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Emachine 6810 freeze when attempting a fresh install of windows xp pro sp2

post #1 of 5
3/10/05 at 5:52am
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Bios updated to 0F08 already. When I tried to do a fresh install of xp sp2, it freezes after it says "setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration..." Nothing happens forever,just blank screen. However, it doesn't have this problem if I install a xp pro without sp2. I have no idea what went wrong, any help is appreciated!
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post #2 of 5
3/10/05 at 8:57am
The CD is not slipstreamed correctly. I messed up mine to the point it would only work on 4k cluster size and nothing bigger. I run 16k/16k cluster/stripe on my raid array and simply gave up on the slipstreaming.

I followed the directions to a "T" and tried several time with to no avail. Just install the 2 seperate.
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post #3 of 5
3/10/05 at 7:17pm
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The CD was being used to install other desktop/laptops many times successfully w/o any problems. I also tried friend's CD with same error.
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post #4 of 5
3/10/05 at 8:13pm
Or you can just install Pro, and have SP2 on a seperate disk and save yourself the trouble, unless you cant stand waiting the extra 10 min to update to SP2 after pro is loaded.
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post #5 of 5
3/11/05 at 9:38am
I created a script to run the SP2 install completely automated, so you don't have to even sit and click on every little dialogue box M$ throws at you.
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