Windows Setup Error

[Guest]

Hey, i've been having problems with installing windows the past week. I
finally got it running after screwing around with BIOS settings, but when it
finally installed it was freezing and such, so i decided to screw with soem
more BIOS settings to get it tweeked. Well, i did the optimized defaults and
windows wouldn't even start! it would restart when it got to the windows
loading screen. So i formatted the harddrive once more, and tried to install,
now i cant even install windows! I have been screwing with BIOS settings for
the past two days. Right when it loads the files for setup an error comes up,
it says this:

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

Technical Information:

***STOP: 0X00000050 (0XF898B000, 0X00000001, 0X807D07A1, 0X00000000)

I have researched and found tons of things on this, just not the exact
problem im having (Numebrs different). And im switched ram, video cards, etc.)

When i turn off Video Bios Shadowing (Told me to turn off shadowing, cache,
etc.) I get this also:

BAD_POOL_CALLER

Techinal Information:

***STOP: 0X000000c2 (0X00000007, 0X00000CD4, 0X36393166, 0XE107F460)

I really wanna get this thing running!

Thanks,
Eric

 

[Guest]

In addition to my above post, i can get to thee part where setup copies the
files if i overclock my ram, put more voltage to it. But when it gets to
about 20% another error comes up and says:

A Problem has been detected and windows has to shut down to prevent damage
to your computer.

***Stop: 0X00000024 (0X001902F8, 0XF80CD378, 0XF80CD078, 0XF815A742)

*** ntfs.sys - Address F815A742 bast at F815A000, Datestamp 3B7DC5D0

Thats wierd, makes me think its ram, i only have sd ram laying around, it
wont fir in the socket i have (DDR only).

Eric

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

Revert your BIOS settings back to standard defaults. Don't overclock your RAM or anything.

Set pc BIOS to boot from CDROM first. Boot from XP CD.
Do a clean install (new) choice, and choose "advanced" options-button. This will allow a re-format of system drive.

See Paul Thurrott's website on guide for XP clean install
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

Guide to upgrading (or new install) Win XP at Aumha.org
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm

 

[Guest]

Hey, thanks for the fast rsponse.. But that doesn't work?? I cleared CMOS and
made all BIOS settings default a billion times! That same error comes up! I
wonder what it could be?

Thanks,
Eric

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

Carefully and slowly, look at BIOS settings. Look to see if it shows an
option to "Load Fail Safe settings".
If so, try that.

Hardware wise, do you have a USB keyboard, SCSI drives, anything beyond the
ordinary ?
If have USB keyboard, use a PS2-type during XP setup.