Problem installing XP SP2 CD

[McCartney]

specs:
xeon x3220
Corsair pc8500c5d ram
striker extreme
hitachi 1tb deskstar
creative x fi
logitech mx revolution/g15 keyboard
apple 30" monitor
2 8800 GTX's
Plextor 716SA DVDRW

The installation is freezing after it loads all drivers when it says "Starting Windows SetuP". I see it power on my keyboard (Because the LED display turns on) then it just stops responding

Anyone have suggestions?

 

[Genesis15]

So I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is a type of server computer you have built yourself here? Well as far as it freezing, tell the truth is it pirated or an actual disc? In most cases a messed up DLL or insertion point in the disc could be currupt. As far as your hardware, there could be possible motherboard confliction, but im not completely sure... I don't mess around with server builds too much.

 

[corkyg]

When installing XP SP2, best results are obtained when ALL peripheral devices are removed from the system. Make it as bare bones as possible, then reconnect devices one at a time afterwards.

 

[oynaz]

And make a memtest run. XP setup is very particular about faulty RAM.

 

[McCartney]

SP2 is legit.
WIll do memtest.
Gonna do it now actually brb.

 

[Dahak]

how long do you wait after the "starting windows setup", because i have seen a couple of machines that seem to take a little long then normal to get past that

 

[McCartney]

I left it for 1 hour and I knew it was a freeze
Memtest is fine.

 

[McCartney]

bump. 3rd striker in.