Re: Setup fails

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From: Chris (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 06:46:35 -0700

I have 1 stick of 512MB DDR333 Memory. It is detected in
the BIOS ok.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello
>Sounds like a Ram issue.
>Is your ram 1 or 2 sticks, if 2 is it a match set?
>XP is very ram friendly but at the same time it is also
very picky.
>
>--
>Hope This Helps
>Haus
>Not a MVP
>Not a MS-MVP
>Not nothing just a good ole boy..;)
>"Chris" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:129d801c44316$93827b40$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> I am installing Win XP Pro, on a system I have just
>> built. I get up to the screen where it starts to load
the
>> files, the one with the 5 squares in the bottom right,
>> and I get a fatal error, a componant setup need is not
>> available. And the system stops here. can anybody shed
>> any light on this. It is a standard system, Athlon XP
>> CPU, 512DDr Mem, AGP card. All I can think of is when
>> installing I have a PS2 keyboard but a USB mouse. Would
>> this cause these problems, or is there a KB article on
>> this.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Rgrds
>>
>> Chris
>
>
>.
>

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