Failure to Install XP

[bioinfo]

When I attempt to install XP SP2 (slipstreamed with my SATA driver) it goes
through the copy files and then when it reboots it hangs. It doesn't even
give a BSOD, just some random characters across the screen.

I am pretty knowledgeable about computers, but this one (after 2 days) has
me completely stumped.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Sounds like the slipstream did a bad burn of the media. You will have to try
again to know.

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[Daave]

When I attempt to install XP SP2 (slipstreamed with my SATA driver) it
goes
through the copy files and then when it reboots it hangs. It doesn't
even
give a BSOD, just some random characters across the screen.

I am pretty knowledgeable about computers, but this one (after 2 days)
has
me completely stumped.

On the reboot, is it booting from the CD or the hard drive?

 

[bioinfo]

Slipstream went fine, and on the reboot I am trying to reboot on the hard
drive.

 

[Daave]

Slipstream went fine, and on the reboot I am trying to reboot on the
hard
drive.

Did you press F6?