xp install

Discussion in 'Windows - General discussion' started by mrstring, Mar 4, 2007.

  1. mrstring

    mrstring Guest

    hope somebody can help me here cant get my head round this

    ok so ive tried to install 3 different copies of windows xp onto my hard drive, they are all legal by the way.

    i format the drive first it reboots the install works then everytime when it gets to 34 mins left it freezes, and it does the same on all 3 versions.

    anybody any idear what may be causing this

    thanks
     
    mrstring, Mar 4, 2007
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  2. janrocks

    janrocks Guest

    Probably leftover data on the drive. Try partitioning it differently and see what happens.
     
    janrocks, Mar 4, 2007
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  3. mrcapdown

    mrcapdown Regular member

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    it sounds like the drive has bad secotors in witch case get a new HDD
    or
    try low leval formatting the drive that way there will be no data at all on the drive i hear FDISK is good

    let me no how u got on
     
    mrcapdown, Mar 4, 2007
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  4. mrstring

    mrstring Guest

    thanks for the reply guys

    i took the sound card and wireless card out then tried the install again and it worked so its all good

    thanks again
     
    mrstring, Mar 4, 2007
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