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406972 2005-11-24 02:02:00 my XP pro install CD is refusing to start, it inspects my hardware then reboots.

i realy need this to work, my current windows install got hosed.
Mirddes (10)
406973 2005-11-24 02:15:00 Pull everything out of the case, except the ram, videocard, hdd.

Then see if it'll install. Does a BSOD come up? If so, whats it say?
Speedy Gonzales (78)
406974 2005-11-24 02:18:00 would unplugging everythign be enough?

oh and my last install got hosed by some sort of infection that im not prepared to deal with
Mirddes (10)
406975 2005-11-24 02:31:00 You can try unplugging everything. It may or may not work.

What was the infection? If u think it got hit by something?

I take it, you're doing a clean install?
Speedy Gonzales (78)
406976 2005-11-24 02:36:00 i have no idea what it was, very vicious though, killed my itnernet access, all security software, basicly anythign it viewd as a threat. then started suckign my internt connection dry.

im doing a fresh install on a second harddrive, since ive put all my media files ect on the 120gig with my old install, gogin to erase all applicatiosn and windwos from it later, when ive had time to back up my music, movies, ect.

ill try unplugging my 120gig, and everythign else like you said. though do i need to unplug my PCI network card and untouched 56k modem?
Mirddes (10)
406977 2005-11-24 02:49:00 test your ram with memtest86, most often xp install issues are caused by faulty ram beama (111)
406978 2005-11-24 02:55:00 how long is memtest86 most likly gogin to take Mirddes (10)
406979 2005-11-24 02:56:00 It sounds like a worm or trojan, killed net access.

If u do manage to reinstall windows on another hdd, and once u reconnect the old hdd as a slave, scan the old hdd FIRST for viruses etc.

Otherwise, you may well re-infect the hdd u just installed Windows onto. If you copy files from the old hdd to the new.

You could leave the LAN card, and modem in .

See what happens. If it wont install XP, remove these as well.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
406980 2005-11-24 03:09:00 the following file is missing or corrupt
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll

replace / reinstall file blah blah blah
Mirddes (10)
406981 2005-11-24 03:18:00 So, XP did install?

Try this (www.compphix.com)
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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