XP SP2 Stops on cd when rebooted



In a normal boot after successful installation, it shouldn't even be in the drive.

If the reboot is during installation, don't press any key when prompted - by that stage, there's enough installed information for the system to fly and continue with the installation.

 

tenitamitchell

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Unfortunatley installation was aborted and on restart it goes to "Setup is being restarted on a blue screen then goes black and cursor in the middle. So in essence the Setup never did complete.
 


Maybe the CD has a flaw. Try cleaning it with a dab of toothpaste on the tip of your finger then polishing it off with a dry lint-free cloth and definitely NOT any wood-based kitchen paper. Was there a blue screen with a Stop Error message when the setup aborted?