windows xp install problems

[newbie techie]

hi guys,

im new to this place but have heard good things so i was hoping some1 cud help me out.
basically im trying to install windows xp pro on my pc but it keeps freezing at the initial blue screen stage just before i am supposed to hit F8 to agree with the term & cons. i get the windows is starting setup in the bottom left of the screen but thats where it stops.

any ideas?

 

[Zeratul]

First, Welcome to TechSpot
Secondly, I understood that you didn't reach the step where installation prompts you to restart the PC.

I guess you also haven't reached this step -->

There's one of two possibilities for this:
1. Either your XP installation CD is corrupt (this can be verfied if one of your friends used it before you and installation completed successfully)
or,
2. There's some problem with a hardware device connected to your PC, and this can be handled with by removing or disconnecting un-important hardware, like any PCI device, modem, if there're HDDs other than the one you gonna install xp on, remove it till installation continues.

 

[newbie techie]

thanks for the reply but im not even getting this far. im not even getting to the part where i can chose the typr of installiation and set the drive size and partiotins. its a fresh copy of xp i am using. i guess ill try a diferent hard drive and see if that helps.

 

[N3051M]

is your hdd SATA?

 

[newbie techie]

no its an 80gb western digi IDE hard drive. its possible it could be faulty.

 

[peepnklown]

Default your BIOS [of course set up the boot order correctly] and then completely wipe your drive with the Western Digital tool [of course get this first].

 

[Tedster]

ensure your BIOS is up to to date. Install XP with the minimum amount of hardware.