WIN XP OEM disc giving me hell

[noizyme]

OK, I built a new computer (AMD 3000+, with 1 Gb DDR3200 RAM (2)).
have had a problem with setting up WIN XP Home OEM version since
formatted the drive. It would have trouble extracting files from th
CD (the same ones most of the time), and then it would give me
random BSoD message about either: BAD_POOL_HEADER
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, or just random stops with no message. I'
lucky if I get that far

I haven't installed any drivers at all on the harddrive (whic
mystifies the IRQL message) and even on the Microsoft help for BSoDs
the BAD_POOL_HEADER message remains obscure

Any help would be great because I'd hate to get involved with sendin
my disc to Microsoft and waiting some ungodly amount of time t
receive a new disc if the disc is bad

 

[Alias]

So try using someone else's CD with your product key. It has to be an OEM XP
Home like you have with the same Service Pack.

Alias

 

[Kerry Brown]

OK, I built a new computer (AMD 3000+, with 1 Gb DDR3200 RAM (2)). I
have had a problem with setting up WIN XP Home OEM version since I
formatted the drive. It would have trouble extracting files from the
CD (the same ones most of the time), and then it would give me a
random BSoD message about either: BAD_POOL_HEADER,
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, or just random stops with no message. I'm
lucky if I get that far.

I haven't installed any drivers at all on the harddrive (which
mystifies the IRQL message) and even on the Microsoft help for BSoDs,
the BAD_POOL_HEADER message remains obscure.

Any help would be great because I'd hate to get involved with sending
my disc to Microsoft and waiting some ungodly amount of time to
receive a new disc if the disc is bad.

That sounds like a hardware issue. Did you ever have Windows running on the
new computer or is this the first time you are trying to install it? Random
BSOD along with read/write errors when installing Windows is often bad or
misconfigured RAM.

Kerry

 

[noizyme]

I'll see. Good idea

 

[Jim Macklin]

Put the XP CD in the drive...
reboot the computer (you may need to set the BIOS to boot
from the CD if not set that way)...
select install by pressing the enter key...
select to install Windows on/over the present installation,
select to delete the current partition.
see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316941

This will reformat and install the operating system. The
way you described what you did, it sounds as though you used
a floppy to reformat your hard drive and then tried to copy
the OS files manually.

After you have installed the OS, be sure to install the mobo
driver files from the CD that came with your mobo. (Check
for updates).


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message | OK, I built a new computer (AMD 3000+, with 1 Gb DDR3200
RAM (2)). I
| have had a problem with setting up WIN XP Home OEM version
since I
| formatted the drive. It would have trouble extracting
files from the
| CD (the same ones most of the time), and then it would
give me a
| random BSoD message about either: BAD_POOL_HEADER,
| IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, or just random stops with no
message. I'm
| lucky if I get that far.
|
| I haven't installed any drivers at all on the harddrive
(which
| mystifies the IRQL message) and even on the Microsoft help
for BSoDs,
| the BAD_POOL_HEADER message remains obscure.
|
| Any help would be great because I'd hate to get involved
with sending
| my disc to Microsoft and waiting some ungodly amount of
time to
| receive a new disc if the disc is bad.
|

 

[Bruce Chambers]

OK, I built a new computer (AMD 3000+, with 1 Gb DDR3200 RAM (2)). I
have had a problem with setting up WIN XP Home OEM version since I
formatted the drive. It would have trouble extracting files from the
CD (the same ones most of the time), and then it would give me a
random BSoD message about either: BAD_POOL_HEADER,
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, or just random stops with no message. I'm
lucky if I get that far.

I haven't installed any drivers at all on the harddrive (which
mystifies the IRQL message) and even on the Microsoft help for BSoDs,
the BAD_POOL_HEADER message remains obscure.

Any help would be great because I'd hate to get involved with sending
my disc to Microsoft and waiting some ungodly amount of time to
receive a new disc if the disc is bad.

Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation are
most often caused by defective or sub-standard hardware; in order of
likelihood, either RAM, the hard drive, or the motherboard. On very
rare occasions the installation CD is the problem.

Additionally, the specific error message you're getting from the BSOD
is also indicative of defective RAM.


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[Richard Urban [MVP]]

Suggest you try different RAM, if you are certain that your CD drive is
fully functional.

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[DanS]

(e-mail address removed)-spam.invalid (noizyme) wrote in [email protected]:

OK, I built a new computer (AMD 3000+, with 1 Gb DDR3200 RAM (2)). I
have had a problem with setting up WIN XP Home OEM version since I
formatted the drive. It would have trouble extracting files from the
CD (the same ones most of the time), and then it would give me a
random BSoD message about either: BAD_POOL_HEADER,
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, or just random stops with no message. I'm
lucky if I get that far.

I haven't installed any drivers at all on the harddrive (which
mystifies the IRQL message) and even on the Microsoft help for BSoDs,
the BAD_POOL_HEADER message remains obscure.

Any help would be great because I'd hate to get involved with sending
my disc to Microsoft and waiting some ungodly amount of time to
receive a new disc if the disc is bad.

sounds like a stick of bad ram, or overheating, but probably not
overheating on a brand new PC.

 

[Kerry Brown]

(e-mail address removed)-spam.invalid (noizyme) wrote in
[email protected]:

sounds like a stick of bad ram, or overheating, but probably not
overheating on a brand new PC.

Overheating is very common on a brand new computer if the CPU heat sink and
fan are not installed properly. Even exprienced techs get it wrong
sometimes.

Kerry