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Windows 2000 Hangs at "Setup Is Starting Windows 2000" Message
SUMMARY
This article lists troubleshooting steps to try if Windows 2000 Text-mode
Setup stops responding (hangs) while displaying the "Setup is starting
Windows 2000" message.
MORE INFORMATION
The following items can cause Setup to hang while displaying the "Setup is
starting Windows 2000" message:
1. An incorrect mass-storage device (such as a SCSI or IDE controller)
driver is being loaded, or the driver was not written for Windows 2000 and
is not compatible. Contact the device's manufacturer or download the latest
driver for the mass-storage device. For additional information, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
216406 - Specifying Third-Party Disk Controller Driver During Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;216406
2. There is a device connected to your mass-storage device that is
preventing Windows 2000 from being installed. Remove any devices (such as
scanners, tape drives, removable drives, and so on) from the mass-storage
device controller. If the computer is IDE-based, verify that you have the
master and slave designations set properly. If the mass-storage controller
is SCSI-based, verify that the termination and bus speed is set properly.
3. The computer does not have the latest BIOS revision. Contact the
computer's manufacturer or check the manufacturer's Web site. Many
manufacturers have updated their BIOS revisions to properly support
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI).
4. An ACPI Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) is being used during Setup.
Force the use of a non-ACPI HAL during Setup. For additional information
about how to do this, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
216251 - How to Specify a Specific or Third-Party HAL During Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;216251
For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
224826 - Troubleshooting Text-Mode Setup Problems on ACPI Computers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;224826
220845 - Adding Third-Party or Updated Driver During Windows 2000 Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;220845
The information in this article applies to:
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Shilpa Sinha
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