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That would make sense as this is a Dell and the only format that I did was a full format through the Windows Installer. &nbsp;Thanks much for the validation and the explanation
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That would make sense as this is a Dell and the only format that I did was a full format through the Windows Installer.  Thanks much for the validation and the explanation

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I recently installed XP Media Center and right at the end of the installation, I get this weird screen that says &quot;INSTALLING APPLICATIONS&quot; Do Not touch any buttons during this process. May take up to 30 minutes. &nbsp;The installing applications text flashes with a yellow and red background. &nbsp;Is this normal ?
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I recently installed XP Media Center and right at the end of the installation, I get this weird screen that says "INSTALLING APPLICATIONS" Do Not touch any buttons during this process. May take up to 30 minutes.  The installing applications text flashes with a yellow and red background.  Is this normal ?

Windows Media Center weird INSTALLING APPLICATIONS screen

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.