Can not install Win-XP?

Question

My laptop crashed last week and now I cannot install WinXP. I tried installing WinXP using two different WinXP disks and it will not install either one. When I tried to install WinXP it will complete the first phase of the set-up at 100%, when it goes to the next screen it will just sit there and do nothing. It is a blue screen with "Win XP prof setup" on the top of the screen and at the bottom it says "creating folder \windows\system ... ". Another time the system kicked out of the setup to a blue error screen (cannot remeber what the error was) please help.

Answer 1

try cleaning the installation disc...

one thing its that it will take like an hour or more to finish the install...

Answer 2

It is quite possible your hard drive has failed, all hard drives will eventually fail. Drat on that.



You did not specify what kind of laptop you are trying to install Windows XP to, is it an older model that would have factory-restoral disks? If the laptop is more than 4 years old it is quite possible the hard drive is not working, all worn out, and that might have been the cause of the crash.



See if you can get a USB to 2.5" HD adapter and connect it to the laptop hard drive, then connect to a working computer, to see if the laptop drive can work at all.



If not, you will need a new drive.



If the drive does work, then there could be a problem with the motherboard circuits or connector. While it is connected to the other computer, do a full format on it so it will have the NTFS data structures clean and ready to work. You might also test the drive for bad sectors,

do this with



open Windows Explorer

click My Computer

right click X: (where X: is the drive on the USB adaptor)

click Properties

click Tools tab

In Error-checking click Check Now...

Last window - put check mark in both boxes and click Start.



This can take several hours to perform.

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Answer 3

Most likely, it is the HAL layer not being written to properly. Make sure that you go into BIOS (hold down DEL, F1 or F2) in boot. Identify your processor, memory and hard disk. Make sure ACPI is ON. Set boot sequence to CD/DVD first, HD second, Removable Drive or Floppy A to third device.



Now, what is important, is that you know if you have a single core, dual core or quad core processor.



Single core = Monocore

Dual or Quad Core = Multicore



After XP Installer Initializes and before it begins to load generic drivers, press F6 and hold it pressed, then let go. A box will pop up and have a scroll bar.



If you have a single core, then choose:



Monocore processor with ACPI enabled



If you have a dual or quad core, then choose



Multicore processor with ACPI enabled



This will set the HAL abstraction layer to be written correctly.



Also, you need to have a copy of your serial ATA driver(s) on a floppy disk or CD and when you get to that point, XP will say it cannot identify a hard disk source and you point the installer to your floppy or your CD/DVD drive and it will load the drivers. It doesn't sound like you have this problem, so you must still have an IDE hard disk, so you need not be concerned with this.



The problem when you get the system back up and running is, your DRIVERS for that hardware. Hopefully, your laptop came with a system CD with the sound, ethernet, SATA, and other drivers you will need. The most typical thing people notice on reinstalling XP is that their sound is not working. You need to install the specific drives and software for your sound. You can do this by going on line to Driver Agent, let them scan your computer and tell you which drivers you need to install.



http://www.driveragent.com/?gclid=CM7_uO7h55cCFQ89awodtindEA&PHPSESSID=tbhfb7qbpejqtvjg837060p4h1



You will have to pay the yearly fee to download and install the driver(s) it detects you need ($29.95 for a 1 year subscription).

Answer 4

Can you do a full format on the drive using the XP setup?



If not, then the hard drive may be 'toast'.

Answer 5

Hardware error. Most likely the HD itself.