Hi forum, haveing some real trouble installing windows XP on my computer.

recently formated my hard drive and went to install a new copy of windows of XP.

However once i get to this section of the setup :

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1293/img0196t.jpg


the computer freezes on that exact spot. i can't move the cursor etc.

when i hold the power button to turn the computer off i turn it back on again and the setup gets all the way to the exact same section again and freezes on the exact same spot.

i would appreciate any help given on this situation.

Thanks for reading and would love to hear some advice.

How long are you leaving it to find the devices?

i have left it for 30-45 minutes after it freezes.

Ok this sounds like either a dry spindle on the cdrom tracking rod or a scratched XP disk.

So should i format again and install with another XP disc?

If the; "another XP disk" is installed on another system then no you can't.

Did you format using the new copy of XP that you mention?

yes, i formated the computer with the xp disc i mentioned