xp home from win98se hangs everytime!

[Durk DeVries]

Attempting upgrading to winXP ver. 2002 home from win98SE.
Have tried the following:

1. uninstalled NSW 2003
2. Closing all running apps
3. unplugging my 2nd HDD, used to store backup data
4. Uninstalled GoBack
5. Returned to ps/2 mouse & keyboard from cordless Logitech
6. Set BIOS to all fail-safe settings
7. tried running Upgrade Advisor~received error msg
stating temp folder could not be created.
8. Clean boot
9. updated BIOS
10. modified EVERY BIOS setting I could, unable to force a

HAL as install STILL hangs at the same spot, thru 22 attempts
11. cleaned disk
12. disconnected 2nd CD rom
13. set CPU to default speed
14. set DMA to off
15. Emptied temp, recycle & temp internet folders

All I EVER get is system hangs on the 'preparing
installation' prompt at almost the same point, appx. 76
minutes remaining on install. Waited up to 60 minutes, no
change.

Have Athlon XP2500, 256 ram, Radeon 9200SE card and 40 gig
HD on a Gigabyte 7N400L MB.

I am at the end of my rope & have tried searching
knowledge base for pertainent info on my problem. Have read
articles 310064, 316639. Can some one please show pity on
this fool?
Thanks in advance,
Durk

 

[Guest]

Did you disconnect all external devices before upgrading? It's possible a
corruption in the registry occurred during loading, but try performing the
upgrade without any external devices connected.

 

[mc]

Attempting upgrading to winXP ver. 2002 home from win98SE.
Have tried the following:

1. uninstalled NSW 2003
2. Closing all running apps
3. unplugging my 2nd HDD, used to store backup data
4. Uninstalled GoBack
5. Returned to ps/2 mouse & keyboard from cordless Logitech
6. Set BIOS to all fail-safe settings
7. tried running Upgrade Advisor~received error msg
stating temp folder could not be created.
8. Clean boot
9. updated BIOS
10. modified EVERY BIOS setting I could, unable to force a

HAL as install STILL hangs at the same spot, thru 22 attempts
11. cleaned disk
12. disconnected 2nd CD rom
13. set CPU to default speed
14. set DMA to off
15. Emptied temp, recycle & temp internet folders

All I EVER get is system hangs on the 'preparing
installation' prompt at almost the same point, appx. 76
minutes remaining on install. Waited up to 60 minutes, no
change.

Have Athlon XP2500, 256 ram, Radeon 9200SE card and 40 gig
HD on a Gigabyte 7N400L MB.

I am at the end of my rope & have tried searching
knowledge base for pertainent info on my problem. Have read
articles 310064, 316639. Can some one please show pity on
this fool?
Thanks in advance,
Durk

Fail-safe settings are not Fail Proof. My failsafe try's to boot from
RAID on MB. But my HD is on regular IDE connection.
So it don't see my HD!!

Check Motherboard Manual to set correct settings if needed.