Re: Win XP Pro Installation Hangs

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From: Craig (noreply_at_charter.net)
Date: 04/29/04


Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:01:56 -0700

I'd suggest new media. If that doesn't work, try and isolate the issue by
swapping out a different video card, different memory, different processor,
and different motherboard to isolate the issue.

I had a similar problem with an A7N8X-VM. My problem was DDR 400 memory
wasn't supported unless I bypassed the onboard video and used an AGP card.
"Garry Gramm" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5b6201c42d9c$a0dea370$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello...
>
> Can anyone please offer suggestion on how I can get past a
> hang on installing windows XP?
>
> Trying to install XP Pro on brand new PC.
> MB: ASUS A7N8X-X
> CPU: AMD AThlon XP2000+
> RAM: 512 MB DDR 400 (samsung)
> HDD: 80 GB Maxtor Diamond Max 9 IDE
> Video: NVidea FX5200 TD128 8x AGP
> Install gets to 23 minutes left then hangs. No HD activity
> and no further progress on the progress bar.
> Left it for a while but nothing. I have retried the
> install several times, each time reforrmatting and startig
> clean.
> Progress bar is 2 9/16 inches long and all done except
> last 5/16th of an inch. I guess its close!
> Its in the 'installing windows' step 4 of 5.
>
> Any help anyone can offer would be most appreciated. I
> can't ask Microsft without a product code, and I can't get
> the product code till I install the product!
>
> Gee! what fun!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Garry
>
>



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