CoastalCorsa
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I am installing windows onto my pc, i have deleted the partition and creating a new partition
windows starts installing and whilst i leave it to install it comes up with a blue screen
I thought that i would delete my old illegal windows and format my pc and start again fresh with a genuine version of xp
totally baffled now though
thoughts and suggestions, Needed
Ta
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Wayne
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Did you do a quick format or full? Sometimes it's better to do a full format, takes longer but just an idea?
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CoastalCorsa
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there were four options 2 were quick and 2 did not suggest a speed so i choose 1 of the 2 that were not quick
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Brett
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FAT32 and NTFS by any chance?
Bit odd it blue screening. I take it you've tried the setup a few times?
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Corsa Sport Gav
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its happned to me a few time if i do a quick format i get the blue screen, so i do a full and it works 
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CoastalCorsa
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i did full format on ntsf half way thru install it blue screens
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CoastalCorsa
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just tried install again an it started before eastenders i jus gone back to it and its restarted and froze on the memory count screen
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CoastalCorsa
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trying again now
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CoastalCorsa
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Little update
I can delete the partition, but it ten restarts my pc logs back onto setup and tells me there is a comlete partition so i delete the partition and again it restarts instead of installing windows
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John
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Blu screens while installing windows could be caused by just about every single component in the system.
Any specific blue screen?
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CoastalCorsa
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just says stop then five or so codes string'd along
not blue screened now for abit
i think it may have been my hd's coz i unplugged one an
ffs it has jus finished deleting a partition an instanlty it reboots then straight back to windows setup start screen
must be the hd buggered or summat
as i was saying i unplug one Hd an i dont get blue screen if i have both connected i get blue screens
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John
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Well that would point me initially to hd, cable or controller depending on the way things are set up.
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CoastalCorsa
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tis a budget pc with a setup which was initially to store music on and to play music from.
used to have 1 hd an 1 cdrom
upgraded to 2 hd and 2 cdroms
would not have thought cdroms would conflict
one hd is for OS the other is for music only
would i be better with one massive hd to do everything
just scared incase i loose all my music, thats my only reason for having a seperate HD
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drax
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try installing the operating system on the 2nd drive, it might give you the option to format the first hard drive whilst ur at it, or it'll just do it anyway like mine did :anger:
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CoastalCorsa
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How can iinstall windows onto it without it overwriting all my music
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cunningham
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check your copy of windows is it a full version or an upgrade?
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pow
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Partition and format the hard disk by using the DOS prompt with a Win98start updisk etc.
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CoastalCorsa
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tis a full version as i have succesfully formatted and re-installed 2 week ago
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CoastalCorsa
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pow - I need you to elaborate, i aint very good with stuff unless its a fools guide
Edit - When it comes to pc stuff
[Edited on 19-05-2007 by CoastalCorsa]
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pow
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Might bea good idea to pop the old msuic harddrive out, or at lease unplug it first - you know no music is going missing then!
ave you got a floppy drive ( i know, but worth a stab!)?
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John
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Why partition and format the disc using a win 98 startup disc?
Why not either do it from an xp install or use recovery console 
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pow
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The XP install disk loads a load of shit before you get that far, one of which might be causing the BSOD...
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mooney
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make sure you have no usb devices plugged in except ya mouse and keyboard, my mate tried to install xp with his adsl modem plugged in and it kept blue screening, took him 2 days to figure it out lol.
blue screen is normally memory related
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