Re: Clean install xp home

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From: Rich Barry (rbarry_at_socal.rr.com)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 22:35:03 GMT

     Andy, check at Kelly's http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
Select I and scroll to Install Issues
"Andy Jackson" <andy@miskinfolk.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I have been trying to instal xp home (from a legitimate cd) but the
>installation stops at :- reparing installation , setup will complete in
>approx 39 mins. Little green travelling boxes bottom right traverse about
>10 times then stop and machine freezes. Restart fires up windows and
>restarts setup which goes to the same point and freezes
> This happens with only one hard drive in machine and exactly the same
> using drive as slave. The drive is a Maxtor 40G. Tha Mother board Aopen
> AMD athlon. System runs fine on 4G Drive.
> Help!!!
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