View Full Version : Installing XP Pro... massive problems


M4LFUNCT10N
03-05-2004, 10:20 PM
Okay, so the problems are never ending. I'm helping a friend out. His computer wouldn't even boot. Massive problems. I was able to access the HD in another computer set as a slave. It "looked" like the operating system files were corrupt. So my friend got a new HD just in case. I removed the old HD and put the new one in. Threw the XP disk in and started the install. Each time we've had problems. First time it crashed was at the "drivers.cab" file. Second time I don't remember the file name. Then back to the drivers.cab file. Well, this time, after the drivers.cab file failed to copy, it showed a BSOD with this:

"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

MEMORY_MANAGEMENT

If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your compter. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

yada yada yada."

What's going on here? It's a brand new HD, and I've tried using 2 different CD-roms. One of the errors said that the source CD was screwed up, so I'm using my third CD for XP Pro. Still same problems. So it's not the CD, CD-Rom, or HD. Is this a mobo proplem?

DiscoDave
03-05-2004, 10:24 PM
Erratic problems are often due to bad memory, and the error message you got would seem to confirm this.

That would be the first thing I'd check...swap out the memory, and see if WinXP installs as it should.

Excessive
03-05-2004, 10:54 PM
I agree with Disco. :rup:


Gota love those friday night reinstalls. OS is the easy part. I hate all the driver searches, reboots, and missing IE plugins for weeks. :mad:

Airstotle
03-06-2004, 09:03 AM
Yes, check the memory. I had the same thing happen to me about 4 months ago, and it was the memory. :grumpy:


Stupid, freakin, no good, very bad memory!:grumpy:

Stumanji
03-08-2004, 12:14 PM
Boy, this makes me excited to upgrade to XP in the near future.

:burst:

Ender
03-08-2004, 01:08 PM
hehe...get it working yet M4L?

Airstotle
03-08-2004, 04:33 PM
Yes, inquiing minds want to know.

Stumanji
03-08-2004, 04:35 PM
Look at Airstotle go! He's a posting machine!

M4LFUNCT10N
03-08-2004, 05:55 PM
Replaced the RAM and ran into more problems. It would install, but during the setup it keeps crashing. He's taking the RAM back and exchanging it for DDR. And he just ordered a new mobo, processor, and PSU. So we'll see how things go then.