Windows 7 Install = BSOD

I'm trying to install the Windows 7 RC onto one of my..."junk" laptops to test it out.

After booting from disk, it gets to the initialization screen that is black with the 4 dots spinning around, and then I get a STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error}

Now, I've read a little bit about what this STOP error is and what might cause it, but I do not perceive there is anything going on with this laptop that would cause it.

XP boots fine.


Anyone have any suggestions?

It is an old Dell Inspiron B130. I threw more RAM in it a while ago up to 1 gig. Definitely a laptop made before Vista was a reality.

I was hoping Windows 7 RC would at least install on it, but perhaps it isn't going to happen simply due to the outdated hardware.

Could just be a bad dvd burn =p

I've been testing windows seven on several systems that wouldn't take Vista and had a lot of success. I'm currently on an old laptop that wouldn't take Vista and 7RC is running just fine. I don't get the Aero desktop, but that's fine. Windows will print the same systems specs as they placed on the box for Vista, but I have found on the 8 systems I've loaded 7 on, up to 25% less RAM usage and have discovered, unlike Vista, it really will be usable with only 512Meg of RAM. The BETA would install with only 256 in the system. (For some reason the RC won't)