I'm installing pro on this laptop and it's stalling in the GUI/Graphical stages.

It's always the same spot ("Installing windows") and if I eject the CD it gives me a "device not ready error" and reboots the system. This has been the loop.

I format / start the clean install
files are copied from the CD
reboot to setup
GUI phase starts
Stalls on the 4th bullet ("installing windows") with 39 minutes remaining.

It'll sit there forever, but the HDD is spinning, the CD is reading, the stupid MS Ads are changing periodically (as normal), and the indicator graphic at the bottom right is moving.


I'm kind of stumped here. Windows 2000 was working perfectly, aside from an unknown PCI device driver.


Is there something in this T30 that Windows XP pro/SP2 is hanging up on? I get a gut feeling it's some kind of driver issue, but hell; I thought a xp would have all the drivers already, or the basic ones at least.



Help

[Edited on January 17, 2006 at 1:26 PM. Reason : bleh]

1/17/2006 1:25:16 PM

run chkdsk on the hd

sounds like it might be hitting a bad sector or something

1/17/2006 1:27:38 PM

bad install cd? bad memory? try a diff hard drive?

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=SUNA,SUNA:2006-02,SUNA:en&q=xp+install+locks
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=SUNA%2CSUNA%3A2006-02%2CSUNA%3Aen&q=xp+install+hangs

1/17/2006 1:27:59 PM

fuck me in the ass.


ill start HDDRegen now


Tried several CDs, I'll try some different memory, No other HDDs to test (ill run hddregen on this one).

[Edited on January 17, 2006 at 1:30 PM. Reason : ]

1/17/2006 1:28:38 PM

Bad sectors are showing their ugly faces.



I'm now officially sad.

1/17/2006 1:43:18 PM

Need another hard drive?
http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=374545

1/17/2006 2:16:19 PM

w...t...f.....



Windows 2000 pro installs without a hitch.


Windows XP stalls.


.....anyone?

This is after 2 harddrives, 3 XP CDs, 1 external USB CD drive, and a whole day of cursing.

[Edited on January 17, 2006 at 6:17 PM. Reason : ]

1/17/2006 6:15:59 PM

That's what it looks like when it stalls.



what in the fuck can I do about this? I want XP pro, not fucking 2000.

1/17/2006 6:20:34 PM

moron

[Edited on January 17, 2006 at 6:37 PM. Reason : moron]

1/17/2006 6:27:48 PM

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-40062

Quote :

"Each of the ThinkPad systems listed below will have some conflicts or problems when you install Microsoft Windows XP. This package contains supplement files to address the issues. The following ThinkPad systems are supported: - ThinkPad 240, 240X, 240Z - ThinkPad 390, 390E, 390X - ThinkPad 570, 570E - ThinkPad 600, 600E, 600X - ThinkPad 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z - ThinkPad i Series 1200, 1300 - ThinkPad i Series 1400: only machine type 2621 and 2651 - ThinkPad i Series 1720, 1721, 1781 - ThinkPad A20m, A20p, A21e, A21m, A21p, A22e, A22m, A22p - ThinkPad A30, A30p, A31, A31p - ThinkPad R30, R31 - ThinkPad s30, S31 - ThinkPad T20, T21, T22, T23 - ThinkPad T30* - ThinkPad X20, X21, X22, X23, X24 - ThinkPad TransNote "

I'm a fucking genius, I swear.


Oh well, I answered my own question here. Thanks anyways.

1/17/2006 6:37:48 PM

^good to know. thanks for the research

[Edited on January 17, 2006 at 7:36 PM. Reason : ]

1/17/2006 7:12:38 PM

I feel so used.

1/17/2006 10:23:32 PM

aha

self-pwnt

1/17/2006 10:31:36 PM