Re: XP Upgrade Stop Error

Thanks for such a quick reply, I'll try to answer your Q's. I am not that
great with computers.
1) Yes I am trying to upgrade xp over Me
2) Don't think so. Would not know how to do that!
3) Yes. However the info my as well have been wirtten in ancient Greek.
4) Yes but it is not on, I'll try with everything removed.
5) cpu= amd 3200+, ram= 512mb crucial ddr 3200, hdd 160gb seagate sata, vid
card Radeon 9200 SE 128mb. This is as best as I can tell you from what i
know.

Thanks for your help
Calum
(UK, going to bed now it's late!!)

"Malke" wrote:

> Calum wrote:
>
> > I am trying to install Win XP pro having had Me on my PC. All was
> > fine, the pc re-set then stop error:
> > 0x0000007b 0xf898563c 0xc0000034 0x00000000 0x00000000
> > I have tried for hours to get past this with no luck.
> > Bill can I have my money back???
> > Help would be most appreciated.
> > Thanks
> > Calum
>
> You can research the Stop Error here:
> http://www.aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm
>
> Unfortunately, you haven't told us anything about your computer. Here
> are some details that are missing:
>
> 1. Are you trying to do an upgrade - installing XP over top of ME?
> 2. Are you doing a clean install - deleting the system partition,
> creating a new one, and then installing XP (providing your ME OS disk
> as qualifying media)?
> 3. Did you run the XP Upgrade Advisor first? Results?
> 4. Are you installing without any peripherals attached (printers,
> scanners, etc.)?
> 5. What are the hardware specs for your processor, amount of RAM, hard
> drive, and video card?
>
> In the meantime, try testing your RAM. Bad RAM is one of the prime
> suspects when an operating system won't install. ME is far more
> forgiving of flaky/marginal RAM than more modern operating systems. To
> 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 hour or two - unless errors are
> seen immediately. If you get any errors, replace the RAM.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
.

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