Blue Screen During XP Pro Installation

[Guest]

I am attempting to install Windows XP Pro on a Dell system that has been
reformatted. It is a P4 with 512 RAM. All standard Dell w/ no add-ons.
During the installation (while at the 4th item down---installing Windows) I
get a blue screen with the following error: kernal data inpage error

I have retried the installation including a full format of the drive with
the same problem. Any ideas if this is a memory or hard drive problem (or
some other type of hardward issue???

It was working OK but we were hoping to use XP pro instead of home.

Thanks,
Roy

 

[Dave Patrick]

To do a clean install, boot the Windows XP install CD-Rom. Setup inspects
your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to install the Setup
and driver files. When the Windows XP Professional screen appears, press
ENTER to set up Windows XP Professional.

(Note: If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want
to boot the Windows XP CD-Rom. Then *F6* very early and very important (at
setup is inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller
detection, and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be
prompted to insert the manufacturer supplied Windows XP driver for your
drive controller in drive "A")

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.

When the Windows XP Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.

Be sure to apply SP2 or at least these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

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Regards,

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Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
|I am attempting to install Windows XP Pro on a Dell system that has been
| reformatted. It is a P4 with 512 RAM. All standard Dell w/ no add-ons.
| During the installation (while at the 4th item down---installing Windows)
I
| get a blue screen with the following error: kernal data inpage error
|
| I have retried the installation including a full format of the drive with
| the same problem. Any ideas if this is a memory or hard drive problem (or
| some other type of hardward issue???
|
| It was working OK but we were hoping to use XP pro instead of home.
|
| Thanks,
| Roy

 

[Ron Martell]

I am attempting to install Windows XP Pro on a Dell system that has been
reformatted. It is a P4 with 512 RAM. All standard Dell w/ no add-ons.
During the installation (while at the 4th item down---installing Windows) I
get a blue screen with the following error: kernal data inpage error

I have retried the installation including a full format of the drive with
the same problem. Any ideas if this is a memory or hard drive problem (or
some other type of hardward issue???

It was working OK but we were hoping to use XP pro instead of home.

Thanks,
Roy

What are the 4 parameter values associated with the STOP code? These
may help to identify the underlying cause of the error, especially
parameter #2.

From the MSDN library:

"Frequently, the cause of this error can be determined from the error
status (Parameter 2). Some common status codes are:

0xC000009A, or STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES, is caused by lack of
nonpaged pool resources.
0xC000009C, or STATUS_DEVICE_DATA_ERROR, is typically due to bad
blocks (sectors) on the hard disk.
0xC000009D, or STATUS_DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTED, indicates defective or
loose cabling, termination, or the controller not seeing the hard
disk.
0xC000016A, or STATUS_DISK_OPERATION_FAILED, is also caused by bad
blocks (sectors) on the hard disk.
0xC0000185, or STATUS_IO_DEVICE_ERROR, is caused by improper
termination or defective cabling on SCSI devices, or two devices
attempting to use the same IRQ.


These codes are the most common ones for which specific causes have
been determined. For information about other possible status codes
that can be returned, see the file ntstatus.h in the Windows Driver
Kit.

Another common cause of this error message is defective hardware or
failing RAM."

Hope this is of some assistance.

Good luck



Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
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