any other HP machines that have the Windows XP operating system as the OEM OS. But First, check the Intel Site for the 945 chipset drivers (include the SouthBridge, too) under XP. Get them downloaded to a CD and burn the rest of the drivers you find for XP on the same CD. This way, you will have them ready when you are performing the down-grade to windows xp. After you are done with the XP install, you will still have access to the files & work you had done while in Vista. The Vista files are still readable. You might want to consider getting the Windows 7 Professional (not basic) available October 22, 2009. AND you will still have to get the Intel Downloads for Win7 any way, so why not make it a project and make it last for a few years. XP Support stops in 2014.
SOURCE: I have a hp compaq dx6100mt that doesn't boot and
you can get an idea of the problem here http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bph07107
from a cursery look over the page it could be hat the laptop has died. might be worth taking the memory out and reinsert it but from experience it's probably dead.
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