Main Installation of Windows XP

I am currently running an Intel Celeron 566 Mhz with a 40 gig harddrive and
256 mg ram. It had Windows XP on it before i owned it and so I figured
formatting and reinstalling Windows XP would erase any or all imformation
they would have had on this pc. My problem however is with the installation
of Windows XP itself. It will not run the 2nd phase of the installation
process. I honestly have no idea what could be causing this so any help is
great.

Please refer to :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...p/install.mspx
for the installation guide

Thank You, Moogleez

Moogleez wrote:

> I am currently running an Intel Celeron 566 Mhz with a 40 gig harddrive
> and 256 mg ram. It had Windows XP on it before i owned it and so I figured
> formatting and reinstalling Windows XP would erase any or all imformation
> they would have had on this pc. My problem however is with the
> installation of Windows XP itself. It will not run the 2nd phase of the
> installation process. I honestly have no idea what could be causing this
> so any help is great.
>
> Please refer to :
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...p/install.mspx
> for the installation guide

What error messages do you get? What happens exactly? Just saying "will not
run..." isn't enough.

Failure to install an operating system is usually caused by:

1. Bad install disk (test on another system); or

2. With XP, it can also be a mismatched install disk; i.e. one that is from
a BIOS-locked OEM system such as a Dell; or

3. Bad hard drive; or

4. Bad RAM.

This is quite an elderly machine you've got. It would not be surprising if
hardware components are failing. But you'll need to provide some more
details.

Malke
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