I have a Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop that was running REALLY slow... so after reading the tutorial on this site, "How to reformat your hard drive and install/reinstall Windows," I decided to take the plunge and start from scratch. I booted with the XP DVD that came with the new computer and followed the steps. The tutorial is great-- I was able to do everything it said.
Until now. XP is trying to install itself-- it's on the "Installing Windows" screen. The good news is that the screen says the "Setup will complete in approximately 33 minutes." The bad news is it has said that for almost 2 hours! I'm going to leave it on overnight, but does this indicate some sort of major problem?
Assuming the screen stays that way forever, what should I do? Thanks in advance for any advice.
Until now. XP is trying to install itself-- it's on the "Installing Windows" screen. The good news is that the screen says the "Setup will complete in approximately 33 minutes." The bad news is it has said that for almost 2 hours! I'm going to leave it on overnight, but does this indicate some sort of major problem?
Assuming the screen stays that way forever, what should I do? Thanks in advance for any advice.