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I'm completely stumped by this, and I suspect it's a hardware problem. I've got a 1.2 Ghz machine with 512Mb of memory that I've been running Win2K Server on for many years. I decided to reformat and install XP SP2 from scratch. The reformat worked, the initial files copy worked, but when it goes to do the initial boot it hangs. I tried F8 and booting into a command window and it hangs right away. The little progress bar at the bottom of the console screen zips across until it's a solid bar, and then the system hangs there forever.

I've tried this twice now, reformatting from scratch and installing XP. I've also made a boot floppy and it does the same thing, as soon as it tries to access the HD. The only other H/W in the system is a floppy, DVD drive, and a generic VGA card. The mobo has network, soundcard, USB etc.

Any suggestions on how to what to try next? Maybe a different HD? Is my RAM suspect?

[Update] I tried installing Win2K Server just now and it works just fine, as I expected. So now I have a dual-boot system: a good Win2K and a busted XP. Again, I suspect a hardware incompatability, which is why I posted here and not in the O/S forum. [/Update]

Thanks, Dave

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