Re: Windows XP Home Edition Boot Problem

thelostgeek wrote:

> My Grandfather and I are building a computer from scratch. We finished
> the internal stuff. Then we formatted BIOS Program. Finally, we put in
> the Windows XP Home Edition CD with SP 2.I had tried to install
> something, but error occured, so this is my 2nd attempt to install.
> Getting ready starts fine, then comes the menus.
> The first Menu gave me the following options:
> 1. Setting up Windows XP Now
> 2. To repair a Windows XP Installtion using Recovery Console.
> I chose to Set up Win. XP Now
> Then the End-User's licence agreement comes. I do Accept.
> Then it shows my Partitions to choose from. I've got two
>
> C: Partition [NTFS} 76285 MB [76197 Free]
> Unpartioned space 8 MB
> I did not know where the Unpartioned space came from or what it means,
> so I clicked C: Partition.
> I got another menu giving me 3 options
> 1. Format the Partition using the NTFS File System (Quick)
> 2. Format the Partition using the NTFS File System
> 3. Leave the Current File System Intact
> I choose Leaving the Current File System Intact.
> Then Came another menu. There was a Windows Folder installed.
> it gave me two options
> 1. Delete old folder, Make a new one.
> 2. Use Different Folder.
> I choose Deleting the Old folder and making a new one.
> It exmines the Disks and makes a list of files to me copied
> During coping, it shows up numerous times saying that setup cannot
> copy a certain file. It gives me the choice to retry of skip. I Retry.
> Sooner or later in the middle of the coping, a tech error pops up.
> Page_Fault_in_Non-Paged_Area

Your post is a bit unclear as to exactly what you've done, but mainly
the issue is that your clean install of XPSP2 fails, right? Normally
failures to install an operating system are because of hardware
problems. The RAM you are using may be faulty or marginal, not right
for the motherboard, etc. I would test the RAM and other hardware
components, particularly since you built the machine yourself. Here are
general hardware troubleshooting steps - not everything will apply to
you. I've also included a link to installation instructions for XP:

1) Open the computer and run it open, cleaning out all dust bunnies and
observing all fans (overheating will cause system freezing). Obviously
you can't do this with a laptop, but you can hear if the fan is running
and feel if the laptop is getting too hot.

2) Test the RAM - I like Memtest86+ from www.memtest.org. Obviously, you
have to get the program from a working machine. You will either
download the precompiled Windows binary to make a bootable floppy or
the .iso to make a bootable cd. If you want to use the latter, you'll
need to have third-party burning software on the machine where you
download the file - XP's built-in burning capability won't do the job.
In either case, boot with the media you made. The test will run
immediately. Let the test run for an extended period of time - unless
errors are seen immediately. If you get any errors, replace the RAM.

3) Test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from the mftr. Usually
you will download the file and make a bootable floppy with it. Boot
with the media and do a thorough test. If the drive has physical
errors, replace it.

4) The power supply may be going bad or be inadequate for the devices
you have in the system. The adequacy issue doesn't really apply to a
laptop, although of course the power
supply can be faulty.

5) Test the motherboard with something like TuffTest from
www.tufftest.com. Sometimes this is useful, and sometimes it isn't.

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install

Malke
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