installation win xp stops

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JB

I am installing windows xp on my win 98 computer. I am not upgrading but I
have formatted C: and want to do a clean install.

Everything is going smooth until all the files are copied and the computer
is going to do a restart. The system does go down but that's it. nothing
happens anymore.


pls help
 
Hi,

And if you restart with the CD still in place?

Make sure any BIOS-level antivirus detection has been disabled.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
AV in BIOS is disabled
I have tried several times to restart with CD in place.

nothing happens....
 
Hi JB,

How was the drive partitioned and formatted? Through Windows, or did you use
a drive utility?

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Hi Rick,

Partioned with Partition Magic ( C, D ).
When installing XP drive C is formatted.
I have the feeling that it is not possible to acces the drive during
"startup" . When I use a startup diskette I can read the directories from
A:, C:(empty) and D:.
 
Hi,

The problem is the partitioning software, did you set C as "active"?

You may find it easier to use XP's disk utilities to setup, then install PM
later.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
I agree with "nutcase"on this one <G>

Use our partition manager for the clean install and then use PM after you
have it up and running.
 
all of you

thxs

it works...

JB
Joseph Conway said:
I agree with "nutcase"on this one <G>

Use our partition manager for the clean install and then use PM after you
have it up and running.

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Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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Glad to hear it JB.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
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