Windows is starting Windows - HANGS!

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Once Windows XP Pro installs the installation files to the hard drive, the
system does not get past "Setup is starting Windows". I cannot perform any
diagnostics on the drives that I install to because Windows is not
installed...therefore what is there to do? My system has been paralyzed for
a week or so now. I have 1 new hard drive, and an old one that I am using
for storage. Both are Western Digital. The newest one (160GB Western
Digital) had Windows on it, and when I noticed my BIOS was not seeing the
full 160GB (it was seeing 137.4 GB), I reformatted, updated my BIOS to the
latest revision, and the problem STILL exists... I cannot install Windows!!
Formatted the hard drives and everything... if anyone can help me get past
the message "Setup is starting Windows", HELP!!

- Kevin

 

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Windows XP Does Not Respond at "Setup Is Starting Windows XP" Message
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310760

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"DrummsB4" wrote:

| Once Windows XP Pro installs the installation files to the hard drive, the
| system does not get past "Setup is starting Windows". I cannot perform any
| diagnostics on the drives that I install to because Windows is not
| installed...therefore what is there to do? My system has been paralyzed for
| a week or so now. I have 1 new hard drive, and an old one that I am using
| for storage. Both are Western Digital. The newest one (160GB Western
| Digital) had Windows on it, and when I noticed my BIOS was not seeing the
| full 160GB (it was seeing 137.4 GB), I reformatted, updated my BIOS to the
| latest revision, and the problem STILL exists... I cannot install Windows!!
| Formatted the hard drives and everything... if anyone can help me get past
| the message "Setup is starting Windows", HELP!!
|
| - Kevin

 

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Thakns for your reply.

Unfortunately, my system configuration is the same. Only thing I haven't
tried is memory testing. Anything else I can refer to in case this doesn't
work?

- Kevin

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Windows XP Does Not Respond at "Setup Is Starting Windows XP" Message
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310760
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "DrummsB4" wrote:
>
> | Once Windows XP Pro installs the installation files to the hard drive, the
> | system does not get past "Setup is starting Windows". I cannot perform any
> | diagnostics on the drives that I install to because Windows is not
> | installed...therefore what is there to do? My system has been paralyzed for
> | a week or so now. I have 1 new hard drive, and an old one that I am using
> | for storage. Both are Western Digital. The newest one (160GB Western
> | Digital) had Windows on it, and when I noticed my BIOS was not seeing the
> | full 160GB (it was seeing 137.4 GB), I reformatted, updated my BIOS to the
> | latest revision, and the problem STILL exists... I cannot install Windows!!
> | Formatted the hard drives and everything... if anyone can help me get past
> | the message "Setup is starting Windows", HELP!!
> |
> | - Kevin
>

 

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DrummsB4 wrote:

> Once Windows XP Pro installs the installation files to the hard drive, the
> system does not get past "Setup is starting Windows". I cannot perform
> any diagnostics on the drives that I install to because Windows is not
> installed...therefore what is there to do? My system has been paralyzed
> for
> a week or so now. I have 1 new hard drive, and an old one that I am using
> for storage. Both are Western Digital. The newest one (160GB Western
> Digital) had Windows on it, and when I noticed my BIOS was not seeing the
> full 160GB (it was seeing 137.4 GB), I reformatted, updated my BIOS to the
> latest revision, and the problem STILL exists... I cannot install
> Windows!! Formatted the hard drives and everything... if anyone can help
> me get past the message "Setup is starting Windows", HELP!!
>
> - Kevin

Read ... http://www.48bitlba.com/

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Thanks for yoour reply. I have 48-bit LBA in the latest BIOS revision. I am
installing Windows XP regular. Windows was previously installing on the hard
drive that is 160 GB prior to the BIOS upgrade. 137.4 was being detected,
and I wanted to reformat to see if the BIOS update would register. It did,
but now I cannot installing Windows...

- Kevin

"NoStop" wrote:

> DrummsB4 wrote:
>
> > Once Windows XP Pro installs the installation files to the hard drive, the
> > system does not get past "Setup is starting Windows". I cannot perform
> > any diagnostics on the drives that I install to because Windows is not
> > installed...therefore what is there to do? My system has been paralyzed
> > for
> > a week or so now. I have 1 new hard drive, and an old one that I am using
> > for storage. Both are Western Digital. The newest one (160GB Western
> > Digital) had Windows on it, and when I noticed my BIOS was not seeing the
> > full 160GB (it was seeing 137.4 GB), I reformatted, updated my BIOS to the
> > latest revision, and the problem STILL exists... I cannot install
> > Windows!! Formatted the hard drives and everything... if anyone can help
> > me get past the message "Setup is starting Windows", HELP!!
> >
> > - Kevin
>
> Read ... http://www.48bitlba.com/
>
> --
> Get Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
> "A must-have for your Toy Operating System"
>
>

 

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DrummsB4 wrote:

> Thanks for yoour reply. I have 48-bit LBA in the latest BIOS revision. I
> am
> installing Windows XP regular. Windows was previously installing on the
> hard
> drive that is 160 GB prior to the BIOS upgrade. 137.4 was being detected,
> and I wanted to reformat to see if the BIOS update would register. It
> did, but now I cannot installing Windows...
>
> - Kevin
>
Then try and installing XP that is slipstreamed to at least SP1.


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