Windows XP installations HELP!

rodski · Aug 5, 2002, 08:28 AM

I have a dual boot system. Win98 and Win2k. I need to install WinXP in another partition to make it multiboot system. My problem:

after copying all files for installation by windows setup it locks up. Only up to the blue screen where its says at the top "Windows Setup" and at the bottom "Setup is starting windows"

system locks up or hang..

appreciate any help or info

tks a lot..

UberLord · Aug 5, 2002, 06:25 PM

How long did you wait? On a friend of mines system it took about 15 mins to get past that - but it got past it eventually

rodski · Aug 6, 2002, 09:38 AM

almost 30 minutes...

e-Seeker · Aug 7, 2002, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rodski
I have a dual boot system. Win98 and Win2k. I need to install WinXP in another partition to make it multiboot system. My problem:

after copying all files for installation by windows setup it locks up. Only up to the blue screen where its says at the top "Windows Setup" and at the bottom "Setup is starting windows"

system locks up or hang..

appreciate any help or info

tks a lot..

R U using any SCSI devices, or have a HighPoint on-board controller?

rodski · Aug 8, 2002, 09:18 AM

Abit KT7A-raid (raid-disabled)
AMD 1400mhz Thunderbird
256 meg pc133
Pioneer DVD-ROM Drive
Plexwriter 8/4/32A
Win98SE and Win2k in a dual boot config.

Tks for more info pls..

rodski · Aug 8, 2002, 09:23 AM

All IDE system.
i am a newbie trying to figure out things.
What is a HighPoint? (pls. ignore my ignorance)

tks again..

e-Seeker · Aug 8, 2002, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rodski
All IDE system.
i am a newbie trying to figure out things.
What is a HighPoint? (pls. ignore my ignorance)

tks again..

|High Point| - It's your on-board IDE controller... (HP in the following text)

The thing is... you should have a driver disk provided for your HP, I believe you got it with your motherboard; Start XP installation again and keep an eye on the bottom text line - it should say 'press F6 to if you need to install SCSI or 3rd party device drivers' (not necessarily in my exact words), press F6 and wait a while; info screen should come up, saying to put the driver disk in your A: drive, do so and continue the installation...
I had an Abit board (the BE6) and couldn't install XP, or Win2k as a matter of fact, without providing the drivers...

Hope that helped!

Keep us posted...

TiredGeek · Aug 9, 2002, 11:18 PM

It may be your vid card, you don't say what you have.
If I have my GF3 in it hangs at exactly that point. If I swap it out for an old GF1, everything installs fine. Then I just swap the GF3 back in.
Everything is fine from then on.

Hope that helps if your still stuck.

rodski · Aug 10, 2002, 09:12 AM

Ok i'll repost my computer system.

Abit KT7A-raid (raid-disabled)
AMD 1400mhz Thunderbird
256 meg pc133
GF2 mx400 64megs
40 gigs maxtor 7200 rpm
40 gigs ibm desktar 7200 rpm
Pioneer DVD-ROM Drive
Plexwriter 8/4/32A
Win98SE, Win2k and Linux Mandrake in the fourth partition.

Tks for more info pls..

Note: all os are ghosted and ready for transfer to another mobo maybe next week.

Tks again.