Cannot install winxp blue screen

Cause How to fix Cause I do not have a modern computer and I have never encountered a blue screen error when booting into the Windows XP installer. Then defrag the file to make sure it can be used by Grub4dos. If you disable this option, drivers will not be installed.

This option will be remembered for future uses. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. How Memtest works: Memtest86 writes a series of test patterns to most memory addresses, reads back the data written, and compares it for errors.

The default pass does 9 different tests, varying in access patterns and test data. A tenth test, bit fade, is selectable from the menu. It writes all memory with zeroes, then sleeps for 90 minutes before checking to see if bits have changed perhaps because of refresh problems. This is repeated with all ones for a total time of 3 hours per pass.

If the expected memory speed is overclocked, Memtest86 can test that memory performance is error-free with these faster settings. This is a reference to Intel Performance acceleration technology; there may be BIOS settings which affect this aspect of memory timing.

This information, if available to the program, can be displayed via a menu option. Do note that the only difference is simply the environment you're running it in.

In Windows, if you are having what you believe to be device driver related issues that may cause conflicts or false positive, it may be a wise decision to choose the most minimal testing environment DOS. Regards, Patrick. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Does the computer do a hard lock up during install after it has loaded XP format and load files for install and rebooted to the Windows XP GUI install.

If it locks up at that stage the CPU may not be processing the 32 bit part of the process. The first stage of the install is a 16 bit process. Do you have the original OEM recovery disks? I'm surprised that you guys are willing to speculate on the cause without knowing the exact problem One other thing that just occurred to me is that this is a DELL. In my experience, DELL often "strays" from industry standards.

The DELL restore discs are customised for the hardware they accompany. Are there any USB attachments that can be removed? The troubleshooting checklists in this article are a good guide too. Is it always the same BSOD message whatever it is? Cannot Install XP I'm not saying that knowing the error code solves the problem,but in many cases can point you in the right direction. If you see a report saying that "i get errors",it's pretty hard to help Or we could just put up a general message on the site: If you have a problem check your memory,harddisks,mobo,vga,psu cables basically everything and hopefully you'll find the cause But, With a hardware issue this may mask the real issue and lead you into hours of chasing those wild gooses.

No matter what the "blue screen" says the real issue is it is not loading windows. I addressed heat as an issue because laptops get hot Just run a laptop on your lap for a couple of hours and you will feel like you got a major burn on your legs.

If josel has run the laptop with any of the air ports intake and exhaust blocked then the laptop may have cooked. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework. The Tek-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action. Click Here to join Tek-Tips and talk with other members!

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