PRESARIO 1260: Upgrade to Win 2k or XP fails/hangs (when "Setup IsStarting Windows" screen appears)

[Dionysios]

I have a Compaq Presario 1260 with 160MB RAM and I tried to install
win2000 by booting from the win2000 CDROM but the installation hangs
while switching to the graphical section (when "Setup Is Starting
Windows" screen appears).

I've upgraded the BIOS (ROMPaq - http://tinyurl.com/3gk4l) and installed
the Battery Controller/KBC Firmware Update (http://tinyurl.com/3gk4l)
but it still hangs! I've tried everything mentioned in
http://tinyurl.com/yqjcg and http://tinyurl.com/22h5g but it still
hangs! I've tried to install winXP but it hangs in the same manner.

Has anyone installed win2k on Presario 1260 and faced similar problems?

Similar posts:
http://tinyurl.com/27a4j
http://tinyurl.com/23lpn

 

[Conor]

I have a Compaq Presario 1260 with 160MB RAM and I tried to install
win2000 by booting from the win2000 CDROM but the installation hangs
while switching to the graphical section (when "Setup Is Starting
Windows" screen appears).

I've upgraded the BIOS (ROMPaq - http://tinyurl.com/3gk4l) and installed
the Battery Controller/KBC Firmware Update (http://tinyurl.com/3gk4l)
but it still hangs! I've tried everything mentioned in
http://tinyurl.com/yqjcg and http://tinyurl.com/22h5g but it still
hangs! I've tried to install winXP but it hangs in the same manner.

Has anyone installed win2k on Presario 1260 and faced similar problems?

When you boot off the CD and start setup, it'll get to a prompt which
says "Press f6 to install 3rd party SCSI drivers" or something like
that in the DOS portion of setup. Press f7. It is an undocumented
feature AFAIR which doesn't install ACPI.

 

[Doug Cattanach]

I have Compaq Presario 18 10 and am a complete novice. The problem is that the computer hangs after 10 15 mins use and the all I can do is disconnect power reboot and start up again which is not good for either of us.
I have deleted 500mb of temp files and that has alleviated the problem somewhat. What else can I do ? Note that on start up when I press ctrl alt delete I seem to have 12 to 15 programs running which again cannot be good but I don't know how or if or should remove them as on my other computer I only have one running. Can anyone help to resolve this problem. The programs running mean nothing to me except explorer and systray which should not be removed
I have a Compaq Presario 1260 with 160MB RAM and I tried to install
win2000 by booting from the win2000 CDROM but the installation hangs
while switching to the graphical section (when "Setup Is Starting
Windows" screen appears).

I've upgraded the BIOS (ROMPaq - http://tinyurl.com/3gk4l) and installed
the Battery Controller/KBC Firmware Update (http://tinyurl.com/3gk4l)
but it still hangs! I've tried everything mentioned in
http://tinyurl.com/yqjcg and http://tinyurl.com/22h5g but it still
hangs! I've tried to install winXP but it hangs in the same manner.

Has anyone installed win2k on Presario 1260 and faced similar problems?

Similar posts:
http://tinyurl.com/27a4j
http://tinyurl.com/23lpn

 

[myhelpdesk.org]

I have Compaq Presario 18 10 and am a complete novice. The problem is
that the computer hangs after 10 15 mins use and the all I can do is
disconnect power reboot and start up again which is not good for either
of us.
I have deleted 500mb of temp files and that has alleviated the problem
somewhat. What else can I do ? Note that on start up when I press ctrl
alt delete I seem to have 12 to 15 programs running which again cannot
be good but I don't know how or if or should remove them as on my other
computer I only have one running. Can anyone help to resolve this
problem. The programs running mean nothing to me except explorer and
systray which should not be removed
I have a Compaq Presario 1260 with 160MB RAM and I tried to install
win2000 by booting from the win2000 CDROM but the installation hangs
while switching to the graphical section (when "Setup Is Starting
Windows" screen appears).

I've upgraded the BIOS (ROMPaq - http://tinyurl.com/3gk4l) and
installed
the Battery Controller/KBC Firmware Update (http://tinyurl.com/3gk4l)
but it still hangs! I've tried everything mentioned in
http://tinyurl.com/yqjcg and http://tinyurl.com/22h5g but it still
hangs! I've tried to install winXP but it hangs in the same manner.

Has anyone installed win2k on Presario 1260 and faced similar
problems?

Similar posts:
http://tinyurl.com/27a4j
http://tinyurl.com/23lpn

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First I would right click on the desktop and go to Properties. On the
Screen saver tab, go to Power Setting. In the Power tab make sure the
hard drive does not turn off. In the Advanced tab, turn off
hibernation. I have seen these cause some similar problems in the
past. Other than that is could be a hardware issue. Email us and we
can help further.

www.myhelpdesk.org
Free Computer Help by email

 

[Ethan]

When was the last time this pc didn't have these problems? ie 1 week
ago 1 year ago etc did u have this problem from day one? did u buy
this pc new??

i doubt installing xp will help you.

when you start the computer do you get any kind of error message ie
'gpf error x9009393' 'file abc.xyz not found' etc
??

are u running win98 installed from your compaq oem win98 cd?

 

[the yeti]

Computer locking up solid with no change in the screen and the only
way to restart it is a hard reboot is often a sign of overheating.
Take the case off and if it stops freezing or locking up, than thats
your problem. solve it any or all of these 3 ways.

1) run with the case open
2) Blow all the dust out of it
3) install a case fan

 

[Mike Brown - Process Manager]

Computer locking up solid with no change in the screen and the only
way to restart it is a hard reboot is often a sign of overheating.
Take the case off and if it stops freezing or locking up, than thats
your problem. solve it any or all of these 3 ways.

1) run with the case open
2) Blow all the dust out of it
3) install a case fan

After checking heat issues, also try updating your chipset drivers and video
drivers/BIOS. If you're still having trouble, you can update the
motherboard BIOS.

 

[Ethan]

Computer locking up solid with no change in the screen and the only
way to restart it is a hard reboot is often a sign of overheating.
Take the case off and if it stops freezing or locking up, than thats
your problem. solve it any or all of these 3 ways.

1) run with the case open
2) Blow all the dust out of it
3) install a case fan

...won't work considering he's a novice and its a laptop..