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Windows 2000 Installation Error !!!!!!HELP!!!!
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Windows 2000 Installation Error !!!!!!HELP!!!!
Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 1:04 am
Posted by Art
(1 messages posted)
Trying to install Windows 2000 Pro on my Laptop. I have been running the same OS(2000pro)
on it for 12 months and reinstalled it twice and never had this problem. I have searched
the issue in google and yahoo with no result. The error that i keep getting is:
File \i386\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded.
The error code is 6656
Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.
Im inclined to think its a hardware issue as i have never come across this error
before on any 2000 install but without decent results on search engines i wouldn't
know where to start diagnosing it. The error is produced straight after it detects
the hardware. Does anyone have any ideas or had this problem before? If so, how did
you fix it?
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re: Windows 2000 Installation Error !!!!!!HELP!!!!
Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 7:08 am
Posted by DEX
(11847 messages posted)
Art
"File \i386\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded"
1st thing you want to do is make sure the file is on the cd and the file is Not corrupt.
CD's do get damage.
You can use Winzip to exract the file just to check on it..
When you find the file and winzip can exract it to a temp folder you should be good
to go..
You can use ths workaround if you want.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win2000/1116162198
Laptops can be nasty to setup and install OS on ..
Most come with Recovery CD because most of the Laptops have very proprietary hardware.
Some need to use a boot disk(driver disk) from the Mfg.to load the BIOS setting..
You can get a boot disk/driver disk from this site on ebay.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZsweeney0QQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1
I used Bob's software all the time and it works every time.
NOTE****
Did you make a backup copy of your win2k cd,if so give it a try or ask a mate if
you can use his and use your product ID to install it on your machine.
This may or may not work, but it may be worth a try if your cd is bad.
Good Luck
On Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 1:04 am, Art wrote:
>Trying to install Windows 2000 Pro on my Laptop. I have been running the same OS(2000pro)
>on it for 12 months and reinstalled it twice and never had this problem. I have
searched
>the issue in google and yahoo with no result. The error that i keep getting is:
>
>File \i386\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded.
>The error code is 6656
>
>Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.
>
>Im inclined to think its a hardware issue as i have never come across this error
>before on any 2000 install but without decent results on search engines i wouldn't
>know where to start diagnosing it. The error is produced straight after it detects
>the hardware. Does anyone have any ideas or had this problem before? If so, how
did
>you fix it?
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re: Windows 2000 Installation Error !!!!!!HELP!!!!
Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 10:49 am
Posted by Steve B
(1909 messages posted)
Here's what I would do.
Run a memory diagnostic:
http://www.hypercon.net/~blisscomm/xp_help_index_files/Page482.htm
Run a hard drive diagnostic:
http://www.hypercon.net/~blisscomm/xp_help_index_files/Page383.htm
I have the ability to make bootable CDs, so I have these on CD. But running from
floppy will do.
Another very handy CD that I use for diagnosing problems is Slax. Slax is a Linux
that boots and runs from CD. The same CD works fine in my three computers. It gives
a second opinion on possible hardware/software problems. But of course you need
to be able to make a bootable CD.
On Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 1:04 am, Art wrote:
>Trying to install Windows 2000 Pro on my Laptop. I have been running the same OS(2000pro)
>on it for 12 months and reinstalled it twice and never had this problem. I have
searched
>the issue in google and yahoo with no result. The error that i keep getting is:
>
>File \i386\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded.
>The error code is 6656
>
>Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.
>
>Im inclined to think its a hardware issue as i have never come across this error
>before on any 2000 install but without decent results on search engines i wouldn't
>know where to start diagnosing it. The error is produced straight after it detects
>the hardware. Does anyone have any ideas or had this problem before? If so, how
did
>you fix it?
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re: Windows 2000 Installation Error !!!!!!HELP!!!!
Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 7:30 am
Posted by Mike
(257 messages posted)
Just a note on Slax: I never knew anything about Linux until a freidn gave me a Knoppix
bootable CD to rescue my WIn2K system...Windows & Secure are antonyms...lol. I love
Linux...
On Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 1:04 am, Art wrote:
>Trying to install Windows 2000 Pro on my Laptop. I have been running the same OS(2000pro)
>on it for 12 months and reinstalled it twice and never had this problem. I have
searched
>the issue in google and yahoo with no result. The error that i keep getting is:
>
>File \i386\biosinfo.inf could not be loaded.
>The error code is 6656
>
>Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.
>
>Im inclined to think its a hardware issue as i have never come across this error
>before on any 2000 install but without decent results on search engines i wouldn't
>know where to start diagnosing it. The error is produced straight after it detects
>the hardware. Does anyone have any ideas or had this problem before? If so, how
did
>you fix it?
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