Re-installing XP

[Cobalt]

Previous install began to go bad, numerous bsods, errors, etc. So I go to reinstall windows and setup hangs after "setup is inspecting your hardware". Setup inspecting hardware will show on screen for 2-3 seconds then it goes to a black screen and hangs. I don't know what the problem is, ive swapped video cards, memory, ran 20 hour memtest and everything checked out, reverting BIOS to default settings, taken out sound card, capture card. I am lost and don't know what to do. Any replies are appreciated.

 

[ChonChon]

could be the cd

 

[Noema]

Might be an obvious question, but did you disconnect your ethernet cable when installing XP?

My rig always BSODes and reboots if I try to install XP or the nforce network driver if the ethernet cable is plugged in.

 

[Cobalt]

Problem fixed.. It was an issue with my linux partition. When cleaning, the GRUB partition wasn't removed and it was interfering with the setup.