Windows is starting Windows - HANGS!

[Guest]

Once Windows XP Pro installs the installation files to the hard drive, the
system does not get past "Setup is starting Windows". I cannot perform any
diagnostics on the drives that I install to because Windows is not
installed...therefore what is there to do? My system has been paralyzed for
a week or so now. I have 1 new hard drive, and an old one that I am using
for storage. Both are Western Digital. The newest one (160GB Western
Digital) had Windows on it, and when I noticed my BIOS was not seeing the
full 160GB (it was seeing 137.4 GB), I reformatted, updated my BIOS to the
latest revision, and the problem STILL exists... I cannot install Windows!!
Formatted the hard drives and everything... if anyone can help me get past
the message "Setup is starting Windows", HELP!!

- Kevin

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP Does Not Respond at "Setup Is Starting Windows XP" Message
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| Once Windows XP Pro installs the installation files to the hard drive, the
| system does not get past "Setup is starting Windows". I cannot perform any
| diagnostics on the drives that I install to because Windows is not
| installed...therefore what is there to do? My system has been paralyzed for
| a week or so now. I have 1 new hard drive, and an old one that I am using
| for storage. Both are Western Digital. The newest one (160GB Western
| Digital) had Windows on it, and when I noticed my BIOS was not seeing the
| full 160GB (it was seeing 137.4 GB), I reformatted, updated my BIOS to the
| latest revision, and the problem STILL exists... I cannot install Windows!!
| Formatted the hard drives and everything... if anyone can help me get past
| the message "Setup is starting Windows", HELP!!
|
| - Kevin

 

[Guest]

Thakns for your reply.

Unfortunately, my system configuration is the same. Only thing I haven't
tried is memory testing. Anything else I can refer to in case this doesn't
work?

- Kevin

 

[NoStop]

Once Windows XP Pro installs the installation files to the hard drive, the
system does not get past "Setup is starting Windows". I cannot perform
any diagnostics on the drives that I install to because Windows is not
installed...therefore what is there to do? My system has been paralyzed
for
a week or so now. I have 1 new hard drive, and an old one that I am using
for storage. Both are Western Digital. The newest one (160GB Western
Digital) had Windows on it, and when I noticed my BIOS was not seeing the
full 160GB (it was seeing 137.4 GB), I reformatted, updated my BIOS to the
latest revision, and the problem STILL exists... I cannot install
Windows!! Formatted the hard drives and everything... if anyone can help
me get past the message "Setup is starting Windows", HELP!!

- Kevin

Read ... http://www.48bitlba.com/

 

[Guest]

Thanks for yoour reply. I have 48-bit LBA in the latest BIOS revision. I am
installing Windows XP regular. Windows was previously installing on the hard
drive that is 160 GB prior to the BIOS upgrade. 137.4 was being detected,
and I wanted to reformat to see if the BIOS update would register. It did,
but now I cannot installing Windows...

- Kevin

 

[NoStop]

Thanks for yoour reply. I have 48-bit LBA in the latest BIOS revision. I
am
installing Windows XP regular. Windows was previously installing on the
hard
drive that is 160 GB prior to the BIOS upgrade. 137.4 was being detected,
and I wanted to reformat to see if the BIOS update would register. It
did, but now I cannot installing Windows...

- Kevin

Then try and installing XP that is slipstreamed to at least SP1.