Laptop freezes when installing XP

[Guest]

My laptop (HP pavilion ze4610) came with Windows XP installed. I wanted to
try out Linux so I installed Fedora Core 4, but I found out it wasn't for me
and want to switch back to XP.

My problem is that XP won't install. It gets as far as "Setup is checking
your hardware configuration" then the screen turns black and nothing happens.
I let it run for a while (at least an hour) because I thought it might just
be incredibly slow for some reason, but nothing happens.

Someone on another site suggested wiping the partitions with a Win98
bootdisk, but my computer won't see that disc at all.

Any other ideas?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Read the following article thoroughly, then follow
the steps outlined to perform a "destructive"
recovery operation.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...docname=bph07145&product=71013&dlc=en&lang=en

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
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| My laptop (HP pavilion ze4610) came with Windows XP installed. I wanted to
| try out Linux so I installed Fedora Core 4, but I found out it wasn't for me
| and want to switch back to XP.
|
| My problem is that XP won't install. It gets as far as "Setup is checking
| your hardware configuration" then the screen turns black and nothing happens.
| I let it run for a while (at least an hour) because I thought it might just
| be incredibly slow for some reason, but nothing happens.
|
| Someone on another site suggested wiping the partitions with a Win98
| bootdisk, but my computer won't see that disc at all.
|
| Any other ideas?