I'm trying to install a windows xp (english) to a laptop which has a japanase window xp . This laptop came from japan thus all the programs, functions, menus, etc... are written in japanase that's why I decided to reinstall a windows xp. Unfortunately, an error had occured after the text "Setup is starting Windows" message and before the partition select. This is the exact error message on the screen. A problem has been detected and windows has been shutdown to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the first time you've seen this error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow this steps: Check for viruses on your computer, remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to ensure it is porperly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK/F to check hard drive corruption. Then restart computer. Technical information: *** STOP: 0X00000007B (0XF9972524, OXC0000034, 0X00000000, 0X00000000) Lucky, I still manage to get some info about this laptop and I hope this might also help. Model : NEC Lavie J Intel ® Celeron 650MHZ / 248MB RAM hardisk : Toshiba MK3018GAS cdrom : external (NEC OP-260-75301) Despite the fact that this is a low-end laptop, all I want to do achive here is at least I can use it even for basic internet surfing, e-mail and word documents. So, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.