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System crash, cannot install W2K
OK, the background first:
Long story short, windows crashed and I couldn't repair it. So now I'm trying to do a fresh install from CD on a brand new HD. However, during the first phase of the installation (blue screen), setup complains about files not being correctly copied from CD. I press retry and it seems to work fine. Then, in the next phase (after windows boots from HD), after localization and admin setup, when it starts copying files and configuring (COM+... etc) it crashes (reboots). I haven't been able to go past that phase, it perpetually reboots at that point. I have tried 3 different CD units, 3 different CD's (2 of them original W2K CD's, one a burned backup copy) but with the same results. I checked the CD drives and the CD's on another computer and they seemd to be fine. I also tried a different IDE cable, no joy. Now, my question: Well, two questions. 1: Any ideas on what the problem might be? Is there a way I can boot into command prompt, copy the installation CD-ROM contents on to the hard disk and install from the hard disk? Thanks for any help. I need to get this machine up and running before monday if possible. PS. Specs: P4 2.8 / 1GB DDR RAM / Seagate 120GB 7200 HD / LG DVD-CDW / FX5900 / ASUS P4P800 / Antec 380W PS... PPS. I had installed W2K from CD on this system a few months ago without any problems. |
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... OK, the background first: Long story short, windows crashed and I couldn't repair it. So now I'm trying to do a fresh install from CD on a brand new HD. However, during the first phase of the installation (blue screen), setup complains about files not being correctly copied from CD. I press retry and it seems to work fine. Then, in the next phase (after windows boots from HD), after localization and admin setup, when it starts copying files and configuring (COM+... etc) it crashes (reboots). I haven't been able to go past that phase, it perpetually reboots at that point. Memory problem maybe? Try running a few cycles of memtest86 from http://www.memtest86.com. -- Bob Day |
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I wish I could remember for SURE - I had a very similar problem once.
I believe what I had to do was disable the option "memory hole 15-16M" in my BIOS. The installation would then complete. Give that a shot, that might do it. I also remember once having a boot up problem in Windows 2000 because I had a network card in, that didn't have a cable going to it. Removed the card and it would boot... perhaps (if you have one) you could try to remove your NIC, at least during the install, the install it once Windows is complete. Garrett C. |
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