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tried to reinstall XP Pro. got to the part where it says 33 mins to go then a blue screen came up with an error, "an unexpected error occured ,to save damage to your computor you will have to shut down,it did go on to say any newly insatlled hardware or software may be the problem..........I have a new160gig ext drive with all the data on but am now at a loss,have tied it twice.

Hello charles,

Too bad to hear you have problems with installing Windows XP. Let's try to help.

As you said: you have new hardware installed. Is the only thing new the external harddisk? At least, I thing with ext you mean external. Then it's easy to rule out that as a problem: Deconnect it from the pc and try to install Windows XP.

Another problem can be that the first installation part didn't went to well. I would suggest you remove the extern harddisk from your pc (just disconnect it with removing the cable from your usb port) and redo the complete installation.

Hope this'll work. If so: let me know. If not so: let me know either, I and other PCHF-members are willing to help you!

Greetings

I see you have thanked CyFanate for his advice, did that help you to solve your issue Charles?

[quote=Hengis]I see you have thanked CyFanate for his advice, did that help you to solve your issue Charles?[/quote

Sorry Charles, that post doesn't help us any further LOL

[quote=charles]
Sorry only just got the thing to work so as to reply,and no its not right yet.

Here is an update of my troubles,
been trying to reformat, when I put the XP Pro. disc in I have had problems, the latest being,when I get to the partiton bit it will not let me use the partition with everything on,if I try the other partition it says it is not big enough so can go no further at the moment.