Blue screen error when installing XP

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Al Black

When trying to reinstall Xp on my Dell 2400, the install stops at the hard
disk format stage and this blue screen error comes up:
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage
to your computer.
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Stop: 0x0000000A (0x8000FF74,0x000000FF,0x00000000,0x8018E8BF)

Can anyone help me fix this? Thanks.
 
To do a clean install boot the Windows XP install CD-Rom. When you get to
the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions found. After you
delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again restart the pc booting
the CD-Rom to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with your new
install.

You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, or ultra DMA, or
ATA100, or raid, or serial ATA), but you may need to boot the Windows XP
CD-Rom and *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's controller in drive
"A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows XP Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

Be sure to apply SP2 or at least these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network.
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,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| When trying to reinstall Xp on my Dell 2400, the install stops at the hard
| disk format stage and this blue screen error comes up:
| A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent
damage
| to your computer.
| IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
|
| Stop: 0x0000000A (0x8000FF74,0x000000FF,0x00000000,0x8018E8BF)
|
| Can anyone help me fix this? Thanks.
|
|
 
I got that a while back, turned out to be bad cache RAM on the CPU.
Bad RAM can cause it, a defective CD can cause it.,..
 
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