how many minutes to install WinXP Pro

[Guest]

Hi
Can someone tell me how long it takes to install Win XP Pro? I am upgrading
from Win 98 on a Compaq Armada M700 notebook with 128mb Ram and 12GB hard
drive. The installation went fairly quickly through the Collecting
Information and Dynamic Update stages, but has been sitting at Preparing
Installation for almost 50 minutes now. The mouse cursor is showing as an
eggtimer but it is not turning over as it usually does when something is
happening. Should I switch the computer off and start again?
thanks in advance

 

[Guest]

Thanks for these links, I will print off the information and try again
tomorrow - its just after midnight here in the UK and I need to get my beauty
sleep <g>

 

[Jim]

Hi
Can someone tell me how long it takes to install Win XP Pro? I am
upgrading
from Win 98 on a Compaq Armada M700 notebook with 128mb Ram and 12GB hard
drive. The installation went fairly quickly through the Collecting
Information and Dynamic Update stages, but has been sitting at Preparing
Installation for almost 50 minutes now. The mouse cursor is showing as an
eggtimer but it is not turning over as it usually does when something is
happening. Should I switch the computer off and start again?
thanks in advance

Before you turn it back, update the memory to at least 256MB. That really
ought to be the bare minimum.
Jim

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP Setup stops responding (hangs) during the "Preparing Installation" phase
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315323/en-us

How to prepare to upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316639/

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

Enjoy all the benefits of genuine Microsoft software:
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.mspx

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| Hi
| Can someone tell me how long it takes to install Win XP Pro? I am upgrading
| from Win 98 on a Compaq Armada M700 notebook with 128mb Ram and 12GB hard
| drive. The installation went fairly quickly through the Collecting
| Information and Dynamic Update stages, but has been sitting at Preparing
| Installation for almost 50 minutes now. The mouse cursor is showing as an
| eggtimer but it is not turning over as it usually does when something is
| happening. Should I switch the computer off and start again?
| thanks in advance