XP Pro fails during installation

[Arkitech]

So I'm attempting to repair my XP Pro by reinstalling and after the 2nd reboot during the device installation the screen goes black and the system appears to just hang. I've tried rebooting several times but I get stuck at the same place. Any suggestions on how to get past this issue?

 

[MrChad]

Start pulling out unnecessary hardware and retrying until you find the culprit.

 

[igowerf]

I've had my screen go black during device installations. It usually comes back after a little bit though.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Arkitech
So I'm attempting to repair my XP Pro by reinstalling and after the 2nd reboot during the device installation the screen goes black and the system appears to just hang. I've tried rebooting several times but I get stuck at the same place. Any suggestions on how to get past this issue?

Last time this happened to me, it was RAM. The time before that it was a faulty hdd. I was able to get around the faulty HDD by using the drive maker's tools to isolate the bad sectors. The RAM had to be RMAed though.

 

[Arkitech]

But would it be a hardware issue on a reinstall? I was doing a anti-spyware scan and the program detected adware/malware, the app rebooted my PC and its been problems every since. I could'nt get booted backup so I attempted to repair the install and that's when I got the hanging issue during the reinstallation.

 

[Arkitech]

UPDATE:

I finally got past the issue, I had to install the OS from scratch instead of a repair. Hopefully I won't have to reinstall every app, since I did'nt delete the partition.


Just out of curiosity is there a way I can make a backup of my system to make the reinstall or repair process easier?

 

[John P]

Use Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image 8.0 to make a backup of your system.

Also - make a slipstreamed copy of Win XP Pro with SP2 to speed up your windows installation - it MAY have helped you past your problem without doing a fresh installation with your old CD.

Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2