Nvidia GeForce 4 MX-440

[steven0]

Hi.. I just quickly skimmed the thread so apologies if i missed other relevant detail... but fyi your "34 minute" problem is telling.. So as others have suggested i also think it might indicate you have some other more fundamental hardware problem that's causing the problem or contributing to it

fyi. See Setup stops responding with 34 minutes remaining if it applies...

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you might also try disconnecting all un-needed hardware other the minimum essential. And do you have an internal card reader? i've seen a couple times where they've been the source of the problem.. (don't know if true here but disconnect if possible)

I've bypassed that, by actually doing a fresh install of XP. Yes I now suspect that some kind of hardware problem may exist. Its always freezing when installing the Windows service packs & graphics driver. The computer is extremely dusty inside (could that be a problem?) and how would I best clean it without damaging anything?

On unplugging, do you just yank it out, blow it replug, or is it much more complex (yes I am a noob)

Any suggestions on resolving the graphics driver problem?