[Solved] Unable to install windows 7 in desktop

i have a problem in my desktop computer PLEASE HELP!!!

here are my system requirements

processor: intel P IV Dual Core 3GHz
motherboard: Mercury Intel chipset 945
ram: transcend 2gb ddr2
graphics card: Palit GeForce 9400GT (1024 MB DDR2)
Hard disk: Seagate 500GB SATA (brand new)
power supply: Mercury 450W (brand new)

since i had a problem with the hard disc and power supply earlier, i had them replaced..
now as i tried a clean install by booting from my dvd, it completed installation of windows but after the first restart it came to a blue screen where a process of "dumping physical memory to disc " reached 100% and the computer crashed.
i left it on its own but it crashes again and again at the same blue screen... PLEASE HELP!!

this is what the blue screen looks like

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to ur computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen,restart your computer.(which i did 3 times).If this screen appears,follow these steps:

Check to be sure you have adequate disk space(which i have 50GB).If a driver is identified in the stop message,disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates(which i did not get).Try changing video adapters.

Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS update(which i installed).Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing.If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components,restart your computer,press F8 to select Advanced stratup options,and then select safe mode.

Techincal Information:
*** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005,0x8DD57062,0x8A6037A0,0x00000000)
*** igdkmd32.sys - Address 8DD57062 base at 8DC3E000, Datestamp 4a01d354

Collecting data for crash dump...
Intializing disk for crash dump...
Begining dump of Physical memeory.
Dumping physical memory to disk:100
Physical memory dump complete.
Contact your system admin or technical support for further assistance.



p.s. the disc i am using had earlier worked in my laptop without any problems & i have checked all connections, and there are no loose contacts..

Run memtest or if you can get the machine to run in windows 7 long enough, schedule a windows memory diagnostic. It almost sounds as if - among the other issues you've had - you're may be having a RAM issue.

Everything I read about the igdkmd32 points to on-board graphics which would share your system memory. Have you disabled on-board graphics in the BIOS (since you have a discreet graphics solution?).

the problem was rectified by resetting the BIOS settings to default!
hope this helps somebody

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