Installing Windows 10 onto an old PC

I'm trying to upgrade an XP machine to Windows 10, but I cannot get it to boot from DVD or USB flash drive. I formatted the old HDD, and, with Windows 10 in, I just keep getting a "cannot boot from DVD" error 5, but when I put an XP disc in, it has no problem installing XP again. With the USB, I get to "Searching for boot record from USB RMD-FDD..OK", and then it just stops there.

I followed the MS instructions to do both DVD and USB versions. How can I determine what is going wrong, and fix it?

Dave

Posted 2016-10-07T14:48:13.473

Reputation: 11

1does the pc meet the minimum requirements for installing windows 10? – Lynob – 2016-10-07T14:57:35.697

Possible duplicate of When installing Windows 7, CDBOOT error 5 appears: Cannot boot from CD; why?

– Keltari – 2016-10-07T20:17:52.917

I've run the win 7 upgrade tool and says all ok.. basics are: 2.4G celeron 2Gb Ram AsRock mobo.. – Dave – 2016-10-10T10:41:03.873

Possible duplicate? Tried the way shown on there using the imgburn.. still no joy now when i try booting with DVD i get: searching for boot record from CDROM..OK CDBOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR.. then boots into the xp version already on the drive – Dave – 2016-10-10T10:46:27.557

I don't think this is a duplicate, the installation process for W7 is not the same as W10 and the same solution may not work on W10. – Jon – 2016-10-12T07:51:31.530

That's what i was thinking Frank, but it seems everything for win 10 takes you to an answer for win 7 or 8.. so thought it was worth a go.. – Dave – 2016-10-13T20:30:34.213

Answers

You could try to download iso image file to in-place upgrade Windows

From official website, using media creation tool to download iso file, or just use this tool to create your USB bootable drive.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

One more thing, please remove all external drive and close security software during upgrade.

Origami

Posted 2016-10-07T14:48:13.473

Reputation: 1 309

Maybe the PC does not meet the minimum requirements for windows 10 – Sam – 2017-05-03T09:16:35.153

@Sam, that cannot interfere with the initial boot process. – Overmind – 2017-05-03T09:22:50.390

It might be incompatibility of motherboard with the DVD boot sector used by Microsoft in Windows 10 installation DVD. – Sam – 2017-05-03T09:31:21.123

Origami, thanks for that, but tried all the microsoft routes i can understand..Also there are no external drives and as it's on a formatted HDD, there's no security software on it. – Dave – 2017-05-04T17:20:42.450

Sam, did all the tests with the online tool checker for win 7 and was ok. Mobo and DVD worked with XP.. But did read somewhere that the AS Rock mobo was a bit iffy. The PC is still waiting for me to sort it as it's my mums. – Dave – 2017-05-04T17:26:09.483

Just a thought.. It's an IDE HDD.. would that cause any problems as the mobo doesn't have sata ports? – Dave – 2017-05-04T17:27:21.967