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mrstring
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_ 		4. March 2007 @ 08:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hope somebody can help me here cant get my head round this

ok so ive tried to install 3 different copies of windows xp onto my hard drive, they are all legal by the way.

i format the drive first it reboots the install works then everytime when it gets to 34 mins left it freezes, and it does the same on all 3 versions.

anybody any idear what may be causing this

thanks
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janrocks
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_ 		4. March 2007 @ 08:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Probably leftover data on the drive. Try partitioning it differently and see what happens.
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mrcapdown
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_ 		4. March 2007 @ 09:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it sounds like the drive has bad secotors in witch case get a new HDD
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try low leval formatting the drive that way there will be no data at all on the drive i hear FDISK is good

let me no how u got on

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mrstring
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_ 		4. March 2007 @ 11:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the reply guys

i took the sound card and wireless card out then tried the install again and it worked so its all good

thanks again
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