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relpers
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_ 		12. July 2007 @ 20:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I recieved a computer from a friend. I tried to reinstall windows xp and everytime after it gets to the point where i enter the product key the computer locks up. what do i do to get around this?

the computer is a compaq
pentium 4 2.20ghz
256 mb ram
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chunkhead
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_ 		12. July 2007 @ 20:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Could be bad RAM! Also could be a dodgy copy of Windows! Check both...
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rayxtreme
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_ 		13. July 2007 @ 07:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, could be.
But if you one the good one, buy XP Genuine or contact microsoft
here.
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relpers
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_ 		15. July 2007 @ 17:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks for the help but i was wondering how do you check RAM to see if it is bad?
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Auslander
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_ 		15. July 2007 @ 19:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
pull out all but one stick and see if you still have the problem.
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jony218
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_ 		16. July 2007 @ 17:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've installed windows xp on 256mb before, it's probably the bare minimum. Usually with bad memory you get the blue screen with errors on it during installation. It might be your installation cd is dirty or scratched. If you have another spare cd-rom drive , try using that to install windows (some cd-rom drives have more power to read scratched cd's better). I've had a similar problem before where I couldn't get windows to install, I fixed it by using a different cd-rom drive. It might work for you.
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relpers
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_ 		16. July 2007 @ 18:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks i'll try that to.
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ddp
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_ 		17. July 2007 @ 12:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
minimum is 128meg to install but to run can be 64meg. try cleaning the cd with water & soft cloth to dry.
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relpers
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_ 		3. August 2007 @ 16:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sorry to take so long to respond. finally got windows to install, but every so often anywhere from 2-30 minutes of running the computer just freezes. Finally got some more 512mb more ram and it still freezes. what do i do?
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ddp
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_ 		3. August 2007 @ 18:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
is the cpu heatsink & fan clean? check the can shaped objects on the motherboard as they are capacitors, are any domed as they are supposed to be flat topped?
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chunkhead
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_ 		4. August 2007 @ 19:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Did you completely replace the RAM or are you still running the old stuff too?

Definitely sounds like a RAM issue.

Probably wouldn't hurt to try a different copy of XP too though...
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relpers
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still running the old ram too. I'll try removing the old one.
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