WIN XP PRO Repair freeze @ 2 min...what do i do?!

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My OEM version says this on the CD:
"For distribution with a new PC only. For product support, contact
the manufacturer of your PC."

it also says......

"Includes Service Pack 2 Version 2002 (C) 2004
Microsoft Corp."


Again, this is a CD for Windows XP Professional.


System:

Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

Computer:

AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+
2.09 GHz, 512 MB of RAM


I use nVidia chipsets.
I have the ABIT NF7-S motherboard.
I use 2 IDE hard drives (150GB and 250GB)
Single partition in the NTFS format.
I have an ATI ALL IN WONDER 9700 PRO (graphics card)


I think that should cover most of what you need to know. Let me know
if I missed anything. Also, I installed Windows XP PRO (the same install CD
i'm using now) with only my 250 GB drive hooked up. When I was running
repair, the 150 GB drive was hooked up as well. Would unattaching that do
anything?

Again, the problem is that the status bar for the finalization of
repairing is stuck with 2 minutes saying SAVING SETTINGS. I waited 4 hours, 5
hours, and 8.5 hours....3 different times. I wasn't sure if it might have
needed a while to save settings or what. I figure that it's some sort of
problem somewhere.

Thanks for all your help and concern.

-Mike

 

[Michael Stevens]

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My OEM version says this on the CD:
"For distribution with a new PC only. For product support,
contact the manufacturer of your PC."

it also says......

"Includes Service Pack 2 Version 2002 (C)
2004 Microsoft Corp."


Again, this is a CD for Windows XP Professional.


System:

Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 2

Computer:

AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+
2.09 GHz, 512 MB of RAM


I use nVidia chipsets.
I have the ABIT NF7-S motherboard.
I use 2 IDE hard drives (150GB and 250GB)
Single partition in the NTFS format.
I have an ATI ALL IN WONDER 9700 PRO (graphics card)


I think that should cover most of what you need to know. Let me
know if I missed anything. Also, I installed Windows XP PRO (the same
install CD i'm using now) with only my 250 GB drive hooked up. When I
was running repair, the 150 GB drive was hooked up as well. Would
unattaching that do anything?

Again, the problem is that the status bar for the finalization of
repairing is stuck with 2 minutes saying SAVING SETTINGS. I waited 4
hours, 5 hours, and 8.5 hours....3 different times. I wasn't sure if
it might have needed a while to save settings or what. I figure that
it's some sort of problem somewhere.

Thanks for all your help and concern.

-Mike

Don't start anymore new threads, it makes it impossible to determine what
you have done and what has been suggested.
Disconnect and reconnect all the cables, pull the memory and reseat it,
swapping memory locations if more than one module. Try booting with just one
stick of memory. Disconnect everything but the keyboard, video and mouse.
Post back to the same thread until you get it solved.
--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
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