XP installation hanging on installing network

[Guest]

i have tried on numerous occassions to install XP home, yet on 32 minutes the program
gets to a third of the way through "installing network" and hangs, without crashing.
i do not have a network card. the only PCI card is my modem, which i have removed
with the same problem. any suggestions PLEASE HELP!!

 

[Richard Urban]

Be patient! On slower computers, I have seen the install hang there for over
1 hour. It usually WILL continue.

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[Guest]

hey there!
thankyou very much for your help.
have tried leaving it at that point for nearly two hours, as suggested, still no luck. any more ideas!?

 

[Richard Urban]

Disconnect/remove all hardware except for mouse, keyboard and video card.
Then, start over. See if it still hangs.

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

hey there!
thankyou very much for your help.
have tried leaving it at that point for nearly two hours, as suggested,

still no luck. any more ideas!?

 

[Guest]

Still no luck, becoming very disilusioned. the only things connected are
master HD, CD, mouse, keyoboard (both PS2) and monitor. im running AMD Athalon 1400Mhz,
512M RAM, with a Maxtor Diamond Max Plus.

 

[Frank]

Still no luck, becoming very disilusioned. the only things connected are
master HD, CD, mouse, keyoboard (both PS2) and monitor. im running AMD Athalon 1400Mhz,
512M RAM, with a Maxtor Diamond Max Plus.

Check all your BIOS settings

Try running this :
http://www.memtest86.com/
..
Then run this on your HDD:
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/downloads/powermax.htm