XP Help Needed

[Big Booger]

I have a suspicion that the XP disk you are using is corrupted or has some damaged/missing files. That or this is a hardware issue.

http://www.techzonez.com/modules.php...ion=show&id=15

We have a guide that shows step by step with screenshots how to install this. If you follow that guide and it still fails, well, I'd say to A) return your XP disk and get a replacement or B) check your hardware (some computers, Sony, Compaq, HP, require a BIOS update before XP will work.)

What kind of PC are you installing this on? Is it a home build or an OEM? Also what components are installed? This could also be a driver hanging that is preventing the OS from booting.

You might want to remove any and all unnecessary hardware for the time being, install the OS. Then replace the hardware piece by piece.

For example, if you have onboard graphics (graphics built on the motherboard), and a graphics card installed in either an AGP or PCI slot, remove the AGP/PCI graphics card, same thing with sound, TV out, USB/FIREWIRE PCI, or any cards in those slots.

Then try installing XP. If it works. ONce in the Operating system, you can then shut the PC down, ground yourself, and add 1 card. Restart. Then install the driver for that card step by step.

If you find that when you put a card in and the PC won't boot, then you've narrowed down the culprit.

Keep at it!


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One other thing, so when you see the XP starting page, and it hangs, have you tried rebooting directly after the hang, but as it boots tap F8 repeatedly. that should get you into the safemode prompt. Choose to boot to safemode. IF that hangs, you'll see the line where it hangs. Take note of that.

Write down the line where it hangs (if applicable), and then post it here. IF it doesn't hang in safemode, well, then you can be assured it is most probable that it is a driver hang causing the startup issue.


If ME were still installed I'd tell you to use the XP hardware check to see if the hardware in your PC will cause you some issues.

You just pop in the XP cd, click check system compatibility, then click check my system automatically, then next, next, and you'll get a page that will show either no system incompatibilities or system incompatibilities.

That may help troubleshoot the hardware problem, if any.