Re: having trouble installing XP
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Posted by kony on May 31, 2007, 10:59 pm
Please log in for more thread options wrote: >I'm trying to install XP on a new build.
If you haven't yet tested stability with memtest86+ for several hours ... Be sure to check temps and voltages in the bios hardware health screen too (if not also using a multimeter). >(I've used this CD recently
>to re-install it on it's origimal machine, no problems: I don't think >the CD is bad.) Just for the heck of it, you might still try copying the files on another system. If nothing else works you might also try using a different optical drive in the problem system. Was the optical drive new, used, known working recently or ?? >During installation, it says it can't copy some files,
>hit escape to continue. Does it always stop at the same point, files? >So I do, and it gets vey far along and setup
>finally gives blue screen of death. Tried a few times, with a full >reformat, same thing or once it hung up at "registering components". >What could be wrong? It's new everything: P4 @ 2.8GHz w >HyperThreading, 40 GB HD, 512 MB RAM, using on-board video. This is >mayby the 4th system I've built. Without going into details, it's ??? Not much point in much further expansion of possible causes until more common causes like memory stability are checked. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on June 1, 2007, 5:06 pm
Please log in for more thread options >On Thu, 31 May 2007 22:39:09 -0500, sdeyoreo@hotmail.com
>wrote: > >>I'm trying to install XP on a new build.
>
Can I run that without an OS installed? I'l check into it.
>If you haven't yet tested stability with memtest86+ for >several hours ... >
>Be sure to check temps and voltages in the bios hardware >health screen too (if not also using a multimeter). > > >>(I've used this CD recently
>>to re-install it on it's origimal machine, no problems: I don't think >>the CD is bad.) >
>Just for the heck of it, you might still try copying the >files on another system. If nothing else works you might >also try using a different optical drive in the problem >system. Was the optical drive new, used, known working >recently or ?? The CD is not new. I have another new DVD burner I can try it >
> >>During installation, it says it can't copy some files,
>>hit escape to continue. >
always the same files.
>Does it always stop at the same point, files? >
>>So I do, and it gets vey far along and setup
>>finally gives blue screen of death. Tried a few times, with a full >>reformat, same thing or once it hung up at "registering components". >>What could be wrong? It's new everything: P4 @ 2.8GHz w >>HyperThreading, 40 GB HD, 512 MB RAM, using on-board video. This is >>mayby the 4th system I've built. Without going into details, it's >
>??? > >Not much point in much further expansion of possible causes >until more common causes like memory stability are checked. | |||||||||||||
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