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Old 10-14-2004, 04:38 PM   #1
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windows xp pro installation problems

i am trying to install windows xp pro onto a maxtor 120gb hdd. I have formatted the drive and had it working fine on another pc. However when i try to install xp on it, i keep getting a blue screen with white writing on it saying that an error has occured and windows is shutting down.

I dont understand! i have installed xp no problem on 120gb western digital drives?

any ideas wot i am doing wrong plse?

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Old 10-14-2004, 05:05 PM   #2
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What error message are you getting on the blue screen?
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Old 10-14-2004, 05:45 PM   #3
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it just says an error has occured. its just not allowing me to copy window to the disk?
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Old 10-15-2004, 01:17 AM   #4
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You already have a thread going in the Drives forum - and I'm going to close this one.
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