Unable to install Windows XP : Blue screen error pops up before "Starting Windows Setup"

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I got caught up in a strange problem. It's really annoying me. I'm writing this by logging into ultimate boot cd.

Strange because, it never happened before. Just about a week ago I installed and it installed perfectly fine. (I used a different Windows XP CD & a different DVD drive then).

Now I'm trying to install windows xp pro sp3. When I insert the CD. Everything till "Loading %^$@#$@#$..." is fine. Then comes the step "Starting Windows Setup" and then suddenly a Blue Screen pops up.

It says:

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

Plug & Play detected an error most likely caused by faulty driver.

If this is the first time you've seen this error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps.

Check to makes sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows updates you might need.

If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching and 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: 00x000000CA (0X00000001, 0X826E0798, 0X826E058, 0X00000000)

I did little bit of Googling and found that I need to change the drive configuration from AHCP to IDE (or something like that).

I'm using Intel D915GLVG Desktop Board its bios doesn't have any such setting. But there was something related to IDE & SATA. I tried disabling the SATA ports and only enabling the IDE. Even then it didn't work.

I'm using PATA hardisk as Primary Master and DVD COMBO drive as primary slave.

Any suggestions about getting rid of this error?

PS: I'm not technically weak. But I cannot understand what that "Technical Information" in the error is trying to say. If you have anything to say on that please do.

EDIT: The version of BIOS I'm using is (I couldn't find any separate name) VG91510A.86A.0048. I'm using Intel D915GLVG Desktop Board

EDIT 2:

In my BIOS, under Drive configuration there is a setting called "ATA/IDE Configuration". It was set to AUTO by default. When I set to "Legacy". It shows me a new setting called "Legacy IDE Channels" which has the following options:

  1. SATA P0/P2, PATA
  2. SATA P1/P3, PATA
  3. SATA P0/P2, P1/P3
  4. PATA only

I've tried using all four options. None of it solved my problem.

EDIT 3: More info about my computer

It is an old computer with following hardware configuration:

  1. Intel D915GLVG Desktop Board
  2. Intel P4 processor
  3. 512MB ddr RAM.
  4. 120 GB PATA hard disk.
  5. Floppy Disk drive. (it's not connected)
  6. SATA DVD drive
  7. 15" monitor, keyboard, optical mouse.

This is all what my computer has (connected to it). Now, I don't understand which critical hardware can I remove from these?

System was running fine but one day there was a sudden power cut. I don't have a UPS. Immediately when power is back my Windows XP was not letting me login but it was rebooting continuously without showing me the login screen. I thought it was this problem http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310396 and tried replacing kernel32.dll (from ultimate boot CD) but even then problem XP rebooting problem was not solved. So, I thought I would format and install new Windows XP. I successfully installed it. Next day again there was power cut and again the same rebooting problem. I again wanted to reinstall XP but now it started showing me this blue screen (STOP ERROR).

I've tried changing every possible setting in the BIOS. When I was using ultimate boot CD, (and now I'm in UBUNTU live CD) one strange observation is previously I had 4 partitio

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asked on Super User Nov 16, 2010 by claws • edited Nov 28, 2010 by Dennis Williamson

10 Answers

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It would help to have some knowledge about the history of this computer: How old it is and what was installed on it before, why are you installing XP on it so frequently, why now a different XP boot CD and whether the other CD that worked is still available and can be tried.

Stop 0x000000CA means that a fatal Plug and Play error has occurred. That is usually a driver issue.

My first take is actually a hardware problem, which can arrive with older computers.

So I would suggest to disconnect every possible device and internal card and strip the computer to just RAM, one disk and CD drive. Disconnect any USB, printer, whatsoever.

Then try again and let us know what happens.

If it still happens, I wonder whether XP supports your hard disk out-of-the-box or whether you need to supply a driver CD. Did you manage to display the hard disk using the ultimate boot cd?

answered on Super User Nov 21, 2010 by harrymc • edited Nov 27, 2010 by harrymc
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According to http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/dsktpboards/d915glvg, Intel dropped support, and even downloads, for this motherboard years ago. I was hoping to find the BIOS manual online to see if the setting is named strangely.

In the downloadable manual for the motherboard, page 18 indicates "You can override the auto-configuration options by specifying manual configuration in the BIOS setup program." So try checking for hard drive related setting that is currently on "auto".

Changing it to "manual" might open up some currently hidden options. One of those might be the setting you are looking to change.

answered on Super User Nov 17, 2010 by Robert Kerr
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Try removing all the non critical hardware and booting it up with only your boot HDD, a single RAM stick , keyboard/mouse and onboard graphics.

Also remove any expansion cards you are not using

Also try starting in safe mode and uninstalling all device drivers

If all else fails you can always do a format..

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff560209%28VS.85%29.aspx

answered on Super User Nov 21, 2010 by Akash
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Your ability to boot to a livecd shows fairly conclusively that the problem is a corruption of the windows installation. The circumstances of the initial problem back that up. For simplicity, you should reinstall on a separate HD and then use data recovery methods to get your stuff back.

If you don't have a spare HD, go get one off craigslist/Goodwill/pawnshop/buddy that has one, format it and go. Or, get one online. It all depends on how much you want to spend and how quickly you need this done.

BTW, you need (judging from your description) a small ups. Black Friday's coming and you should be able to pick one up for a song.

answered on Super User Nov 22, 2010 by Flotsam N. Jetsam
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Have had the same issue, four fixes I have found....

  1. turn off the CPU Optimizations
  2. Set SATA drives to IDE Compatability mode
  3. Fdisk and Format the HD with a Windows 98 setup CD (for some reason on newer systems XP won't do it)
  4. Copy the set up files to the hard drive using another computer and set up using the Uncampatable System Switch I think its "setup /ics"
answered on Super User Mar 25, 2012 by keith rich • edited Mar 25, 2012 by Raystafarian
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I had this problem and found the problem to be to do with the sata configeration in the bios

I changed it from ACHI to IDE and it worked after that.

answered on Super User Mar 30, 2012 by Troy
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Two solutions come to mind:

  1. using sata drivers

The drivers for sata drivers are not included in the Microsoft XP installation disk. IF you know the manufacture of the hard disk, download the drivers from their site or use universal sata driver fro here http://alter.org.ua/en/soft/win/uni_ata/. and transfer to a removable disk.

When booting from the disk.. F6 for raid drivers when prompted and select the location of the drivers and installation would proceed okay. more info http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/disk-drives/f/3534/p/19264117/19449019.aspx and http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-29801-i-need-sata-driver-to-install-xp

  1. Enable IDE mode on hard disk

use @ttoys answer to enable legacy mode

answered on Super User Jun 20, 2014 by brotich
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This is caused by using an XP CD of the wrong service pack level for your hardware. What SP came on the machine? Use an XP CD of that SP to do the initial install, then upgrade as you normally would.

Otherwise, it may be your OEM restore media had specific drivers for your hardware that are missing from the CD you are using.

answered on Super User Nov 27, 2010 by Garrett
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I had this problem on an ancient dell XPS and had to disable processor optimizations because windows wasn't recognizing the it properly/in needed an bios update that wasn't around any more. I think I had to press f8 when it said f6 for raid drivers.

answered on Super User Nov 27, 2010 by RobotHumans
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If you find your self having this issue on a Dell (mine is a optiplex 755) then change your hard drive mode to "legacy"

answered on Super User Apr 26, 2013 by Marc

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