> I am now on my third time reinstalling to factory build. It now no > longer goes past the Windows XP setup screen. I'm giving up for a > while. I'll be swapping out memory, hd, etc. to try to get this thing > working again. It had 2-512MB chips in it, and I've replaced them with > 2-256MB chips. Running out of ideas. It might be time for a new > notebook. When it was working, Task Manager didn't show anything > outside of the ordinary.
You've got a hardware issue if this is the 3rd time. I doubt you have a free 2.5" HD laying around, but it's worth a shot if you do to see if it makes any diff. It could be memory, I've seen something similar with a bad stick installed. If you do get a new drive, go for a 7200 RPM drive if you can. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
