usually when it gets to the Gui part it's testing the video card.
did you run the compatability check before the install??
it will tell you if any hardware may have a problem with XP.
when giving a list of hardware, it's best to list the brand name and model
of the hardware ie nvida card says nothing about the model and memory
capacity nor it's connection type ie AGP or IDE, or accelerated ??

"maniac968" wrote:

> Reinstalling the OS for a friend. But reinstallation failed several times,
> here the info....
>
> When the installation process moves to the GUI part, the Windows XP logo
> freezes in place. It stays there too long. Then discovered one problem.
> The CPU was not properly seated, I reseated, still have the problem. I
> thought it was the hard drives so I alternately reinstall XP on either 250 or
> 40GB. Same problem
>
> The system has the following
>
> P4 2.8GhZ
> Elitegroup MB w/ Intel chipset
> 512mb RAM PC3200 specs
> 250gb hard drive
> 40gb hard drive
> DVD burner
> nVidia card
> 300W PS