Here is what I found.
Setup stops responding with 34 minutes remaining
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828267/en-us

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"poochbeast" <poochbeast@NOSPAM.net> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to repair a recent crash on my mom's computer. She said she
> was having a webcam chat with my sister via Skype in the morning. She
> connects to the internet via Verizon FIOS. All went well, after their
> conversation, they both hung up, she left the room and left her PC on
> for the remainder of the day. When she returned in the evening, she
> had a black screen with a message indicating that Windows was having a
> problem accessing her primary HD (although it was trying to access her
> CD-ROM drive). She does have Norton AV installed.
>
> She is running WinXP Pro SP2. She has two 400 GB HDs in a mirrored
> RAID configuration (RAID1). The PC would not boot from the RAID array.
> I deleted the RAID array and attempted to boot from HD#1 (because it
> seemed to have far fewer errors that HD#2). Windows launched CHKDSK
> multiple times, and ultimately (and very slowly) Windows finally
> loaded. I did notice yellow exclamation marks by the graphics
> controller and device in Device Manager.
>
> I attempted to reinstall Windows (hoping that this would fix any
> problems). I chose the repair option (not the Windows Recovery
> Console). Unfortunately, the installation gets stuck with 34 minutes
> remaining (Installing Devices).
>
> I'm at a loss for how to proceed from this point. Obviously, I'm
> trying to recover without losing any of the data on these discs. I
> realize that I can simply insert this HD into another computer, copy
> the pertinent data, and rebuild her computer from scratch, but I'm
> hoping that there's an easier way. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
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