clean installation of win xp prof

[shah]

Any idea why when I install the Windows, it will sort of hang at "Startup is

starting Windows". I even change the cd rom drive and also used a different

XP cd, on both instances it sought of hang at the same place "Startup is

starting Windows". Any idea why I cant install th windows? Earlier on, during

th POST, it sas cpu is running in Safe Mode, how do we change that? Thanks

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Make sure you're doing it right.



Back-up any personal data (none of which should be considered 100%

trustworthy at this point) then format the HDD & do a clean install of

Windows. Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will NOT

fix this!



HOW TO do a clean install of WinXP: See

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps and/or Method 1 in

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978307



After the clean install, you will have the equivalent of a "new computer" so

take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting

the machine to the internet or a local network (i.e., other computers) and

before using a flash drive or SDCard that isn't brand-new or hasn't been

freshly formatted:



4 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online

http://www.microsoft.com/security/pypc.aspx



Other helpful references include:



HOW TO get a computer running WinXP Gold (no Service Packs) fully patched

(after a clean install)

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/msg/3f5afa8ed33e121c



HOW TO get a computer running WinXP SP1(a) or SP2 fully patched (after a

clean install)

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/a066ae41add7dd2b



Tip: After getting the computer fully-patched, download/install KB971029

manually: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029



NB: Any Norton or McAfee free-trial that came preinstalled on the computer

when you bought it will be reinstalled (but invalid) when Windows is

reinstalled. You MUST uninstall the free-trial and download/run the

appropriate removal tool before installing any updates, Windows Service

Packs or IE upgrades and before installing your new anti-virus application

(which will require WinXP SP3 to be installed).



Norton Removal Tool

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/removal_tools/Norton_Removal_Tool.exe



McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool

http://download.mcafee.com/products/licensed/cust_support_patches/MCPR.exe

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002





shah wrote:

> Any idea why when I install the Windows, it will sort of hang at "Startup

> is

> starting Windows". I even change the cd rom drive and also used a

> different

> XP cd, on both instances it sought of hang at the same place "Startup is

> starting Windows". Any idea why I cant install th windows? Earlier on,

> during th POST, it sas cpu is running in Safe Mode, how do we change that?

> Thanks

 

[Bob CP]

On 6/12/2010 5:21 PM, shah wrote:

> Any idea why when I install the Windows, it will sort of hang at "Startup is

> starting Windows". I even change the cd rom drive and also used a different

> XP cd, on both instances it sought of hang at the same place "Startup is

> starting Windows". Any idea why I cant install th windows? Earlier on, during

> th POST, it sas cpu is running in Safe Mode, how do we change that? Thanks



How old the the machine? CPU? How much memory? Hard drive size?



First, open up the box, blow out all the dust, and make sure all the

fans (especially the CPU) are functioning correctly.



If they are, open up the BIOS configuration and set everything to

automatic or default settings.



If things are still not working, I'd boot with The Ultimate Boot CD and

run memory and disk tests.

 

[Daave]

shah wrote:

> Any idea why when I install the Windows, it will sort of hang at

> "Startup is starting Windows". I even change the cd rom drive and

> also used a different XP cd, on both instances it sought of hang at

> the same place "Startup is starting Windows". Any idea why I cant

> install th windows? Earlier on, during th POST, it sas cpu is running

> in Safe Mode, how do we change that? Thanks



What is the make and model of your PC? Do you know how to enter the

BIOS? What is the reaosn you feel you need to perform a Clean Install?

Have you backed up all your data? (Be aware that a Clean Install erases

all your data!)

 

[shah]

Many thanks for all the responses. Its a DIY and mobo is about 4-5 years old

dated 2005 August and its a ECS mobo. I have backup all data and tried using

the new hdd, ram, psu and still sort of hang at the same point, ""Startup is

starting Windows" or after I press F8, it hang(no progress) there. So it

boils down to mobo. Do we make any changes to the cpu setting in the Bios as

during the course ofthis repair, it did say that the cpu is running on Safe

Modeand ask to change the setting in the bios which I just click Lad defaults



Since its p4 ddr1 & AMD process, its hardly worth to fix it. So guess there

is nothing to do but to write it off. thanks





"Daave" wrote:



> shah wrote:

> > Any idea why when I install the Windows, it will sort of hang at

> > "Startup is starting Windows". I even change the cd rom drive and

> > also used a different XP cd, on both instances it sought of hang at

> > the same place "Startup is starting Windows". Any idea why I cant

> > install th windows? Earlier on, during th POST, it sas cpu is running

> > in Safe Mode, how do we change that? Thanks

>

> What is the make and model of your PC? Do you know how to enter the

> BIOS? What is the reaosn you feel you need to perform a Clean Install?

> Have you backed up all your data? (Be aware that a Clean Install erases

> all your data!)

>

>

> .

>

 

[Daave]

I don't know what you mean by "cpu is running on Safe Mode." If you are

running Windows in Safe Mode, that means you have booted (incorrectly)

off the hard drive. (F8 is only used if you are booting off a Windows

installation on your hard drive and you wish to get the menu that has

options such as Safe Mode and Last Known Good COnfiguration.) You would

need to enter the BIOS and configure it so the boot order changes -- you

would need to boot off the CD.



Could you please clarify this part:



"and ask to change the setting in the bios which I just click Lad

defaults"



If your original message is accurate, this is a hardware problem. Are

you an overclocker? I Googled this phenomenon since I'm not familiar

with it. Here is one hit:



http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=4096



You can do so more research on your own. Enter the model number of your

ECS board and identify your BIOS. I am crossposting to this

microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware.



What do you mean by p4 -- Pentium 4? If so, that is Intel, so what do

you mean by "AMD process."



In your next post, please include the *exact text* of all the pertinent

messages.





shah wrote:

> Many thanks for all the responses. Its a DIY and mobo is about 4-5

> years old dated 2005 August and its a ECS mobo. I have backup all

> data and tried using the new hdd, ram, psu and still sort of hang at

> the same point, ""Startup is starting Windows" or after I press F8,

> it hang(no progress) there. So it boils down to mobo. Do we make any

> changes to the cpu setting in the Bios as during the course ofthis

> repair, it did say that the cpu is running on Safe Modeand ask to

> change the setting in the bios which I just click Lad defaults

>

> Since its p4 ddr1 & AMD process, its hardly worth to fix it. So guess

> there is nothing to do but to write it off. thanks

>

>

> "Daave" wrote:

>

>> shah wrote:

>>> Any idea why when I install the Windows, it will sort of hang at

>>> "Startup is starting Windows". I even change the cd rom drive and

>>> also used a different XP cd, on both instances it sought of hang at

>>> the same place "Startup is starting Windows". Any idea why I cant

>>> install th windows? Earlier on, during th POST, it sas cpu is

>>> running in Safe Mode, how do we change that? Thanks

>>

>> What is the make and model of your PC? Do you know how to enter the

>> BIOS? What is the reaosn you feel you need to perform a Clean

>> Install? Have you backed up all your data? (Be aware that a Clean

>> Install erases all your data!)

>>

>>

>> .

 

[Jordan]

If it is an AMD with an Nvidia chipset it could be you need to press F6

during the setup and load the latest nVidia HD controller drivers.



Also, there are times when some of the built on components of a motherboard

will cause setup to hang there for over an hour then just kick in. What you

can do is go into the BIOS setup and turn off all the onboard devices for

the text portion of the setup. After the text portion complete, go back

into the BIOS and turn the devices on so they can be detected in the GUI

portion of Setup.





"shah" wrote in message

news:6B8513E1-AF66-4F1D-8B16-2BF50E5222E7@microsoft.com...

> Many thanks for all the responses. Its a DIY and mobo is about 4-5 years

> old

> dated 2005 August and its a ECS mobo. I have backup all data and tried

> using

> the new hdd, ram, psu and still sort of hang at the same point, ""Startup

> is

> starting Windows" or after I press F8, it hang(no progress) there. So it

> boils down to mobo. Do we make any changes to the cpu setting in the Bios

> as

> during the course ofthis repair, it did say that the cpu is running on

> Safe

> Modeand ask to change the setting in the bios which I just click Lad

> defaults

>

> Since its p4 ddr1 & AMD process, its hardly worth to fix it. So guess

> there

> is nothing to do but to write it off. thanks

>

>

> "Daave" wrote:

>

>> shah wrote:

>> > Any idea why when I install the Windows, it will sort of hang at

>> > "Startup is starting Windows". I even change the cd rom drive and

>> > also used a different XP cd, on both instances it sought of hang at

>> > the same place "Startup is starting Windows". Any idea why I cant

>> > install th windows? Earlier on, during th POST, it sas cpu is running

>> > in Safe Mode, how do we change that? Thanks

>>

>> What is the make and model of your PC? Do you know how to enter the

>> BIOS? What is the reaosn you feel you need to perform a Clean Install?

>> Have you backed up all your data? (Be aware that a Clean Install erases

>> all your data!)

>>

>>

>> .

>>

>