Clean install of Windows XP "Hangs"

[Thomi]

I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and Gordon
obtained detailed instructions of the process.

I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing Devices"
and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour although
the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes" and
stayed there for some 40 minutes .

Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I remove
some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later after the
Windows installation is complete?

Thanks
Iain T

 

[R. McCarty]

Take a look at this Knowledge Base Article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us828267

"Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:03627CFC-116F-4236-B26A-E320B3DC1D98@microsoft.com...
>I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and Gordon
> obtained detailed instructions of the process.
>
> I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing
> Devices"
> and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour
> although
> the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes"
> and
> stayed there for some 40 minutes .
>
> Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I remove
> some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later after the
> Windows installation is complete?
>
> Thanks
> Iain T

 

[Thomi]

Thanks, I'll go have a try at that procedure.
Iain

"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Take a look at this Knowledge Base Article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us828267
>
> "Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:03627CFC-116F-4236-B26A-E320B3DC1D98@microsoft.com...
> >I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and Gordon
> > obtained detailed instructions of the process.
> >
> > I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing
> > Devices"
> > and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour
> > although
> > the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes"
> > and
> > stayed there for some 40 minutes .
> >
> > Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I remove
> > some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later after the
> > Windows installation is complete?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Iain T
>
>
>

 

[Thomi]

Thanks very much the link to the knowledge base gave me th info I needed to
get through the basic installation and I'm now doing all the updates. Very
much appreciated. Not sure how to indicate that my question is answered and
completed.

Iain T

"Thomi" wrote:

> Thanks, I'll go have a try at that procedure.
> Iain
>
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
> > Take a look at this Knowledge Base Article:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us828267
> >
> > "Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:03627CFC-116F-4236-B26A-E320B3DC1D98@microsoft.com...
> > >I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and Gordon
> > > obtained detailed instructions of the process.
> > >
> > > I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing
> > > Devices"
> > > and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour
> > > although
> > > the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes"
> > > and
> > > stayed there for some 40 minutes .
> > >
> > > Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I remove
> > > some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later after the
> > > Windows installation is complete?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Iain T
> >
> >
> >

 

[R. McCarty]

Just posting back with your progress/results does it.

"Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news97BE0B4-CD78-40B5-AB42-8AA0A078EC5A@microsoft.com...
> Thanks very much the link to the knowledge base gave me th info I needed
> to
> get through the basic installation and I'm now doing all the updates.
> Very
> much appreciated. Not sure how to indicate that my question is answered
> and
> completed.
>
> Iain T
>
> "Thomi" wrote:
>
>> Thanks, I'll go have a try at that procedure.
>> Iain
>>
>> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>>
>> > Take a look at this Knowledge Base Article:
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kben-us828267
>> >
>> > "Thomi" <Thomi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:03627CFC-116F-4236-B26A-E320B3DC1D98@microsoft.com...
>> > >I started yesterday to do a clean install and with help from Ken and
>> > >Gordon
>> > > obtained detailed instructions of the process.
>> > >
>> > > I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing
>> > > Devices"
>> > > and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour
>> > > although
>> > > the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33
>> > > minutes"
>> > > and
>> > > stayed there for some 40 minutes .
>> > >
>> > > Am I just being impatient and shoud wait even longer. or should I
>> > > remove
>> > > some of the hardware like the graphics card and install it later
>> > > after the
>> > > Windows installation is complete?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > > Iain T
>> >
>> >
>> >

 

[Plato]

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>
> I manage to get into the installation as far as Windows "installing Devices"
> and it stops at about 65%. I've done this twice and waited an hour although
> the screen has indicted "Setup will complete in approximantly:33 minutes" and
> stayed there for some 40 minutes .

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