Problem installing XP with Boot Camp

RedCappedBandit · #1 March 17th, 2007, 05:36 PM

Hey guys,

Just hoping to get some advice here.. boot camp is running well, I have successfully made a copy of Windows XP with SP2, but when I go to install XP, two problems occur in the DOS screen, before ever getting to the blue windows screen.

First of all, I see
run-time error r6003
- integer divide by 0

Secondly, i'm not sure if this is normal or not, but it says:

No NTFS Volumes Found, exiting...

Then some stuff about Caldera, Inc.

Finally it gets stuck at

[DR-DOS] A:\>

But I can't type anything there..

ANY help would be appreciated.. if my post doesn't make sense let me know and i'll try to clarify.. Thanks!

nixgeek · #2 March 17th, 2007, 05:42 PM

Did you visit the following page and follow the directions and system requirements on how to set up Boot Camp and install Windows on your Intel Mac?

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

**fryke** · #3 March 17th, 2007, 05:44 PM

This sounds like you're booting from a Caldera DR-DOS disk rather than anything coming from Microsoft. How did you put together that XP disk?

RedCappedBandit · #4 March 17th, 2007, 05:47 PM

Well, I copied exactly the files from an official Windows XP Pro CD. Then I followed this http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...stream.asp#ez5
guide in order to streamline the SP2 into the new CD.

Also, yes, I followed Apple's directions and I have everything they require.

Edit: For clarification, the CD is indeed a functioning Windows XP CD. Putting it into any other PC results in normal behavior.

nixgeek · #5 March 17th, 2007, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fryke

This sounds like you're booting from a Caldera DR-DOS disk rather than anything coming from Microsoft. How did you put together that XP disk?

I had seen that too, which led me to believe that he hadn't followed the directions from Apple's website, hence the link.

nixgeek · #6 March 17th, 2007, 05:48 PM

I followed the same directions when I did slipstreamed for the first time and Windows installed flawlessly on a loaner iMac I had at work. I didn't have to use DR-DOS...ever.

RedCappedBandit · #7 March 17th, 2007, 06:55 PM

Well, in case you guys were curius about how this issue eventually got resolved.. here it goes.

I made another disc, using the same exact process, and it worked. My only guess is that the first disc I used had a small scratch or something, preventing the installer from working properly.. I don't know. No clue why Caldera Dos would run.. I don't even know what that is. Anywho, thanks for the responses

**fryke** · #8 March 17th, 2007, 08:36 PM

Would that mean Microsoft used Caldera DOS as the base for their Windows XP installation discs instead of MS-DOS?