ok that will answer my problem about saving the data but what about running
the computer again you see the computer was hooked up to a server at a
company.it runs bios then runs
some preboot software that tries to establish contact with the old server.
it cannot receive a bootfile name and then tries to launch xp and cannot. is
there away to get rid of the preboot software that runs after bios and just
get the computer to run on its own o/s if it is even capable? in other words
no DCHP jusy xp



"Newbie Coder" wrote:

> Robert,
>
> Go into the BIOS & disable the on-board LAN
>
> Saving date: put it into another machine as a slave drive & then copy the data from it
> that way. Makes sure the other machine isn't formatted to FAT32 as the NTFS will be
> invisible
>
> --
> Newbie Coder
> (It's just a name)
>
>
> "Robert Bowie" <Robert Bowie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2E77A500-A8B4-4A09-B558-A1E25A705402@microsoft.com...
> > my computer loads bios then tries to find a mac address using DHCP. It can
> > not connect, next it shows the xp boot screen and appears to be loading.
> > Next i get a blue windows screen telling saying restarting setup and it does
> > this over and over if i let it. Is there an operating system on my computer
> > and how can i stop it from searching for a mac address. Also if i install xp
> > is ther a way to save my data?
>
>