Installation FAILING

[PUnitBabyDaddy]

I had a RAM problem fixed it with a BIOS setting change but now I can't get Windows to install. I've tried my retail copies of Home and Pro (XP) and four other UA's and with no luck. I've tried both drives for reading the discs. Some discs go further than others and its not always the same each time either. After the format during the copying of installation files some don't copy then I press enter to retry and it goes on about its business or won't copy and need to be restarted. I got all the way to the 24 minute point in the setup (using Nemesis 3.0 UA) and then I got an error. The error said one of the components that Windows needs to run was not installed. That happened three times. Please help me with this!

Thanks!

[OrcoXP]

Hard drive problem?

[egrath]

Hi,

this sounds like you still have a problem with your ram. Windows Setup often does not complete if your ram has errors, because of a wrong checksum of the written files.

Try to download memtest86 and check if your ram's ok.

Egon

[PUnitBabyDaddy]

Ok I tested the RAM in another computer and both sticks worked. I put the old stick back in and it worked fine during installation.

[member11]

try to use default setting in bios for memory. Just because you tested them on another computer, it doesn't mean they work.!

remember you didn't test them with INSTALLATION, you tested THEM with winxp machine. It is a different right there.

if i were you, i would look for another brand new memory. If you keep using the current ones, error message will pop up here and there and it will drives you nut.

Edited July 5, 2005 by msfn11

[PUnitBabyDaddy]

try to use default setting in bios for memory. Just because you tested them on another computer, it doesn't mean they work.!

remember you didn't test them with INSTALLATION, you tested THEM with winxp machine. It is a different right there.

if i were you, i would look for another brand new memory. If you keep using the current ones, error message will pop up here and there and it will drives you nut.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If I were to use the default BIOS settings for memory the Windows installation will not even start. In or order to these particular sticks to work with that computer I needed to change one setting. When I get home I'll reply with which setting that was. These sticks have loaded the WinXP OS that was one the computer before I formatted so they can run in that system. I don't understand how the installation could all that different. I appreciate the replies and I hope I can get this figured out for my dad. I'll check back when I get home.

[MHz]

Ram that does not follow the JEDEC standard, is asking for trouble IMHO. One of the major issues with ram of today, is incompatibility with the motherboard. Testing ram in another machine, may prove to being a waste of time. Memtest86 will tell you if you have memory problems. Run it overnight. If any errors come up. Then you have either faulty, incompatible, or ram that has it's timings set incorrectly. Incompatibility and timings, are the problems of using non-JEDEC standard ram.