Re: Serious Install Issue

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Thanks for the tip but the 0x...51 type of error usually points to a memory
problem and since I did get a new XP installed and the memory test shows no
failures I think it is a corrupt file.

Unfortunately it prevents safe mode and all the other recovery options from
working. It does not report the failing module name so I can't find it and
maybe replace it. I can see all the files and structure that was in my
Win2K installation, is there a way to change boot.ini to point to my old
Win2K install?

Here is my Boot.ini (incidentally is there a new way to remove the hidden
and system attributes other than attrib -s boot.ini ? I just get a message
saying "not resetting system file"

It is the second option that has the problem.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect

Thanks for any help


"Eric E.Endicott" <luxmart99@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OrchexAgGHA.1320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I had Win2k Pro and decided to replace it with XP Pro.

During the install one of the reboots went awry.

It reboots, the XP splash screen starts to fade in, a blue screen flashes
and it reboots forever.

I simply could not get by this, booting from the install cd would not
start over.

I was able to change the error action from reboot to stop and the blue
screen displays the following message.

Page Fault in Non Paged Area
STOP 0x00000050 (0xffffffE8, 0x00000001, ox804efb19, 0x00000000)

I had an XP Pro upgrade CD also, so I was able to use that CD to get an
install working, however all my Win2K stuff is in the bad install.

Both installs are called Windows XP Professional during the boot
selection. The second works, the first stays in the reboot loop.

Any information would be helpful.

TIA



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