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hivesys.inf stalls setup of xp

chippy+

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Posted September 19, 2011 at 2:15PM

hi i have been trying to install xp home on my brothers pc but setup stall when it reaches hivesys.inf with no explanation can anyone help thanks Chippy

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johndrew

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Posted September 19, 2011 at 4:10PM

What CD are you using?

Is this a clean install or are you installing over another copy or OS?

Installing other than on a formatted drive can cause this problem.

Are you entering the number correctly?

If it is a slipstreamed copy it is likely the copy is corrupt - if a fake XP CD then the same may be true.

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chippy+

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Posted September 19, 2011 at 4:26PM

hi johndrew thanks for the reply yes i have two xp home discs both are legal i dont get far enough to put an number in and yes the disc has been formated ted there seems to be a lot of thie sort of error on google but no answers thanks again Chippy

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lotvic

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Posted September 19, 2011 at 7:20PM

Did you boot from the xp home disc and then do a full format (not the quick) or was the Harddrive formatted in some other way?

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chippy+

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Posted September 19, 2011 at 9:44PM

hi lotvic

the hard drive was formatted through setup and was the long format thanks Chippy

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lotvic

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Posted September 20, 2011 at 1:53AM

I can only think that your DVD's are scratched (both of them..?) so I would try to borrow one to use with your product key. It's the product key that counts for the legal (genuine) part - not the actual DVD (which can be copied quite freely)

Or maybe the HDDrive has a fault, have you another you could try?

Out of interest what make and model of pc is it?

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dennipambudi

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Posted September 20, 2011 at 4:00AM

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have attached 10 Computer PC Specifications as you seen follow.

Intel Dual Core E2140 1,6GHz MB Muscle Power Intel G31 DDR2 1GB 6400 HDD WD 250GB SATA DVDRW LG 22X SATA Casing Votre 450W

Intel Dual Core E6600 3GHz MB ASUS/Gigabyte Intel G41 DDR3 2GB 1333 HDD WD 320GB SATA DVDRW LG 22X SATA Casing Votre 450W

Intel Core i3 2100 3,1GHz MB J&W H61 D3 DDR3 2GB 1333 HDD WD 500GB SATA DVDRW LG 22X SATA Casing SPC Transparan 450W

Intel Core i5 760 2,8GHz Quad MB ASUS P7H55 VGA Nvidia GT220 1GB DDR3 HDD WD 500GB SATA DVDRW LG 22X SATA Casing VenomRX + PSU Infinity 400W

Intel Core i5 2310 2,9GHz Quad MB MSI H67-E35 DDR3 4GB Kit Gskill Ripjaws VGA Nvidia GT5450 1GB DDR5 HDD WD 640GB SATA DVDRW LG 24X SATA Casing Enhance + PSU FSP 450W

AMD X2-7550 2,5GHz MB J&W A61PM-D2 DDR2 1GB 6400 HDD WD 250GB SATA DVDRW LG 22X SATA Casing Votre 450W

AMD Athlon X2-245 2,9GHz MB Muscle Power 785GM L3 DDR3 2GB 1333 HDD WD 320GB SATA DVDRW LG 22X SATA Casing Votre 450W AMD Athlon II X3-440 3GHz MB J&W 880GM D3 DDR3 2GB 1333 HDD WD 500GB SATA DVDRW LG 22X SATA Casing SPC Transparan 450W AMD Phenom II X4-955 3,2GHz MB ASROCK 770DE3L
DDR3 4GB 1333 VGA ATI 5550 512MB DDR3 HDD WD 500GB SATA DVDRW LG 22X SATA Casing VenomRX + PSU Infinity 400W

AMD Phenom II X6-1055T 2,8GHz MB J&W 870T UC3
DDR3 4GB Kit Gskill Ripjaws VGA ATI 5750 1gB DDR5 HDD WD 640GB SATA DVDRW Sony 24X SATA Casing Enhance + PSU FSP 450W

I wanna ask: 1. Which are the PC i've attached that good for using an internet at home? 2. From the PC below: AMD X2-7550 2,5GHz AMD Athlon X2-245 2,9GHz AMD Athlon II X3-440 3GHz AMD Phenom II X4-955 3,2GHz AMD Phenom II X6-1055T 2,8GHz

Which processor that have the same quality with INTEL DUAL CORE, INTEL CORE, INTEL PENTIUM, and INTEL ATOM? Can you mention the size and type of each processor? Which are good for using an internet at home?

  1. Can you mention what kind of PC that good for using internet at home (the PC specification requirements and the examples)?

If you're willing, I hope you reply my answer to my email : denni_pambudi@yahoo.com

Thanks.

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