I need help getting windows working

[thefish8]

I can't install 98 or XP on my system. The error I get when I try and install 98 says "error loading user.exe" and it kicks out to DOS or it just kicks out to DOS anyways. With XP i get an saying setupdd.sys could not be loaded error code 7. I basically have no idea what to do.

I formatted my drive and ran fdisk. Someone suggested DELPART but thats for removing the primary so that didnt really work. I also tried the Data Lifeguard Tools but I still got the same error. I even tried the fdisk/mbr which didn't work either.

Please, please help me.

My System
AMD Athlon XP 1800
20 gig WD Hard Drive
the mobo is whatever I got at the XP givaway so its an MSI something
MSI geforce2 mx vid card

Thanks for anyone who helps.

 

[spamsk8r]

If you're just gonna run one, why don't you just make one primary partition and try installing onto that. Also, if your machine is overclocked at all it may have troubles installing windows...are you sure your install CDs arent corrupted? (I know its unlikely, but it could be)

Geoff

 

[thefish8]

I already tried making the whole hard drive the primary and then installing an OS but that didn't work either.