RE: Setup is Starting Windows and then locks up

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From: MIS_Man (MISMan_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/07/05 

Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:13:04 -0800

You should always detach as many devices as possible before doing a clean
install, I learned this doing clean installs with Win 3x,95, the less cards
that I had in the system the better the install went (anyone rememeber
that!)...though this has been fixed with the newer releases it still seems to
haunt us once in a while.

"MIS_Man" wrote:

> Please verify that you have the most recent BIOS from the maker of your
> motherboard...I have had the same situation with other types of motherboards
> that were fixed with the BIOS updates. Was it hanging on the BLUE Setup
> screen? I am also wondering if you have the AOpen AX4BS Pro i845 motherboard.
>
> "Arthur" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > When I try to instal Windows XP Pro with SP2 from either CD or hard disk,
> > the files get set up, and then on reboot, the install goes through loading
> > the drivers and then locks up at "Setup is Starting Windows." Any ideas?
> > My system details is below. I already have an OS installed. Any ideas
> > would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 (build 2195)
> >
> > 2.40 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
> > 8 kilobyte primary memory cache
> > 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
> >
> > Board: i845
> > Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
> > BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 06/28/2002
> >
> > 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory
> >
> > YAMAHA CRW-F1S SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
> > YAMAHA CRW6416S SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
> > 3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
> > GENERIC USB Storage-CFC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
> > GENERIC USB Storage-MMC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 5
> > GENERIC USB Storage-MSC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 6
> > GENERIC USB Storage-SMC USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
> > Maxtor 91190D7 [Hard drive] (11.90 GB) -- drive 1, s/n V703440A, rev
> > PAS23B15, SMART Status: Healthy
> > WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1 [Hard drive] (120.03 GB) -- drive 2, s/n
> > WD-WMA8C4677724, rev 17.07W17, SMART Status: Healthy
> > WDC WD800BB-00CAA0 [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMA8E1448968,
> > rev 16.06V16, SMART Status: Healthy
> >
> > RADEON 9000 SERIES [Display adapter]
> > RADEON 9000 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
> > NEC LCD92VM [Monitor] (19.1"vis, s/n 45000008NA, July 2004)
> >
> > Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> >
> >

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