"STOP 0x0000007E" error message after you upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330182
If this issue occurs after the first restart during Windows Setup, or after Setup is
finished, the computer may not have sufficient hard disk space to run Windows.
• If this issue occurs after the first restart during Windows Setup, or after Setup
is complete, the computer BIOS may be incompatible with Windows.
• Incompatible video adapter drivers.
• Damaged RAM.
• A damaged device driver or system service.
If you are not loading any third-party drivers during installation and it is a clean
install (no files on the hard drive whatsoever), then the driver options mentioned
above are not the issue....leaving possible hardware incompatibility such as the
BIOS and RAM, or a problem with the motherboard, as possible causes.
However, see the thread linked below, on the Dell forums, with the same exact error
you are getting:
Install of XP Pro fails with Stop 0x0000007E on Dimension 9100
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=sw_winxp&message.id=164525&page=2
Particularly see the resolution on the second page, involving making a slipstreamed
CD with SP2 added:
http://www.dellcommunity.com/suppor...hread.id=164525&view=by_date_ascending&page=2
Are you using an XP SP2 disc to install, or an older XP Gold or SP1 disc?
Is this a clean install on a formatted hard drive with nothing at all on it?
