Re: Pulling my hair out trying to install XP.

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From: Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\) (mike.hall.mail_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:41:46 -0500

Pick the drive to be primary boot device.. install it into a system case..
you will also need a motherboard, memory, cpu, cd drive, ps.. assemble and
attach a screen, keyboard and mouse..

Install XP.. assuming that all hardware is detected, the load should go ok..
now add an HDD and see what happens.. if all is ok, add the third HDD.. see
what happens.. if everything is still ok, add more memory if you did not
install it first time around..

What you are trying to do here is to eliminate any possibly defective
parts.. 

-- 
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user
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"OM" <om.newsgroup@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:1108515641.522552.131970@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> I'm having all sorts of problem with my PC.
> It kept on rebooting.
> I know I didn't have a virus.
> I thought it was the memory.
> But... after changing, the same problems occured.
> This happened for 6 weeks.
> Then the PC died.       : (
> Unrecoverable error (I've tried EVERYTHING to rescue!).
> Then... I took the memory and hard disks out (3 of them).
> I put these into a new PC and installed XP on a fresh machine.
> AND: same damn problem, the PC kept on rebooting.
> Then I installed XP on the old hard drive with the OS on.
> AND............ same DAMN problem!
>
> Where am I going wrong?
> What could be the problme?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> OM
>

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