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Bob <luna5nospam@earthlink.net> wrote:
> "Kathleen Anderson" <spiderwebwoman@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:zHd5d.522$5b1.458@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...
>> Bob <luna5nospam@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> "Kathleen Anderson" <spiderwebwoman@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:2Tc5d.519$5b1.212@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...
>>>> Cosmin N. <no@email.com> wrote:
>>>>> Kathleen Anderson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am upgrading a new Gateway M405 laptop that came with XP Home
>>>>>> to XP Pro. It is stuck with 34 Minutes of Setup Time Remaining. I
>>>>>> found a KB article (316386), but it applies to upgrading a Sony
>>>>>> VAIO PCG-FXA portable computer from Windows Millennium Edition to
>>>>>> Windows XP Professional, and says you must install updated
>>>>>> drivers before you upgrade your computer to Windows XP. I've
>>>>>> looked on the Gateway site - none of the downloads are XP Pro
>>>>>> specific. What should I do?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Since the install process is stuck, there isn't much you can do to
>>>>> resume it. Try to reboot the system. In some cases the XP install
>>>>> just resumes from where it left off, hopefully without a crash
>>>>> this time (this happened to me a few times, but they were fresh
>>>>> installs, not upgrades). If the install does not resume, the
>>>>> laptop may still boot into XP Home or into XP Pro. You may get
>>>>> some errors, but you should be able to pull off data that needs
>>>>> to be backed up.
>>>>
>>>> It finished the task it was stuck on (Installing devices) and now
>>>> it's stuck
>>>> on Installing Network with 32 minutes to go - and it's been that
>>>> way all night.
>>>>
>>>> How do I reboot while it's in the middle of an install?
>>>
>>> I had that problem once on a laptop...just turn it off with the
>>> power switch. If the machine has gotten hot that could cause the
>>> problem ( if it ran all night it's probably very warm) . I'd let it
>>> cool down just in case that contributed to the problem and then
>>> turn it back on making sure it has plenty of ventilation. After
>>> turning mine back on the upgrade process started up again ( went
>>> very quickly to where it had stopped, at the 34 minute mark left on
>>> mine also) and finished with no errors.
>>
>> That's what I just did - I really didn't know what else to do. When I
>> turned
>> it back on, I told it to boot from the CD, it detected an install
>> was in progress and asked me if I would like to continue it and I
>> said Yes.
>>
>> It's back in the install process "Installing Windows - Installing
>> Devices" with 35 minutes to go. I'm keeping my fingers crossed
>>
>> If this doesn't work, I guess I'll turn it off again, boot from the
>> CD and try a clean install.
>>
>> Kathleen
>
> Kathleen,
> Hang in there ( no pun intended!)...mine seemed to be not responding
> after the restart so I went and did other things ( a watched pot!)
> and when I checked in on it , it had 7 minutes left and finished up
> with no problems at all.
> Good luck..
> Bob
> From NW CT where the fall foliage show will soon be underway ! ( my
> favorite time of year!!!)
Well, I finally got this to work - I had to do a clean install and even that
stalled once, but turning it off and back on did the trick.
So, my next question is: what's the general consensus on XP SP-2? This
laptop has wireless, and I've read a number of postings in the
microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless that SP-2 blew away their
wireless connection. I'd like a firewall for those times I'm not connected
through my router, but I've used ZoneAlarm on my other laptop and I have no
objection to installing it on this laptop.
Kathleen
(from central CT where it is an absolutely gorgeous day today)
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