Re: xp home hangs installing networks
From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/14/04
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Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:04:39 -0600
I agree, strange, but the only real difference has to be it. (Unless just
bumping the board around did something.) USB has been a problem right along
with XP, so I bet you found it.
-- Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP) marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm . "jonbarr" <jonbarr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:82760EBE-2E1B-414A-86F6-B4A527062B57@microsoft.com... > Thanks for your suggestion Mark. > Network card is integrated on the motherboard. > I have solved the problem !! I carted my comp over to a friends place > intending to run some diagnostics. Arrived there, started the re-install > and > everything worked perfectly !! The only difference we have been able to > establish between attempting the re-install at my place and at my friends > place was that I pulled out the USB cables. I had disconnected these from > their devices (two printers and a scanner) but left the cables plugged > into > the back of the computer. Apparently, this is not sufficient - the cables > must be actually disconnected from the computer and not just the device > ???? > This seems crazy, but is the only explanation we have been able to come up > with. I'd be interested to have this theory confirmed or some other > solution > suggested. > > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote: > >> Your error is typical of a NIC that has no good XP driver included in the >> XP >> setup files. Put the xp driver (you get from the makers site) on a floppy >> during setup. Setup will find it and continue setup. >> >> -- >> >> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP) >> marfers notes for windows xp >> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm >> .. >> "jonbarr" <jonbarr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:368C3AE8-4CA2-4172-BB17-6D96C10E7FEB@microsoft.com... >> >I am trying to re-install xp home on a clean formatted by xp NTFS file >> >system. >> > The install hangs every time when I get to the "32 minutes to go" >> > signal >> > after filling in the regional settings and during the "Installing >> > Networks" >> > stage. The green bar gets half way and then just stops. >> > No error message. It was working fine on this computer with Windows98 >> > on >> > a >> > separate Fat32 partition, so I know the hardware should not be the >> > problem. >> > All I wanted to do was get rid of the Windows98 and run xp alone, but >> > it >> > is >> > turning into a nightmare. >> > Any suggestions welcome. >> >> >>
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