Windows Xp & 98 installing problem

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Hi guys,

can you guys help mw, I had a p-3 computer which had some problem , so my hardware gave me a stand by Pc , the problem that this would not boot, I formatted my hdd and tried to install win 98 se , but the setup wizard hangs, after performing the scans for errors when it loads the wizard it hangs. The 98 se cd is perfectly ok.

so I thought of installing win xp instead, so again I formatted & re partioned the hdd , to install win xp , the setup wizard completed but at the first boot time the system hangs.

please tell me what to do , i live at dehradun and my hardware guy is in delhi , so i cant send the pc back to him.

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Cant any one help !!!!?

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He might had give u a bad HD(corrupted) so return back it.......And ask him another......

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the hdd is fine

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There is surely some problem with the cd drive .

Well the problem is definitely in the hardware. Try the following.
1. Open bios - revert to default settings.
2. If you can and know how, then try to remove all non essential hardware from the cpu - agp, pci cards, cdrom etc
3. IF it still doesn't work try running a memory test www.memtest86.com/ - to check errors on the ram

btw exactly where does the system hangs?

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i formatted and repartioned the hdd , windows still hang at start up.
ie the first time windows boots after installing xp.

is it motherboards problem?

A friend of mine faced the same problem.
U have a RAM problem.
Check if u'r RAM has got fungus or moisture.
Put it in sunlight for sometime. All the moisture will go away. Try again.
Also, disassemble u'r PC & assemble it again from beginning. Probably some part is fit incorrectly.

But I still suggest check u'r RAM.
Windows not booting up is mainly due to RAM problem.

usually itz with a bad cd or a bad cd drive- especially those from samsung

usually itz with a bad cd or a bad cd drive- especially those from samsung . is ur cd drive samsung

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take out the ram and then rub it with a eraser

reset the cmos battery
reset the hdd and cdrom cables

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thadhanihemant said:
take out the ram and then rub it with a eraser

reset the cmos battery
reset the hdd and cdrom cables

take out the ram and then rub it with a eraser what is this????

g_goyal2000 said:
A friend of mine faced the same problem.
U have a RAM problem.
Check if u'r RAM has got fungus or moisture.
Put it in sunlight for sometime. All the moisture will go away. Try again.
Also, disassemble u'r PC & assemble it again from beginning. Probably some part is fit incorrectly.

But I still suggest check u'r RAM.
Windows not booting up is mainly due to RAM problem.

yes right ram is the culprit clean the ram with the tooth brush make sure that
toothbrush is not wet and the ram slot also

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hi i took out the ram and then rubed it with a eraser

reseted the cmos battery too
removed the hdd and cdrom cables and kept em back 2.

AND GUSS WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it still did'nt work.

i dunno the exact problem but me too think that RAM is the culprit. try it replacing. if u can arrange it from sumwhere. it may b this.

btw u can also try low-level formatting of ur hdd if u can , better take it to a nearby hardware center.

Try this:-

--> Boot from CD
--> Run scandisk thoroughly from command prompt - with complete surface test
--> After this copy win98 folder from cd to hdd (to C drive or on other partition)
--> From that folder run setup of Win98

devarajan said:
thadhanihemant said:

take out the ram and then rub it with a eraser

reset the cmos battery
reset the hdd and cdrom cables

Click to expand...

take out the ram and then rub it with a eraser what is this????

Sometimes layer of carbon formed on the both side of Ram (which we insert in the slot).Is there any long beep is coming then I will surely tell u to retry to rub it .Still doesnt work then bye bye to ram.
i think you may have motherboard problem.Just contact u r hardware vendor for the problem.