Installation Problem?

[BobK]

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to do a clean install of WinXP Pro on an older 1.1 gig machine,
512 mb ram, two hard drives, cdrom, floppy, and zip250.

Initially WinXP went through the setup process and rebooted itself when it
should have started to install. Several attempts, same result. I don't know
the BIOS real well but I have set all drives to Auto and the CDROM as the
first Boot device. I am not even sure what drives are primary and secondary
master and slave.

I initially had boot sector problem errors which I am trying to fix. After
tweaking a bit, I am getting different behavior.

The CDROM is detected for bootup. The screen goes gray and the cdrom and
computer lights act like things are running but the screen is gray.

Then after an hour or so I get a blue setup screen (Not the nice WinXP
screen) but one that says Setup in the upper left corner and a progress bar
at the bottom. It shows that setup is Loading Files such as: Kernel
Debugger.dll, Toshiba Floppy Driver, SCSI port driver, serial port
enumerator, etc. This ran overnight for about 10 hours!

Then it stops with Setup is Starting Windows in the progress bar but the
lights all go off indicating that it just stopped. When I reboot, it starts
the process over again.

Any idea of what I might try? Is it still a boot sector problem?

Thanks,

Bob

[Haus]

Hello
I believe that you are going to need a little more updated machine.
System requirements.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/sysreqs.asp

--
Hope This Helps
Haus
Not a MVP
Not a MS-MVP
Not nothing just a good ole boy..;)
"BobK" <rk1@usernomics[no spam].com> wrote in message
...
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am trying to do a clean install of WinXP Pro on an older 1.1 gig
machine,
> 512 mb ram, two hard drives, cdrom, floppy, and zip250.
>
> Initially WinXP went through the setup process and rebooted itself when it
> should have started to install. Several attempts, same result. I don't
know
> the BIOS real well but I have set all drives to Auto and the CDROM as the
> first Boot device. I am not even sure what drives are primary and
secondary
> master and slave.
>
> I initially had boot sector problem errors which I am trying to fix. After
> tweaking a bit, I am getting different behavior.
>
> The CDROM is detected for bootup. The screen goes gray and the cdrom and
> computer lights act like things are running but the screen is gray.
>
> Then after an hour or so I get a blue setup screen (Not the nice WinXP
> screen) but one that says Setup in the upper left corner and a progress
bar
> at the bottom. It shows that setup is Loading Files such as: Kernel
> Debugger.dll, Toshiba Floppy Driver, SCSI port driver, serial port
> enumerator, etc. This ran overnight for about 10 hours!
>
> Then it stops with Setup is Starting Windows in the progress bar but the
> lights all go off indicating that it just stopped. When I reboot, it
starts
> the process over again.
>
> Any idea of what I might try? Is it still a boot sector problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>
>

[BobK]

Hello Haus,

I think I meet all the requirements and I did run the WinXP check. What do
you think is light?

1.1gig, 512mb ram, 20gig hard drive

Bob





"Haus" <youknow@Iwillslapyou> wrote in message
...
> Hello
> I believe that you are going to need a little more updated machine.
> System requirements.
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/sysreqs.asp
>
> --
> Hope This Helps
> Haus
> Not a MVP
> Not a MS-MVP
> Not nothing just a good ole boy..;)
> "BobK" <rk1@usernomics[no spam].com> wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > I am trying to do a clean install of WinXP Pro on an older 1.1 gig
> machine,
> > 512 mb ram, two hard drives, cdrom, floppy, and zip250.
> >
> > Initially WinXP went through the setup process and rebooted itself when
it
> > should have started to install. Several attempts, same result. I don't
> know
> > the BIOS real well but I have set all drives to Auto and the CDROM as
the
> > first Boot device. I am not even sure what drives are primary and
> secondary
> > master and slave.
> >
> > I initially had boot sector problem errors which I am trying to fix.
After
> > tweaking a bit, I am getting different behavior.
> >
> > The CDROM is detected for bootup. The screen goes gray and the cdrom and
> > computer lights act like things are running but the screen is gray.
> >
> > Then after an hour or so I get a blue setup screen (Not the nice WinXP
> > screen) but one that says Setup in the upper left corner and a progress
> bar
> > at the bottom. It shows that setup is Loading Files such as: Kernel
> > Debugger.dll, Toshiba Floppy Driver, SCSI port driver, serial port
> > enumerator, etc. This ran overnight for about 10 hours!
> >
> > Then it stops with Setup is Starting Windows in the progress bar but the
> > lights all go off indicating that it just stopped. When I reboot, it
> starts
> > the process over again.
> >
> > Any idea of what I might try? Is it still a boot sector problem?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
>

[Sharon F]

On Mon, 31 May 2004 14:37:16 GMT, BobK wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am trying to do a clean install of WinXP Pro on an older 1.1 gig machine,
> 512 mb ram, two hard drives, cdrom, floppy, and zip250.
>
> Initially WinXP went through the setup process and rebooted itself when it
> should have started to install. Several attempts, same result. I don't know
> the BIOS real well but I have set all drives to Auto and the CDROM as the
> first Boot device. I am not even sure what drives are primary and secondary
> master and slave.
>
> I initially had boot sector problem errors which I am trying to fix. After
> tweaking a bit, I am getting different behavior.
>
> The CDROM is detected for bootup. The screen goes gray and the cdrom and
> computer lights act like things are running but the screen is gray.
>
> Then after an hour or so I get a blue setup screen (Not the nice WinXP
> screen) but one that says Setup in the upper left corner and a progress bar
> at the bottom. It shows that setup is Loading Files such as: Kernel
> Debugger.dll, Toshiba Floppy Driver, SCSI port driver, serial port
> enumerator, etc. This ran overnight for about 10 hours!
>
> Then it stops with Setup is Starting Windows in the progress bar but the
> lights all go off indicating that it just stopped. When I reboot, it starts
> the process over again.
>
> Any idea of what I might try? Is it still a boot sector problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob

How are you running setup? Directly from the CD or from MS-DOS boot disk?
If using a boot disk, be sure sure to load smartdrive. Otherwise it can
literally take a full day to install XP.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[Haus]

Hello
I am sorry, read your original post wrong I thought you were trying to use
1.1 gig harddrive.

Yep looks like you meet the requirements.

You can set the defaults on the BIOS and check to see if the ROM drive boots
before the harddrive and it should take off and install.

How to do a clean install
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm

--
Hope This Helps
Haus
Not a MVP
Not a MS-MVP
Not nothing just a good ole boy..;)
"BobK" <rk1@usernomics[no spam].com> wrote in message
...
> Hello Haus,
>
> I think I meet all the requirements and I did run the WinXP check. What do
> you think is light?
>
> 1.1gig, 512mb ram, 20gig hard drive
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
>
> "Haus" <youknow@Iwillslapyou> wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello
> > I believe that you are going to need a little more updated machine.
> > System requirements.
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/sysreqs.asp
> >
> > --
> > Hope This Helps
> > Haus
> > Not a MVP
> > Not a MS-MVP
> > Not nothing just a good ole boy..;)
> > "BobK" <rk1@usernomics[no spam].com> wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hello Everyone,
> > >
> > > I am trying to do a clean install of WinXP Pro on an older 1.1 gig
> > machine,
> > > 512 mb ram, two hard drives, cdrom, floppy, and zip250.
> > >
> > > Initially WinXP went through the setup process and rebooted itself
when
> it
> > > should have started to install. Several attempts, same result. I don't
> > know
> > > the BIOS real well but I have set all drives to Auto and the CDROM as
> the
> > > first Boot device. I am not even sure what drives are primary and
> > secondary
> > > master and slave.
> > >
> > > I initially had boot sector problem errors which I am trying to fix.
> After
> > > tweaking a bit, I am getting different behavior.
> > >
> > > The CDROM is detected for bootup. The screen goes gray and the cdrom
and
> > > computer lights act like things are running but the screen is gray.
> > >
> > > Then after an hour or so I get a blue setup screen (Not the nice WinXP
> > > screen) but one that says Setup in the upper left corner and a
progress
> > bar
> > > at the bottom. It shows that setup is Loading Files such as: Kernel
> > > Debugger.dll, Toshiba Floppy Driver, SCSI port driver, serial port
> > > enumerator, etc. This ran overnight for about 10 hours!
> > >
> > > Then it stops with Setup is Starting Windows in the progress bar but
the
> > > lights all go off indicating that it just stopped. When I reboot, it
> > starts
> > > the process over again.
> > >
> > > Any idea of what I might try? Is it still a boot sector problem?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Squire]

Be sure to disconnect the Zip Drive before installing,
If you don't, it will screw up your drive letters and make C:\ drive into
F:\ drive or something else.

"BobK" <rk1@usernomics[no spam].com> wrote in message
...
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am trying to do a clean install of WinXP Pro on an older 1.1 gig
machine,
> 512 mb ram, two hard drives, cdrom, floppy, and zip250.
>
> Initially WinXP went through the setup process and rebooted itself when it
> should have started to install. Several attempts, same result. I don't
know
> the BIOS real well but I have set all drives to Auto and the CDROM as the
> first Boot device. I am not even sure what drives are primary and
secondary
> master and slave.
>
> I initially had boot sector problem errors which I am trying to fix. After
> tweaking a bit, I am getting different behavior.
>
> The CDROM is detected for bootup. The screen goes gray and the cdrom and
> computer lights act like things are running but the screen is gray.
>
> Then after an hour or so I get a blue setup screen (Not the nice WinXP
> screen) but one that says Setup in the upper left corner and a progress
bar
> at the bottom. It shows that setup is Loading Files such as: Kernel
> Debugger.dll, Toshiba Floppy Driver, SCSI port driver, serial port
> enumerator, etc. This ran overnight for about 10 hours!
>
> Then it stops with Setup is Starting Windows in the progress bar but the
> lights all go off indicating that it just stopped. When I reboot, it
starts
> the process over again.
>
> Any idea of what I might try? Is it still a boot sector problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>
>

[D.Currie]

"BobK" <rk1@usernomics[no spam].com> wrote in message
...
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am trying to do a clean install of WinXP Pro on an older 1.1 gig
machine,
> 512 mb ram, two hard drives, cdrom, floppy, and zip250.
>
> Initially WinXP went through the setup process and rebooted itself when it
> should have started to install. Several attempts, same result. I don't
know
> the BIOS real well but I have set all drives to Auto and the CDROM as the
> first Boot device. I am not even sure what drives are primary and
secondary
> master and slave.
>
> I initially had boot sector problem errors which I am trying to fix. After
> tweaking a bit, I am getting different behavior.
>
> The CDROM is detected for bootup. The screen goes gray and the cdrom and
> computer lights act like things are running but the screen is gray.
>
> Then after an hour or so I get a blue setup screen (Not the nice WinXP
> screen) but one that says Setup in the upper left corner and a progress
bar
> at the bottom. It shows that setup is Loading Files such as: Kernel
> Debugger.dll, Toshiba Floppy Driver, SCSI port driver, serial port
> enumerator, etc. This ran overnight for about 10 hours!
>
> Then it stops with Setup is Starting Windows in the progress bar but the
> lights all go off indicating that it just stopped. When I reboot, it
starts
> the process over again.
>
> Any idea of what I might try? Is it still a boot sector problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>

Could be bad or incompatible ram. Just because it worked with a previous OS
doesn't mean XP will be happy with it. If you have 2 sticks, try one at a
time and see if you get any better results with either one alone.

[Mousey Mick]

Baloney !

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello
>I believe that you are going to need a little more
updated machine.
>System requirements.
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading
/sysreqs.asp
>
>--
>Hope This Helps
>Haus
>Not a MVP
>Not a MS-MVP
>Not nothing just a good ole boy..;)
>"BobK" <rk1@usernomics[no spam].com> wrote in message
...
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> I am trying to do a clean install of WinXP Pro on an
older 1.1 gig
>machine,
>> 512 mb ram, two hard drives, cdrom, floppy, and zip250.
>>
>> Initially WinXP went through the setup process and
rebooted itself when it
>> should have started to install. Several attempts, same
result. I don't
>know
>> the BIOS real well but I have set all drives to Auto
and the CDROM as the
>> first Boot device. I am not even sure what drives are
primary and
>secondary
>> master and slave.
>>
>> I initially had boot sector problem errors which I am
trying to fix. After
>> tweaking a bit, I am getting different behavior.
>>
>> The CDROM is detected for bootup. The screen goes gray
and the cdrom and
>> computer lights act like things are running but the
screen is gray.
>>
>> Then after an hour or so I get a blue setup screen (Not
the nice WinXP
>> screen) but one that says Setup in the upper left
corner and a progress
>bar
>> at the bottom. It shows that setup is Loading Files
such as: Kernel
>> Debugger.dll, Toshiba Floppy Driver, SCSI port driver,
serial port
>> enumerator, etc. This ran overnight for about 10 hours!
>>
>> Then it stops with Setup is Starting Windows in the
progress bar but the
>> lights all go off indicating that it just stopped. When
I reboot, it
>starts
>> the process over again.
>>
>> Any idea of what I might try? Is it still a boot sector
problem?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>
>
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