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Hi ALL,
I have an unusual problem. I recently replaced my aging DELL Dimension 300mh
PC and promised to donate it to a local school. It only has a 4.3 GB Seagate
SCSI HD. I attempted to Clean install XP PRO (formatted it first) but, though
the setup procedure started off ok when it begin installing the WINDOWS files
it got as far as...."34 miutes left" and the monitor went dark. I allowed
sufficient time to finish but nothing happened. I restarted the process
several times with the same dismal result. Could it be that the HD is too
small for XP? Perhaps, there is something I have overlooked to correct this
problem? Another thought - I still have the Win 95, 98 and ME original disks.
Would installing one of these older OS's be the best choice? The only other
possibility is to buy and install a larger HD.
Suggestions and helpful advice from the experts in Cyber Space would be most
welcome....Thanks................................CinciDave
I have an unusual problem. I recently replaced my aging DELL Dimension 300mh
PC and promised to donate it to a local school. It only has a 4.3 GB Seagate
SCSI HD. I attempted to Clean install XP PRO (formatted it first) but, though
the setup procedure started off ok when it begin installing the WINDOWS files
it got as far as...."34 miutes left" and the monitor went dark. I allowed
sufficient time to finish but nothing happened. I restarted the process
several times with the same dismal result. Could it be that the HD is too
small for XP? Perhaps, there is something I have overlooked to correct this
problem? Another thought - I still have the Win 95, 98 and ME original disks.
Would installing one of these older OS's be the best choice? The only other
possibility is to buy and install a larger HD.
Suggestions and helpful advice from the experts in Cyber Space would be most
welcome....Thanks................................CinciDave