Failure to Install XP

When I attempt to install XP SP2 (slipstreamed with my SATA driver) it goes
through the copy files and then when it reboots it hangs. It doesn't even
give a BSOD, just some random characters across the screen.

I am pretty knowledgeable about computers, but this one (after 2 days) has
me completely stumped.

Sounds like the slipstream did a bad burn of the media. You will have to try
again to know.

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"bioinfo" <bioinfo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BDA4E9AD-2B1F-43DD-9EBA-AAFA2721823C@microsoft.com...
> When I attempt to install XP SP2 (slipstreamed with my SATA driver) it
> goes
> through the copy files and then when it reboots it hangs. It doesn't even
> give a BSOD, just some random characters across the screen.
>
> I am pretty knowledgeable about computers, but this one (after 2 days) has
> me completely stumped.

"bioinfo" <bioinfo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BDA4E9AD-2B1F-43DD-9EBA-AAFA2721823C@microsoft.com...
> When I attempt to install XP SP2 (slipstreamed with my SATA driver) it
> goes
> through the copy files and then when it reboots it hangs. It doesn't
> even
> give a BSOD, just some random characters across the screen.
>
> I am pretty knowledgeable about computers, but this one (after 2 days)
> has
> me completely stumped.

On the reboot, is it booting from the CD or the hard drive?

Slipstream went fine, and on the reboot I am trying to reboot on the hard
drive.

"Daave" wrote:

> "bioinfo" <bioinfo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BDA4E9AD-2B1F-43DD-9EBA-AAFA2721823C@microsoft.com...
> > When I attempt to install XP SP2 (slipstreamed with my SATA driver) it
> > goes
> > through the copy files and then when it reboots it hangs. It doesn't
> > even
> > give a BSOD, just some random characters across the screen.
> >
> > I am pretty knowledgeable about computers, but this one (after 2 days)
> > has
> > me completely stumped.
>
> On the reboot, is it booting from the CD or the hard drive?
>
>
>

"bioinfo" <bioinfo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E6131BB9-A815-410E-B43C-A794FFE0CF5C@microsoft.com...
> "Daave" wrote:
>
>> "bioinfo" <bioinfo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BDA4E9AD-2B1F-43DD-9EBA-AAFA2721823C@microsoft.com...
>> > When I attempt to install XP SP2 (slipstreamed with my SATA driver)
>> > it
>> > goes
>> > through the copy files and then when it reboots it hangs. It
>> > doesn't
>> > even
>> > give a BSOD, just some random characters across the screen.
>> >
>> > I am pretty knowledgeable about computers, but this one (after 2
>> > days)
>> > has
>> > me completely stumped.
>>
>> On the reboot, is it booting from the CD or the hard drive?

> Slipstream went fine, and on the reboot I am trying to reboot on the
> hard
> drive.

Did you press F6?