Blue screen while trying to install windows xp onto my lenovo laptop
When i boot up my windows xp pro cd and the setup reads all the files.... i press Enter on the main screen to proceed with the windows installation. After about 5 seconds i get this error
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try chaging video adapters.
Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.
Technical Information:
*** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0xF76120BF, 0xF7A5E208, 0xF7A5DF08)
*** pci.sys - Address F76120BF base at F760B000, DateStamp 3b7d855c
I have no idea why im getting this !! any help please ???
A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try chaging video adapters.
Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.
Technical Information:
*** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0xF76120BF, 0xF7A5E208, 0xF7A5DF08)
*** pci.sys - Address F76120BF base at F760B000, DateStamp 3b7d855c
I have no idea why im getting this !! any help please ???
If neither works, it may be the wireless card. Try pulling it and installing XP
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Your laptop came with Vista, didn't it? Your hardware, specifically your pci express components are too new for the original xp load. You need a slipstreamed version of XP Service Pack 2, as xentelworker stated.
You may also be able to dis-able PCI-E in BIOS until the install is complete. After install, go back in and enable it again.
2 things to try:
1. Change the bios setting for hard drive mode to compatibility.
2. Your XP cd may be scratched. Clean it or use another copy.