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post-upgrade woos, please help !

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TourDe

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Well, I have upgraded for the first time and I am feeling good...however

There are a few major problems...

I have a p4 2.8c, asus p4p800e deluxe, a 512 geil value pc3200 ram and an old infineon 40gb hd.

Currently, I am running an Evaluation copy of WindowsXP that expires in 14 days, why? Because everything else dont work.

My copy of WindowsXP won't copy one file during Installation, and I have no idea how to stop my 2000PRO from corrupting my C drive.

I can install 2000PRO just fine, and it'll work and everything. But as soon as I restart, it gives me a blue screen telling me I need to run chkdsk and unplug my new hardwares and stuff. I thought I may need to update my 2000pro but installing the onboard Ethernet card to get internet access requires restarting to enable it, and as i just told you, i get stuck at the bluescreen if i restart.

also, it seems i cant use USB for internet on this new MoBo either, I can actually play Counter sTrike with it but if I open internet explorer to some flashy website like for example gamespot.com, it'll crash and restart my computer. or if i have to download a map in counter-strike with Steam, it'll crash and restart...

with this XP Home Evaluation, I seems to be doing everything fine but there are still MANY minor performance issues. what's wrong and where do i start? please help thanks =[

ps: i tried to activate this evaluation copy but it says it's the wrong ID... so i guess that's out of the options
 
First thing to try is giving your proper copy of Windows XP a clean - it may be this which is preventing one file being copied. I'd also set BIOS to defaults and unplug everything non-essential before trying a reinstall. Do you have any other RAM you can try?
 
give it a clean? you mean cleaning it? well i dont see any dirt or whatever on the cd so im not sure if its a cleaning issue.
 
Run memtest86 for a while. If you're using crappy rounded cables, try proper ribbon cables. Is the machine hotter than it should be? Do you have a decent power supply?
 
wipe the hd? ive done that like a couple times...but not wiping the whole thing tho just the C partition. power supply should be fine it's a new 430 one. im using ribbon cables that came witht he p4p800e deluxe. the temp of the mobo is 31 and cpu is 40 currently, and the cpu goes up to 46 after a couple hours of CS.

the thing is, why does xp work and 2000Pro just crap out? =[
 
If your motherboard has the memory voltage at Auto, bump that to 2.7 volts and start from the top... reformat C: and install Windows. Also, if you don't have a cable/DSL router to serve as a firewall or if you have other computers on your side of your router (wired or wireless), it would be a good idea to have these on a CD to help batten the hatches before plugging into your network:

post-SP1 security rollup kit from Microsoft

ZoneAlarm Free Firewall software
 
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