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| Thread ID: 35222 | 2003-07-05 11:39:00 | windows setup NO GO | jferg (3232) | Press F1 |
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| 157732 | 2003-07-05 11:39:00 | Trying to install win operating system on new system Have tried win XP pro and Win 2000. Both boot OK from disk then starts the windows setup. Starts installing files then it says.."Starting Windows" and hangs. System has new hard drive unformated and unpartitioned Now What? MB gigabyte 7vkmpp 256 ram Maxtor 40 Gig Aopen writer |
jferg (3232) | ||
| 157733 | 2003-07-05 11:54:00 | > System has new hard drive unformated and > unpartitioned Might be a "good idea" to initialise and format the HDD first perhaps...... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 157734 | 2003-07-06 08:17:00 | Have partitioned and formated....Tried to also install win 98 SE today. All went well until it said "parparing to install windows" then it HUNG...AGAIN. NOW WHAT |
jferg (3232) | ||
| 157735 | 2003-07-06 08:18:00 | It's not the OPsystem..must be the MOBO or CPU? | jferg (3232) | ||
| 157736 | 2003-07-06 08:21:00 | is the antvirus optoin in the bios off ?? check your hardware. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 157737 | 2003-07-06 09:12:00 | Yes , antivirus option is off and Hardware all seems fine. It's new Maxtor, new Ram, writer is working, new MOBO. Have tried it using onboard vid and then also with Graphics card |
jferg (3232) | ||
| 157738 | 2003-07-06 09:25:00 | During windows setup: First it says...........Setup is loading files This stage goes fine then the next message is ........Setup is starting Windows This is when it hangs, the light on the writer goes out at the same time |
jferg (3232) | ||
| 157739 | 2003-07-06 11:11:00 | Check your RAM, if you have installed new sticks alongside some old ones, pull it or them out and install with just your old ones. Put the new ones back in if the setup is successful afterwards. | sinndisco (4059) | ||
| 157740 | 2003-07-07 07:23:00 | Had this happen 3x to me Once bung Matrox G200 Vid Card Once bung Ram Once bung CD Rom |
Stumped Badly (348) | ||
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