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Pulling my hair out trying to install XP.

Author
16 Feb 2005 1:00 AM
OM
I'm having all sorts of problem with my PC.
It kept on rebooting.
I know I didn't have a virus.
I thought it was the memory.
But... after changing, the same problems occured.
This happened for 6 weeks.
Then the PC died.       : (
Unrecoverable error (I've tried EVERYTHING to rescue!).
Then... I took the memory and hard disks out (3 of them).
I put these into a new PC and installed XP on a fresh machine.
AND: same damn problem, the PC kept on rebooting.
Then I installed XP on the old hard drive with the OS on.
AND............ same DAMN problem!

Where am I going wrong?
What could be the problme?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.


OM

Author
16 Feb 2005 1:35 AM
Thagor
"OM" <om.newsgr***@gmail.com> wrote in news:1108515636.394408.19140
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

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> I'm having all sorts of problem with my PC.
> It kept on rebooting.
> I know I didn't have a virus.
> I thought it was the memory.
> But... after changing, the same problems occured.
> This happened for 6 weeks.
> Then the PC died.       : (
> Unrecoverable error (I've tried EVERYTHING to rescue!).
> Then... I took the memory and hard disks out (3 of them).
> I put these into a new PC and installed XP on a fresh machine.
> AND: same damn problem, the PC kept on rebooting.
> Then I installed XP on the old hard drive with the OS on.
> AND............ same DAMN problem!
>
> Where am I going wrong?
> What could be the problme?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> OM
>
Not a question of having gone wrong. Maybe not far enough. You have it
narrowed down to 3 variables. Now make it 2 variables. And so forth. As a
final note, check the XP CD for smudges.
Author
16 Feb 2005 4:04 AM
Michael C
"Thagor" <tha***@email.coma> wrote in message
news:Xns95FEC7506547Fthagmailcoma@207.115.63.158...
> Not a question of having gone wrong. Maybe not far enough. You have it
> narrowed down to 3 variables. Now make it 2 variables. And so forth. As a
> final note, check the XP CD for smudges.

Only 3 things are common, the HDDs, the XP CD and you. One of them is
faulty, it's probably the HDD you are using but it could be the CD or it
could be something you keep doing wrong but unlikely.

Michael
Author
16 Feb 2005 4:45 AM
Mac Cool
OM:

> I took the memory and hard disks out (3 of them).
> I put these into a new PC and installed XP on a fresh machine.
> AND: same damn problem, the PC kept on rebooting.

You already changed the memory to no effect, that leaves the hard drives.
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Mac Cool
Author
16 Feb 2005 1:52 PM
Trent©
On 15 Feb 2005 17:00:36 -0800, "OM" <om.newsgr***@gmail.com> wrote:

>I'm having all sorts of problem with my PC.
>It kept on rebooting.
>I know I didn't have a virus.
>I thought it was the memory.
>But... after changing, the same problems occured.

You may have a software problem...causing the computer to reboot on
error.

Turn off that option.

Then check your Event Viewer for clues.


Have a nice one...

Trent©

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Author
16 Feb 2005 7:10 PM
philo
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"OM" <om.newsgr***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1108515636.394408.19140@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> I'm having all sorts of problem with my PC.
> It kept on rebooting.
> I know I didn't have a virus.
> I thought it was the memory.
> But... after changing, the same problems occured.
> This happened for 6 weeks.
> Then the PC died.       : (
> Unrecoverable error (I've tried EVERYTHING to rescue!).
> Then... I took the memory and hard disks out (3 of them).
> I put these into a new PC and installed XP on a fresh machine.
> AND: same damn problem, the PC kept on rebooting.
> Then I installed XP on the old hard drive with the OS on.
> AND............ same DAMN problem!
>
> Where am I going wrong?
> What could be the problme?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>

i'd run a harddrive diagnostic and a memory test utility