Installation problem

[jorge_sav]

Hi.
Ive got an installation problem with windows xp
professional.
when i start the installation booting from the cd it
starts to load the drivers and everything just fine but it
hangs on the "Starting windows" message.
i left my computer running for about an hour and it didnt
get past there and i tried many times and the same thing
happened every time.

My computer's hardware is:
AMD Athlon 1000 MHz
256 MB SDRAM
40 GB Seagate HD
64 MB Nvidia GeForce2 MX400
Yamaha DS-XG Audio
Samsung syncmaster 550v monitor
Aopen 12x DVD
Hewlett Packard CD-Writer plus 8100i

I would greatly appreciate any help.
Thanks

[BoB01]

Is this a clean install or an upgrade??. Did it just load the drivers at the start of the installation and hang, or get all the way through and just won't boot up at the end?..

[Ferris]

first up, are you doing a clean install or an upgrade?

some installation tips.

(1) try to avoid upgrading over your previous Windows and go for a clean install, ie, full format of your HD.

(2) having the latest BIOS for your mobo would be a good idea. set BIOS settings to default before installing.

(3) install from the CD and not from within your current Win, set your BIOS to boot your CD Rom first.

(4) go for a dual boot system. you will need either 2 HD's or one HD with 2 partitions.

hope that helps.

[AlienDyne]

I've seen the same problem.

Reboot, reformat and reinstall was the solution.

Good luck!