XP Install Keeps Failing, Help Needed!

Frost-Fire · 18 Jun 2008 at 21:58

I am trying to install Windows XP.
I format the partition as NTFS then the windows install begins.

At 29% the way through the install gives me a Blue Screen of Death.

Each time the screen has been different. So far i have had, BAD_POOL_HEADER, DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and MEMORY_MANAGEMENT.

In one case it just got to 38% and just stopped, no errors, it just totally stopped, and i had to restart after leaving it for several minutes.

I cant really do anything since i cant finish installing windows.

My system is down to

e4500 2.2 ghz core 2 duo
abit IP35 Pro mobo
nvidia 8800 GT 512mb
1x1gb OCZ ram
1x sata 300gb seagate HDD
520watt corsair HX520w psu
LiteOn DVD drive

I hav removed everything else.

Any ideas why windows is having such problems installing?

closeratio · 18 Jun 2008 at 22:06

I'm not massively experienced with XP installs but it sounds like your system is unstable more than anything, because if your memory faulty then I doubt it'd post in the first place.

Have you checked that you've got the memory set at the right voltages in the BIOS? And do all the temperatures look alright as well? Like I said I'm not too clued up on this so don't assume that your memory is fine just because I said it was

Frost-Fire · 18 Jun 2008 at 22:13

I did the memory check and it was fine.
Havent changed any of the voltages from the defaults, but like you say, its posting fine and detecting it fine.

closeratio · 18 Jun 2008 at 22:17

Is the memory specified to run at 1.8v? If it's meant to run higher than that, then the BIOS might be defaulting to 1.8 anyway, it did on mine.

Although unless you're overclocking the memory I don't think a shortage of voltage would affect it that much, especially something trivial like installing an OS

Frost-Fire · 18 Jun 2008 at 22:44

In addition, my latest error is that it could not copy the file jet500.dll

Cobertizo · 18 Jun 2008 at 22:53

I had this the other day, when installing Win2k. In the end, the only way I could solve it was to swap out my RAM for a couple of older (but good quality) 256MB sticks. A few hours of Memtest86 didn't find anything wrong with the RAM that was causing problems with my install, but even so that does seem to have been what caused the issue...

Frost-Fire · 18 Jun 2008 at 22:59

Crap. I have no other RAM that will work. I got this ram new cus my old ram wasnt supported by my mobo.....
trying with the other 1gb stick to see if it makes any difference
which error is the RAM one... given that i have had several different ones...