New XP Pro sp 2 stops installing with 34 minutes left

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Sasha

Do you have any devices other than keyboard, mouse and screen?.. if you do,
disconnect them and try again..


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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"sasha" <sasha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FF78B53A-32BA-489E-8BE9-B75666A69F61@microsoft.com...
>I reformatted my hard drive and am trying to install XP Professional
>service
> pack 2. When it has 34 minutes left it stops and the machine turns off. I
> was shown an article about how to perform a hot fix for this problem in
> service pack 1, but the instructions are long and complex, and since this
> is
> a new install I don't know how I can perform those instructions - with no
> operating system. Plus, this is sp 2 not sp 1.
> Can anyone help me?
> The article mentions a possible problem using a keyboard with a USB
> connection. What if I unplug my keyboard during the XP installation? Or if
> I
> plug a different serial keyboard in? (I am not sure the keyboard is USB.)