Just to add another observation.
The successful USB stick was made from an image created in 2009 and all
the rest are the latest downloads. I am wondering if UEFI is lurking
behind all this.
Also my "target" install is the Boot Repair disk which I am hoping will
solve the boot problem on the old pc.
Thanks
Roger
On 31/05/2016 12:12, Roger Munford via Hampshire wrote:
I am trying to replace an old failed Epos system which is no longer
made with a second hand pos PC.
The new second hand PC had its disk wiped so I had to buy a copy of
Microsoft "PosReady2009" which is a version of XP for Epos and is
still supported.
The new PC has no disk drive and so I have to install from a USB stick.
After some time, I managed to create one from the "iso" image with
"rufus.exe" and installed the OS. However when powering it up and
expecting it to boot from the hard disk, I got a "disk error CTRL ALT
DEL to continue". I was able to run CHKDSK from the installation USB
which indicated that the drive was OK.
The next step was to create a rescue disk and hopefully find the
problem. However after trying combinations of several different USB
drives, rescue disk images and drive creators (rufus windows,
Unetbootin and universal) I have not been able to create another
bootable USB - all also fail on another PC. The only successful USB
was the first which was in fact brand new and unused. I am not keen on
experimenting with this.
Any advice would be gratefully received.
Regards
Roger
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