Blue screen on XP install

[dino8031]

I'm trying to do a clean install on a Win 2000 Pro Office machine, AMD XP2400+. ECS K7S5A, generic 32 Meg video, generic DDR RAM 2@ 256 Megs. It's been running fine for a couple of years but it is time for a new Win XP Pro OS and a reformat.

The install begins fine at boot up, Windows copies filess for a while and then blue screens and stops dead in it's tracks. It happend maybe 10 times in a row with exactly the same result. I've tried the following:

Clearing the CMOS.

Every possible BIOS configuration I can think of, including BIOS defaults.

A new unformatted hard drive, same result.

Different XP disc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

It will boot fine into WIN2K Pro, it just won't let me load Win XP PRO, either from a boot disc or in Windows.

 

[realtrance]

Try using a different CD/DVD drive to install from. TDK 5300B IDE ATAPI CD-ROM drive should work fine.

rt

 

[ohnnyj]

Try diffent memory.

 

[daniel49]

I see where your coming from rt since he says its doing it on a new drive also.
its like its having problems reading the disk?
I assume its a legitimate copy of xp and not a bootleg?
and the disk is readable in another machine?


just thinking outloud

 

[dino8031]

It turned out to be a bad stick of RAM. I switched sockets, then pulled one of the sticks, then switched again and XP loaded like a dream. Thanks guys.

 

[ohnnyj]

Windows installs tend to be picky about their memory.