system restarts but does not save clea install

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user2158

I have been trying to do a clean install of Windows XP Home upgrade
for the last 2 days and have been unsuccessful.
I just purchased all new components to build a new computer. Nothing
but the motherboard (abit SG-80DC), hard drive PS2 mouse and PS2
keyboard is connected. The problem is that the installation starts as
it normally until it reaches the 9 minutes left in the install. It
will start the "Finalizing Instillation" but will not save and
finalize the install. Instead It will reboot the system and restart
the install from the beginning. I have tried several different hard
drives, and several methods of install including. A fresh install of
Win98 then an upgrade from there to XP home, Clean install from the XP
home disk then validate with win98 cd, clean install from XP home then
validate from a full XP Pro CD. But every time i hit the 9 minute mark
of "Finalizing Instillation" the system reboots the restarts again
from the beginning. Please help and thank you for your time.
 
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Dave Patrick

If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want to boot
the Windows XP CD-Rom. Then *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 controller
in drive "A"

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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
 
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user2158

If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want to boot
the Windows XP CD-Rom. Then *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 controller
in drive "A"

--

Regards,

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

user2158 said:
I have been trying to do a clean install of Windows XP Home upgrade
for the last 2 days and have been unsuccessful.
I just purchased all new components to build a new computer. Nothing
but the motherboard (abit SG-80DC), hard drive PS2 mouse and PS2
keyboard is connected. The problem is that the installation starts as
it normally until it reaches the 9 minutes left in the install. It
will start the "Finalizing Instillation" but will not save and
finalize the install. Instead It will reboot the system and restart
the install from the beginning. I have tried several different hard
drives, and several methods of install including. A fresh install of
Win98 then an upgrade from there to XP home, Clean install from the XP
home disk then validate with win98 cd, clean install from XP home then
validate from a full XP Pro CD. But every time i hit the 9 minute mark
of "Finalizing Instillation" the system reboots the restarts again
from the beginning. Please help and thank you for your time.
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Pressing F6 does nothing. I have tried several times. How do i know if
my drive controller is natively supported. In my systems bios i set my
boot sequence on 1st boot cd rom, 2nd boot hard drive. Again thank you
for your help.
 
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Dave Patrick

When are you trying? Have a look around here.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx

To do a clean install, boot the Windows XP install CD-Rom. Setup inspects
your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to install the setup
and driver files. When the Windows XP Professional screen appears, press
ENTER to set up Windows XP Professional.

(Note: If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want
to boot the Windows XP CD-Rom. Then *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 controller in drive "A")

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.

When the Windows XP Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.

Be sure to apply SP2 or at least these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
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




--

Regards,

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

user2158

When are you trying? Have a look around here.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx

To do a clean install, boot the Windows XP install CD-Rom. Setup inspects
your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to install the setup
and driver files. When the Windows XP Professional screen appears, press
ENTER to set up Windows XP Professional.

(Note: If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want
to boot the Windows XP CD-Rom. Then *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 controller in drive "A")

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.

When the Windows XP Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.

Be sure to apply SP2 or at least these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8...

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/se...t.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

user2158 said:
Pressing F6 does nothing. I have tried several times. How do i know if
my drive controller is natively supported. In my systems bios i set my
boot sequence on 1st boot cd rom, 2nd boot hard drive. Again thank you
for your help.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

I appreciate all the help you have given me but it seems to keep
restarting at that 9 minute point constantly. I followed the
instructions to the letter and it still does not correct the
situation. You have been a great help. Is there anything else i could
do? Do you think its the motherboard?
 
D

Dave Patrick

Did you F6 during text mode portion of setup and supply the correct
controller driver?

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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
 
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user2158

Did you F6 during text mode portion of setup and supply the correct
controller driver?

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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





user2158 said:
I appreciate all the help you have given me but it seems to keep
restarting at that 9 minute point constantly. I followed the
instructions to the letter and it still does not correct the
situation. You have been a great help. Is there anything else i could
do? Do you think its the motherboard?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Yes i did sir.
 
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Dave Patrick

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