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Anonymous   07-02-2005 at 12:21:01 AM

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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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Anonymous   07-17-2005 at 06:57:01 PM
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I'm having the exact same problem. Wish I knew what to do.

"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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