installing XP Pro

**Fraser** · February 8th, 2009, 11:49 AM

I'm installing XP Pro with SP3. When it is on the screen with the big logo it reboots repeatedly. I have removed all unnecessary hardware and it still does it. I'm upgrading from W2000.

I have a Intel D845WN motherboard. Are there not drivers in XP for it? I have a IDE controller card but the driver from W2000 will do.

**Ferrit** · February 8th, 2009, 01:13 PM

You likely have a main hardware component thats having an issue.
The likely suspect first is always memory.
Ty it with only 1 stick of memory first and if it still does it test the memory.
www.goldmemory.cz
You can download a file to make either a bootable cd or a bootable floppy there.

As to the drivers. All that is necessary (Chipset drivers) are already in xp.

**Fraser** · February 8th, 2009, 02:07 PM

I don't think there is any memory problem. I tested it with memtest86 not long ago.

The video card is a ATI Radeon 9800 Pro.

**geoscomp** · February 8th, 2009, 02:11 PM

It's possible that auto restart is causing the reboot and you aren't seeing the blue screen error because the reboot is so fast. Try tapping f8 repeatedly on bootup and choose 'disable auto restart on system failure' to see if you get a blue screen error.

**slgrieb** · February 8th, 2009, 02:43 PM

Fraser, failing memory is the most likely culprit. Memory diagnostics aren't that reliable. If you tested your memory because you thought there was a problem with it, I'd say there is. XP has problems running with some minor memory glitches that W2K would tolerate.

**NooNoo** · February 8th, 2009, 03:13 PM

D845WN takes xp nicely... except I do XP SP2... but yes, I would look for the hardware problem first.

**Ferrit** · February 8th, 2009, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by Fraser

I don't think there is any memory problem. I tested it with memtest86 not long ago.

The video card is a ATI Radeon 9800 Pro.

I didnt say that is the problem, I said something hardware related is a problem and the memory is the easiest to test.
And just for your information i have seen memory pass memtest then promptly fail Goldmemory.

**Fraser** · February 9th, 2009, 02:52 AM

I'm surprised that there might be a memory problem. One of the modules doesn't work at CL2 when I test it with Memtest86 although all of them are CL3 modules.

The board works with unbuffered ECC but not registered. Most ECC modules are registered which makes it almost impossible to get the correct type.

**NooNoo** · February 9th, 2009, 03:30 AM

Did you get sight of the blue screen? Or did the install not get that far?

**Fraser** · February 9th, 2009, 05:27 AM

I've not tried again yet. I have to restore a backup after it fails.

The memory test found nothing.

**NooNoo** · February 9th, 2009, 07:11 AM

Why are you upgrading? Do a clean install. You just need to feed it a 2k disk when it asks... and yes you can feed it an SP4 slipstreamed disk that you burned yourself.

**Fraser** · February 9th, 2009, 07:19 AM

It would take far too long to reinstall all my software.

**CCT** · February 9th, 2009, 07:49 AM

Even if the Ram is ECC, you don't have to use the ECC function and can turn it off in Bios;

http://download.intel.com/support/mo...bymenu_v10.pdf

**Fraser** · February 9th, 2009, 07:51 AM

I have tried the suggestion and I have a BSOD with something about FLTMGR.SYS.

**NooNoo** · February 9th, 2009, 08:01 AM

It's probably your software that's causing the issue...

FLTMGR.SYS is the microsoft file system manager. Either your restore is corrupt or you might be upgrading with antivirus installed... never a good idea!!