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Originally posted by Paul
When mine boots from CD it normally asks if you want to boot from the CD or not, if you choose yes it starts the install again if you leave it alone it carrys on as normal.
So as I said when it reboots to continue the install leave it to boot normally do not choose to boot from the CD.
Obviously the CD stays in the drive as Windows will need the CD to install the files from (unless you copy to HD and run install from there) but I have known some people to get confused and keep choosing to boot from the CD as they think they have to for the install to complete. After about 4 or 5 reboots they often ask "why hasn't it installed yet? I tell it to boot from the CD"
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Nope still not working. Ive tried loads of times with no joy. If i select reboot and from cd it starts the install process again.
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Originally posted by bonzoe
A good tip is to test the memory with Memtest86 before trying to load OS, a memory fault can cause these problems.
What OS are you trying to install?
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XP Pro
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Originally posted by Paul
Does it give any error messages for why it won't complete the install?
I had issues with a PC I just installed windows on, it was running with 40 pin IDE cables instead of 80 pin IDE cables. Once the cables were changed the install flew.
What hardware have you got connected to the PC at the moment?
Oh and on the reboot don't choose to boot from the CD this will just restart the install, leave it to boot normally
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Did that and the screen stays on the windows xp pro screen with the incresing bar..............
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Originally posted by Paul
You have power, strip it down to basics.
Graphics card, CPU, Memory and then switch on.
Are you sure all your hardware is installed correctly? Is the CPU seated fully? Are all memory chips installed correctly?
Do you know what Motherboard it is?
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Tyan Tiger