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666371 2008-05-06 01:34:00 Formated hard drive
Clean install of Windows XP Home
Press any key to start from CD - ok
starts with: inspecting computer hardware configuration
that message disappears & that's it - blank screen - no hard drive activity - nothing??!
tried a new CD drive - no change

any suggestions?
Thank you
NZHawk (4093)
666372 2008-05-06 01:36:00 Media could be damaged! SolMiester (139)
666373 2008-05-06 01:50:00 I tried two WinXP home installation CDs NZHawk (4093)
666374 2008-05-06 02:13:00 What was the reason for the format?
What sort of system?
Driftwood (5551)
666375 2008-05-06 02:22:00 Windows system error on boot was missing C:\windows\system32\config\system

System: Intel Celeron 2.0Ghz; 256Mb ram, 40Gb hdd, Intel D845GVAD2 mb
NZHawk (4093)
666376 2008-05-06 02:39:00 Did you remove the hdd to format it? Driftwood (5551)
666377 2008-05-06 02:52:00 shouldn't make any difference ...........you dont need to format it anyway.......the install proceedure gives you the choice of a clean install......try a ram test........and a hdd test for good measure..... drcspy (146)
666378 2008-05-06 02:54:00 No - and it took a really long time to reformat
hdd: Hitachi Deskstar 40Gb
NZHawk (4093)
666379 2008-05-06 03:13:00 ok ok ----> I know what your next suggestion will be --> have I tried another hard drive.

So I try another hard drive and you know what ---> you're right!!
WinXp is installing!!

Thank you
NZHawk (4093)
666380 2008-05-06 03:15:00 Hitachi Deskstar 40Gb

aka 'deathstar'......
drcspy (146)
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