Reinstalling XP 2

[Jontmke]

Last week my motherboard died and I had to get a new one with a CPU and RAM. I had some problems and thought I would pass along some things I learned.
When I got everything hooked up Windows would not boot. The famous Blue Screen. Which I expected because it would try to load the chipset drivers for my old VIA chipset and my new one has the NFORCE2 chipset.
So... I booted off my "slipstreamed" XP SP1 CD and did an "inplace upgrade" I think they call it. When it boots it asks if you want to use the recovery console "press R", I chose the other choice to install Windows XP. Then it scans your Hard drive for a previous install of XP, which it found, then asks if you want to repair this installation. That is when I hit the "R" key. It then runs the install using your current setup.

So far so good, but I ran into a problem. When it got to the part where it was "scanning for devices" it would always reboot at 34 minutes remaining. I tried it 3 or 4 times. Then I had an idea. My thought was I was trying to make it do too much at once. What I did was shut it down and remove all cards except for the graphics and reran the setup. After that it finished.
I then updated the NFORCE2 chipset drivers, and shut it down again. I then added one card at a time, loaded the drivers which I had previously gathered, then shut it down and added another.

Worked like a charm! Of course I had a ton of Windows Updates, and all the services I had disabled before reset themselves. Like the messenger service, workstation, and others. I also had to reinstall Diskkeeper Workstation, the defrag program. But, Norton Antivirus, and Zonealarm worked fine.
I hope this helps to prevent others from having to many problems if they need to reinstall XP like I did.

Jon

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. (Bertrand Russell)

 

[bcastner]

Windows XP SP1 Installation Stops Responding with 34 Minutes Remaining

Source:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815319

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft OEM Preinstall Kit (OPK) XP
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1

SYMPTOMS
When you preinstall Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows XP Home Edition SP1 (integrated version), Setup may stop responding in GUI-mode setup with 34 minutes remaning.

CAUSE
There is at least one known cause of this issue: In Windows XP SP1, there is a bug in the Usbhub.sys driver that causes the driver to stop responding when a universal serial bus (USB) mouse or USB keyboard is attached to the system during GUI-mode setup.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, a hotfix has been created for Usbhub.sys. This hotfix also addresses other issues. For additional information about these other issues, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

810400 USB Devices May Not Work After You Unplug a Downstream USB Hub from the Host Controller

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;810400

Installation Instructions
For additional information about installing this hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

814847 How to Slipstream Hotfixes That Replace Pre-existing Driver Files

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;814847

Note You must follow the instructions in Knowledge Base article 814847 to install any hotfix that replaces a pre-existing (in-box) driver.