XP clean install

[WD1]

I have XP SP3 ( Media Edition 2005 ) --

I do not get the "Drive options (advanced)" displayed so that I can delete partitions;
can anyone offer help?

Also, any XP users get the
Blue Screen *** STOP: 0x0000005C (0x0000010B, 0x00000003, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
during clean install ?

thanks

 

[clifford_cooley]

Hi WD1 - Welcome to the site :ciao:

Are these your posted at Windows Client TechCenter ?

It appears this error is linked to Vista and Bios updates also.
Have you checked for any Bios updates for your computer?

 

[WD1]

I have done a scan with the BIOS Agent "product" that says there may be an update --
it's from American Megatrends 12/02/2005 -- BIOS ID 63-0100-000001-00101111-12022005-RS400-RC410-Mg. Various driver scan products show a huge variance in # of drivers they claim there are update for.

Any suggestions on how to verify the BIOS update and get ahold of the correct one and install are greatly appreciated.

thanks

 

[WD1]

Yes, that is a thread I started -- I got an early response, but nothing as of late.

 

[clifford_cooley]

I took a look at your system (the one posted in the other article). I did not find any Bios updates. I did however see a few firmware updates for some of the hardware(HD, DVD, etc...). I dont know if these could cause problems or not. Might be worth checking out.

HP Pavilion Media Center a1340n Desktop PC > Microsoft Windows XP

 

[Thrax]

Bluescreens during a Windows install typically indicate faulty RAM or hard drives. Particularly the former.

 

[WD1]

Is there any good way to diagnose those? I have had the extra GB of memory in the machine for quite some time, but I could remove it for the install, if I were sure that would do it. I am still wondering about the "missing" Drive options (advanced) that is supposed to be there for the clean install?

 

[WD1]

I ran Memtest-86 just now and it found no memory errs --