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Running XP SP2 setup
I have fromatted a C drive and made the CD bootable. Setup gets to the
'Setup is starting Windows' and then hangs. There is no more CD activity. I tried using the Microsoft '6 floppy disc method' but this hung too. Can anyone help please? Peter |
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Hi Peter---
You haven't given much info in your initial post. I'm making a related comment about similar experience. I had encountered this problem when trying to install XP Pro SR1 on a laptop that only had an external USB drive. Seeing I had the option of installing with a network cloned image, I danced around the issue. But if I were in the same position tomorrow, I would look for an F5 type of intervention during the boot floppy install that prompts for external drivers. Perhaps downloading updated versions would have solved the trick. We had the problem that the boot floppy install would proceed to the very last disk, and would be reading from the CDROM, but then on its automatic reboot, it would hang. ---Pam "Peter" wrote: I have fromatted a C drive and made the CD bootable. Setup gets to the 'Setup is starting Windows' and then hangs. There is no more CD activity. I tried using the Microsoft '6 floppy disc method' but this hung too. Can anyone help please? Peter |
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The CD drive *MIGHT* be the problem. I can't be certain, but I've used a
brand new CD drive that lasted just long enough to load Windows in the computer, then when I started installing software, anything you would throw at that drive would make the computer hang. I swapped CD drives and the problem was gone. "Pamela Fong" wrote in message ... Hi Peter--- You haven't given much info in your initial post. I'm making a related comment about similar experience. I had encountered this problem when trying to install XP Pro SR1 on a laptop that only had an external USB drive. Seeing I had the option of installing with a network cloned image, I danced around the issue. But if I were in the same position tomorrow, I would look for an F5 type of intervention during the boot floppy install that prompts for external drivers. Perhaps downloading updated versions would have solved the trick. We had the problem that the boot floppy install would proceed to the very last disk, and would be reading from the CDROM, but then on its automatic reboot, it would hang. ---Pam "Peter" wrote: I have fromatted a C drive and made the CD bootable. Setup gets to the 'Setup is starting Windows' and then hangs. There is no more CD activity. I tried using the Microsoft '6 floppy disc method' but this hung too. Can anyone help please? Peter |
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Is this an actual XP CD or is this a slipstreamed CD you created to
integrate SP2 into the standard XP setup? -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Peter" wrote in message ... I have fromatted a C drive and made the CD bootable. Setup gets to the 'Setup is starting Windows' and then hangs. There is no more CD activity. I tried using the Microsoft '6 floppy disc method' but this hung too. Can anyone help please? Peter |
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It is a slip streamed CD, but the original does exactly the same.
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Is this an actual XP CD or is this a slipstreamed CD you created to integrate SP2 into the standard XP setup? -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Peter" wrote in message ... I have fromatted a C drive and made the CD bootable. Setup gets to the 'Setup is starting Windows' and then hangs. There is no more CD activity. I tried using the Microsoft '6 floppy disc method' but this hung too. Can anyone help please? Peter |
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I'll try another one.
"Travis King" wrote in message news:cZFAd.40390$k25.6097@attbi_s53... The CD drive *MIGHT* be the problem. I can't be certain, but I've used a brand new CD drive that lasted just long enough to load Windows in the computer, then when I started installing software, anything you would throw at that drive would make the computer hang. I swapped CD drives and the problem was gone. "Pamela Fong" wrote in message ... Hi Peter--- You haven't given much info in your initial post. I'm making a related comment about similar experience. I had encountered this problem when trying to install XP Pro SR1 on a laptop that only had an external USB drive. Seeing I had the option of installing with a network cloned image, I danced around the issue. But if I were in the same position tomorrow, I would look for an F5 type of intervention during the boot floppy install that prompts for external drivers. Perhaps downloading updated versions would have solved the trick. We had the problem that the boot floppy install would proceed to the very last disk, and would be reading from the CDROM, but then on its automatic reboot, it would hang. ---Pam "Peter" wrote: I have fromatted a C drive and made the CD bootable. Setup gets to the 'Setup is starting Windows' and then hangs. There is no more CD activity. I tried using the Microsoft '6 floppy disc method' but this hung too. Can anyone help please? Peter |
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Thanks for your reply, I'll hunt around for some drivers.
"Pamela Fong" wrote in message ... Hi Peter--- You haven't given much info in your initial post. I'm making a related comment about similar experience. I had encountered this problem when trying to install XP Pro SR1 on a laptop that only had an external USB drive. Seeing I had the option of installing with a network cloned image, I danced around the issue. But if I were in the same position tomorrow, I would look for an F5 type of intervention during the boot floppy install that prompts for external drivers. Perhaps downloading updated versions would have solved the trick. We had the problem that the boot floppy install would proceed to the very last disk, and would be reading from the CDROM, but then on its automatic reboot, it would hang. ---Pam "Peter" wrote: I have fromatted a C drive and made the CD bootable. Setup gets to the 'Setup is starting Windows' and then hangs. There is no more CD activity. I tried using the Microsoft '6 floppy disc method' but this hung too. Can anyone help please? Peter |
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My guess is you have some hardware or driver that is causing setup to choke.
Disconnect any peripherals connected to the system except keyboard and mouse Also, remove any internal add-on cards except the graphics card and see if you have the same issue. If not, continue with setup then reinstall the devices one by one, running the system for a bit after each install to see if anything then causes a problem for your setup. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Peter" wrote in message ... It is a slip streamed CD, but the original does exactly the same. "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Is this an actual XP CD or is this a slipstreamed CD you created to integrate SP2 into the standard XP setup? -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Peter" wrote in message ... I have fromatted a C drive and made the CD bootable. Setup gets to the 'Setup is starting Windows' and then hangs. There is no more CD activity. I tried using the Microsoft '6 floppy disc method' but this hung too. Can anyone help please? Peter |
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