Trying to install Windows xp?I've been stuck on this screen for hours hp w1858

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It is an windows 7 slimline desktop and when turned on one morning it stalled on the starting Windows screen for hours. So i took out that hard drive and put a brand new one in. Now trying to install Windows xp being dont have a 7 copy and it gets stuck at the Setup Is Starting Windows screen.
Pleas help...!
 
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Phillip Corcoran
It may not have been the hard drive that needed changing at all, especially as you didn't test it before dumping it.

It sounds like some other hardware is the problem, it could be bad RAM or even a faulty motherboard.

You can test the RAM with Memtest86 on a bootable CD. Download the CD Image from here:
http://www.memtest.org/

Use ImgBurn to create a CD from the CD Image, then boot your PC from it: http://filehippo.com/download_imgburn

Don't be too hasty to blame the hard drive in future, at least not until you've tested it.

Another thing I should mention is that your PC manufacturer may not have any XP drivers for your model, especially if it had Windows 7 pre-installed on it. So check that out before installing XP.
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It may not have been the hard drive that needed changing at all, especially as you didn't test it before dumping it.

It sounds like some other hardware is the problem, it could be bad RAM or even a faulty motherboard.

You can test the RAM with Memtest86 on a bootable CD. Download the CD Image from here:
http://www.memtest.org/

Use ImgBurn to create a CD from the CD Image, then boot your PC from it: http://filehippo.com/download_imgburn

Don't be too hasty to blame the hard drive in future, at least not until you've tested it.

Another thing I should mention is that your PC manufacturer may not have any XP drivers for your model, especially if it had Windows 7 pre-installed on it. So check that out before installing XP.
 
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