Built a New Pc from scratch, set all defaults in CMOS , Except changed from booting from floopy to CD, Saved it and Put Windows XP in to Boot up, does formatting fine, goes all the way to XP Screen and Freezes, let it sit 3 Hrs still nothing, ran booting up process again same thing, Any Idea"s?, Would appreciate some help Thanks

What is the make & model of the mobo?

Also make & model of hard drive?

Is it a SATA drive?

Jephree,
I'am using a Elite Group 848P-A, P4 FSB800 Mother Board with an Intel Pentium 4 Processor, 3.2eGHZ 1MB, Western Digital 200Gig Hard Drive, Kingston KVR400X64C3Ak2/512 memory, and a Diamond Stealth Video Card, and A Pioneer 109 DVD+-RW In the CDROM. and of Windows XP. Need any more info let me know.
Thanks,
Paulgm

848P-A (1.0)

Is the Western Digital a SATA RAID drive?

If so you need to install Intel SATA RAID Drivers as part of the XP setup.

If not let us know & we'll think in other directions.

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Just to add: If it is an IDE drive: Are you creating a partition for XP or were you using the entire 200gb as a single partition?


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Jephree,
It's an IDE drive, and I have done it both ways the whole drive and 50 Gig

Originally Posted by paulgm

Built a New Pc from scratch, set all defaults in CMOS , Except changed from booting from floopy to CD, Saved it and Put Windows XP in to Boot up, does formatting fine, goes all the way to XP Screen and Freezes, let it sit 3 Hrs still nothing, ran booting up process again same thing, Any Idea"s?, Would appreciate some help Thanks

Same result every time?

Where exactly does it freeze?

You say XP Screen: do you mean the CD screen or does XP load up to reboot & freeze on reboot?

Or somewhere inbetween?

Does it copy files etc? About how long does it run untill freeze? Can you see what the process is when it freezes?

If you have succeeded in installing but it wont boot have you tried Safe Mode?

It freezes same place every time, loadseverything up and comes up on XP screen with blue Dots running across the box, about 4 times across it freezes, have left it sit as long as 3hrs, still in same place I left it at.

Can you start Safe Mode?

Tap the F8 key after BIOS POST before the XP Screen?

Do not get that far in process, Files load and then the XP screen comes up and runs across 4 times and thats it. Will try Tapping the F8 key tomorrow PM

If the XP screen comes up you've gone too far.

Or I am misunderstanding.

If you have successfully installed XP & it freezes on booting than the F8 tapping after BIOS POST should open Safe Mode options. You would NOT see the XP Screen.

If you are still in XP setup (pre-installation) then things are different.