XP home install won't complete - process stops, reboots, stops again

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I need help - I am trying to install XP home on a new home built PC. I can start the process from a CD, it goes into setup, copies files and then states it is saving the configuration. But when it reboots it won't continue the install process. I get a light blue screen stating "Setup is restarting......." but then it reboots and starts all over again. On an earlier attempt I got it to install but then when rebooting the XP home splash screen appears and then the screen goes blank and the HD stops. After that is when I tried reinstalling. Any ideas? Thanks for any help anyone can give. Also, the POST runs fine and the components are recoginzed...... Charle

Here is my configuration - MSI K8T Neo ATX motherboard, AMD 64 Athlon bit processor, 1 gig of Corsair RAM, ATI Radeon 9600 XT video card, andMaxtor 160 gig HD

 

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ya i know it did basically the same thing to me my after
the files copyed it rebooted and went to a black screen
with a underscore on the top of the screen and it wont
read the cd to try and reinstall.

-----Original Message-----
I need help - I am trying to install XP home on a new

home built PC. I can start the process from a CD, it goes
into setup, copies files and then states it is saving the
configuration. But when it reboots it won't continue the
install process. I get a light blue screen stating "Setup
is restarting......." but then it reboots and starts all
over again. On an earlier attempt I got it to install but
then when rebooting the XP home splash screen appears and
then the screen goes blank and the HD stops. After that is
when I tried reinstalling. Any ideas? Thanks for any help
anyone can give. Also, the POST runs fine and the
components are recoginzed...... Charles

Here is my configuration - MSI K8T Neo ATX motherboard,

AMD 64 Athlon bit processor, 1 gig of Corsair RAM, ATI
Radeon 9600 XT video card, andMaxtor 160 gig HD