xp reinstallation

[homer75]

after having probs with pc I wiped the hard drive and now when I try to re-install xp the PC hangs on setup (11%) when loading the 'drivers.cab' file then the pc locks hwen I retry and comes up with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL on the blue screen. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[peanut]

how exactly did you "wipe" the hard drive?

[BillyNoMates]

If you really want a 'clean' installation, remove everything from the PC apart from the basic hardware - CD-ROM drive, hard drive, video card (if required) and memory.

Ideally have all your drivers on a separate CDROM before you start. Get the basic XP up and running, apply any Service Packs you may have, install firewall, anti-virus, get Internet connection working and download all XP fixes.

Then, start introducing any additional cards, drives, etc. one by one.

[jennifer_cro]

This looks like a problem with a piece of hardware you have.

As BillyNoMates says the easiest way to sort it is to remove anything additional and then introduce your hardware piece by piece, also ensure you get the latest drivers for all your hardware as it could just be a problem with one of the Microsoft XP drivers.

If you got a recovery CD with your PC then pop that in and it should wipe your PC and then set up XP for you.

[mattie]

Unfortunately, you have most likely got faulty ram.

I know this by experience, as having bought components to build a new PC, I ended up with faulty ram, which I replaced from a different source with more faulty ram, and got the errors that you describe

[homer75]

Mattie you got it !! the problem was a faulty RAM bank - everything is up and running again. Thanks to all for replies.