XP Home Installion problems

[Ozymandius]

I've done upgrades to my sisters' computers using the
hand-me-down method, and installed XP on 2 of them.
However, the third refuses to install XP. The system
boots from the CD, and begins setup. However, when it
comes to the actual copying of the files, the
installation freezes, most often at driver.cab.

There is no CD activity, but the HD light is still on.
I've checked the CD for scratches, and there are none.
I've also replaced the CDROM drive and the HD and the all
the IDE cables involved. I'm really at wit's end, but I
thank you in advance for help.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I've done upgrades to my sisters' computers using the
hand-me-down method, and installed XP on 2 of them.
However, the third refuses to install XP. The system
boots from the CD, and begins setup. However, when it
comes to the actual copying of the files, the
installation freezes, most often at driver.cab.

There is no CD activity, but the HD light is still on.
I've checked the CD for scratches, and there are none.
I've also replaced the CDROM drive and the HD and the all
the IDE cables involved. I'm really at wit's end, but I
thank you in advance for help.
.
311755 and 307848 basically xcopy a flat of i386 to

the hard drive and start the winnt file from dos

article website location
support.microsoft.com

 

[Malke]

the hard drive and start the winnt file from dos

article website location
support.microsoft.com

Usually failures to install MS operating systems means bad hardware.
Since you've already replaced the drives, I'd test the RAM - that's
usually the first suspect, anyway. I like Memtest86 from
www.memtest86.com. Download the precompiled binary for Windows which
will make a bootable floppy. Boot with it and let the test run for a
long time, like overnight, unless of course you get errors right away.

Cheers,

Malke