Help...Computer is restarting while installing Windows XP...

[debaisaindian]

Hi,
One of my friend's computer is restarting while installing windows XP(where F8 is required to press I Agree).....I have also tried with different Cds...

I have tried to install windows 95 and 98 SE.....both are installing n working properly.

Computer specifications are-
P III 733Mhz
128 MB SD RAM 133Mhz
20GB Segate Harddrive
LG CD-Rom

Please suggest what should be the problem???

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Is the xp cd legitimate?

[man_in_black]

don't use the one with SP2

[wizrulz]

Originally Posted by debaisaindian

Hi,
One of my friend's computer is restarting while installing windows XP(where F8 is required to press I Agree).....I have also tried with different Cds...

I have tried to install windows 95 and 98 SE.....both are installing n working properly.

Computer specifications are-
P III 733Mhz
128 MB SD RAM 133Mhz
20GB Segate Harddrive
LG CD-Rom

Please suggest what should be the problem???

DUde u have 128MB...and u wanna run XP..even if it installs properly it will eventually restart due to less ram >>...i used to have problem with xp even with 192 mb ram

[Arsenal_Gunners]

D00d I have ran xp on 128mb sd ram for 2 years(without restart)

[man_in_black]

Originally Posted by vimal_mehrotra

D00d I have ran xp on 128mb sd ram for 2 years(without restart)

dat is quite right. its nothing to do with ram

may be :
* the media is bad (try washing it ).
* u r using XP (with integrated SP2) it doesn't works 4 every board. try a cd without sp2

[debaisaindian]

thanx for your suggestion guys.....i will try it today n tell u d results...

[patkim]

Try changing the CD Drive or temporarily install somebody else’s CD ROM drive & see if it works.
I had similar problem of XP installation suddenly restarting during initial ‘copying file’ DOS screen installation, and this trick (changing CD Drive)worked for me. I don’t know why but it worked.

Alternatively xcopy the entire XP CD contents to some other partition on Hard Drive and run ../I386/WINNT.EXE from there. The installation will be very very slow and will take more than 2 - 3 hours to complete, but if it works, then there would have been some issue with CD ROM drive or errors during CD ROM Read while installing from the CD

[codename_romeo]

See its not a ram problem for sure......a frends of mine used XP (@64 mb of sdram) and could play games on it(basically strategy games).....

Try a plain Win XP (ie w/o sp2)

[topgear]

@debaisaindian
Check Ur RAM,Keyboard, XP CD & The drive.
I think the keyboard or XP CD is faulty

[swap007]

Format your partition where you want to install XP. then restore default settings from bios. And try loading the XP. REply me.

[..:: Free Radical ::..]

Happened to me once too.
HDD may have disk errors.
Problem solved after running checkdisk/Spinrite.