o.k Thanks -Kevin

got it installed and heres the debug log for those who know what they're looking for, me not being one of those:
http://www.reactos.org/paste/index.php/5435/
this is the trunk build:bootcd-41995-rel
thanks in advance for any help on the matter

No prob. I did try it in VM but because of my laptops limited resources React OS moved freakishly slowwww. I'm cursed with the gift of persistence. I won't stop until I either solve the problem or blow up my laptop. Thanks

If it such a danger, then why are so many people on the forum using it and happy with it? Also, I thought I made it clear that I have an OLD LAPTOP, which means if it gets fried oh-well. That's the whole reason why I'm using it instead of my HP or Dell Desktop. This is a OS to be tested right? Then ...

I'll be going to a store to buy the proper cable and then try the steps listed for debugging React OS. I'll post any problems or success that I have after following the required steps. Thanks again hto

great suggestion,
I'll check it out.

corrupting data isn't the issue because I don't have windows installed on my laptop. I am very familiar with installing operating systems and have recently installed a few linux distros with virtual box. The problem with going that route is since the laptop is old it lags terribly when using virtual...

React OS would be perfect for my laptop if I could get some driver support for the network, audio, anda few others. Is there any way to come up with a solution for this problem? Thanks

I installed u-lite which is a stripped down version of hardy heron 8.04 and installed virtualbox then installed reactos in a vertual drive. It runs so slow that I can't really get any benifit from having it installed in virtual mode. I'll have to either give up until a more driver compatible version...

ok. I guess I'll install u-lite and perhaps install virtual box then try react in virtual mode.

installed drivers but didn't do any good

I'll give it a try then post back, thanks

what makes the bsod keep showing up before it bott up to the desktop??

I have a dell latitude c600 in which I was able to successfully install react os but am left dead in the water. no driver support for the following: communication device, ethernet controller, multimedia device, pci-cardbus bridge. That's essentially everything that you need to have a working pc. can...

no luck with the super grub. I have a seagate 200 gig hd and used seagate utility tool to erase and reformat to fat32. I have one partition at 186gig and the rest unformatted. I reinstalled react and installed bot loader to (MBR) and then restarted. menu came up with various options such reactos, re...