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08-06-2005, 12:48 PM
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windows 2000 install stuck at "starting windows 2000" help help help
I am building a new pc and when i try to install windows 2000 it gets through all the harware checks fine but freezes at "starting windows 2000" please help me to solve this problem I out losing my mind at this!!!!!!!!!!!
 msi k8n neo platinum mb athlon 64 3000+ 1 gb kingston RAM 80 gb western digital hd |
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08-06-2005, 03:09 PM
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Is this your first OS that you install on your new PC?
If it is, something in your PC might not be compatible with windows 2000 |
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08-06-2005, 03:23 PM
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yes it is
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08-06-2005, 03:28 PM
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i'm also pretty sure that everything that i have in my pc is made for windows 2000 and above. Although i have a floppy drive that was with an old computer that used windows 95 a long time ago. Can that be the problem?
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08-06-2005, 04:09 PM
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yes it can, that can definatly be the problem.
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08-07-2005, 10:58 AM
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have you checked to make sure the HD is recognized in the BIOS? a floppy is a floppy, i really don't think that is the issue.
i haven't set up w2k in a long time, but i think it may have froze on me once when i didn't have the HD properly installed. if its not recognized in the BIOS, you may have a connection issue craig
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08-07-2005, 02:12 PM
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thought the floppy, can be the problem. it happend to me once, i remove the old floppy by a new one and worked. But i think that it will happen in rare ocasion.
But hobey19 is right. check the bios, you might have a connection issue |
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08-07-2005, 03:03 PM
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Although, not a solution to your problem, but for future reference. Install an Operating System with only the essentials(CD, Floppy, Hard Drive, Video, RAM).
If a reinstall does not fix the problem, something in your system is holding everything from going to the next step. |
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08-08-2005, 12:28 PM
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my computer also runs extremely slow. The boot process takes a minute to get to the "needs system disk" screen. Is that a connection problem as well?
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08-08-2005, 01:29 PM
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found that the HD was the cause of the slow boot and windows problem now i have to figure out how to fix it
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08-08-2005, 01:30 PM
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are you able to get to the point of installing an OS yet?
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08-08-2005, 01:56 PM
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i tried to exchange the ribbons on the HD but that didn't seem to work. The BIOS also shows that the HD is the one that i put in. I did a HD detection to be sure but that took way too long. Is the HD it self bad? Any ideas?
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08-08-2005, 01:59 PM
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do you have another HD to put in that one or another computer to put that HD in to test? i really am out of ideas, just kind of thinking about what i would do. are you sure you have it jumpered correctly
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08-08-2005, 02:07 PM
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yeah i'm sure about jumping it, I am still waiting for another HD to test it out
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08-08-2005, 05:34 PM
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I was also wondering if my western digital HD is having compatability problems with what I have running with it. Should I reformat it? If so how?
I don't see any kind of dos command screen on my pc |
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08-08-2005, 06:02 PM
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you format it in the process of installing windows. have you actually tried installing windows since you made the changes? what is happenening
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08-08-2005, 06:39 PM
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I used a different hardrive to install windows. It worked like a charm. As for my other HD I haven't done much to it yet b/c it still acts up on me and I can't install windows on it either.
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