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Blue screen while installing windows.

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alexstreff

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I am doing a fresh install on a laptop of windows xp home. I can start and finish the formatting from the boot menu. When it restarts and begins the install, it gets about 3/4 of the way done and then i get a blue screen. It does this every time. What could be going wrong.
 
Check to see if the disc is clean and not scratched, also does the cdrom run ok without any issues?

larry
 
alexstreff said:
Yes it was a stop code
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Let me rephrase the question.

When the computer "blue screens" it lists a numeric code, which looks something like this:
Code: 
0x0000003f (0x317ea7d9, 0x177f2ac8, .....)

If you want assistance, you'll need to provide the code outside of the parentheses.
 
0xA typically involves driver faults, which can either be caused by a bug in the driver, or a fault/bug in the hardware. This theory is supported by the fact that your installation is failing 3/4 through, which is generally the point where drivers are initialized.

In your BIOS, try to disable all integrated devices that are not necessary for the installation of Windows XP (e.g. Parallel/Serial ports, IrDA ports, sound cards, network, etc).

If you're still unable to install, try a newer OS like Windows 7. If that's not possible, try booting from a Linux live CD. If your system crashes booting Linux, it will generally give you more debugging info than Windows, which can help you track down the crash.

If you're able to successfully install XP, enable devices and test one-by-one until you identify the faulty device.
 
I have tried to install unbuntu. it starts but the screen eventually goes black and nothing happens. i am going to try and see if there is anything in the bios that i can turn off but the options on this computer are few.
 
wow. I figured it out. There was a setting in the bios under power that said disable to install service pack 1. Thanks to everyone that helped. I really appreciate it.
 
Check to see what mode the hd is setup as in BIOS. I know in Dell machines, changing this to something else usually removes the BSOD during OS installation.
 
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