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Shane, don't you give up yet, wierd is my specialty.

If you only plug in one of the three items and install it, does the same thing happen?

Looking forward to your reply,

TTFN

LGW

hi again ladygreenwitch
yeah ive tryed one item at a time still the same..
its got to be some thing to do with sp2 usb drivers....take off sp2 and go back to basic's it works great..
dont know if it does it with sp 1 i havent got that one..
its a conflict some where on start up because after the windows loading bar finishes the screen goes black and hangs for what seems like forever .
well this has to be right up there with the twilight zone for wierd..lol...
is there away i can uninstall sp2 usb drivers and try it without them ?
have fun ..
.. shane ..

There may be a way to roll back Just the usb drivers. Let me PM the hardware gurus, and see if they have any recommendations.

TTFN

LGW

Hi there, this appears to be a bios related problem. Can you download everest home and post the type of motherboard you have? (and, when available, the firmware version?)
Greetz and good luck, Bram
ps. you can download sp2 here, so you can burn it onto cd, saves of lot of downloading

It could be bios-related...it is worth a shot. Meanwhile -- if you have the time ...You can still order SP2 on CD from Microsoft -- it's just a shipping charge.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx


I had difficulties with the downloaded version at first-- weird error messages, etc... once I used the disc it worked fine-- this is an enormous download-- if one line gets hosed on the way...
Personally I would suggest UNinstalling SP2 completely...
then run a good registry-cleaner app
then REdownload the file
Then REinstall from a CLEAN BOOT in WinXP.

That way you have as little running as possible during install-- and the least chance if interference from say:
an AntiVirus
or a firewall or something. This IS after all a major Operating-System revision. You would not install your primary OS with a lot of "stuff" running. I have solved a LOT of weird problems by stepping back and re-thinking what I did in the 1st place.

USB is SO basic to Windows install that this probably is one stupid line of code-- buried amongst millions of lines in Windows--that you could spend more time/effort than you think possible --and STILL not find it.

If the BIOS fix does not fix this-- I'd try this next.

hi btalman
thanks for those links.. my m/board is a asrock k7vta4a pro.. with the last updated bios 1.70.. here is a link to specs if there any good to you.
http://www.asrock.com/product/K7VT4A%20PRO.htm..
ive downloaded and installed everest home.. what do i do with it ?
burnt sp 2 to disn now .. thanks
.. shane

Hey Shane, Btalman had you download everest to help you determine your motherboard. Since you already know it... and you already have the latest BIOS version, I would follow ih8bills advice.

Looking forward to your reply, and we're crossing our fingers for you.

TTFN

LGW