Trying to install; x64 ++++++ PLEASE HELP

[Guest]

I just built my computer from the ground up and I decided to install XP Pro
x64 on it. Whenever I get to about 7 minutes togo, it's finalizing the
installtation, the system restarts, and the setup along with it. I get taken
right back to the beginning where I have to reinput all the info(name,
product key, etc.). This has gone through about 7 times. First off, I do have
a legal copy, with a valid key.there's no going back on it either because
this is a brand new Maxtor 300GB HDD, with no previous system. I've tried
everting I can tthink of, changing around the BIOS, repartitioning the disk,
I even reformatted once. PLEASE could anyone tell me how to procede.

 

[Bob I]

Try the 64 bit group

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general

 

[Little Brother]

Try a minimal install i.e. take out all PCI cards etc. that you can and
install to the "barebones as can be" PC. If it completes, then add piece by
piece until it all installs or you have ID'd the offending piece of
hardware.

 

[Guest]

It already is

Try a minimal install i.e. take out all PCI cards etc. that you can and
install to the "barebones as can be" PC. If it completes, then add piece by
piece until it all installs or you have ID'd the offending piece of
hardware.

 

[mikeyhsd]

then disable all not necessary items from BIOS, like extra com/parallel, USB, extra hard drives, etc....



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It already is