I had a problem once with a cd/dvd drive that would not install the OS. I
tried another drive and it worked fine.

"Charlie" <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:41247808-CBDC-423F-9182-DCFF778403DD@microsoft.com...
>I have OEM xp-pro disk and i have recently changed hard drive and memory in
> my home built computer that was working. I wanted to do a clean install
> as
> there were many installs/un installs over time. When I insert the cd I get
> the choices and I choose clean install and it formats the drive and starts
> to
> do the windows install but it never completes and I end with a blue
> screen.
> I was wondering if this is something to do with the number of installs
> that
> can be done from the cd. I have had the cd for some time now and have
> successfully repaired or re installed the os over the past few years.
>
> Any help would be great
>

Have you researched the blue screen stop error? get the exact number and
look it up, it should give you enough info to resolve whats causing the blue
screen.

"Charlie" wrote:

> thanks for the info but swapped out 2 different drives .... it seems to go
> most of the way sometimes and has rebooted to start the setup and then blue
> screen .. wehn i get out of work will try with the memory testing
>
> "BigJim" wrote:
>
> > I had a problem once with a cd/dvd drive that would not install the OS. I
> > tried another drive and it worked fine.
> >
> > "Charlie" <Charlie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:41247808-CBDC-423F-9182-DCFF778403DD@microsoft.com...
> > >I have OEM xp-pro disk and i have recently changed hard drive and memory in
> > > my home built computer that was working. I wanted to do a clean install
> > > as
> > > there were many installs/un installs over time. When I insert the cd I get
> > > the choices and I choose clean install and it formats the drive and starts
> > > to
> > > do the windows install but it never completes and I end with a blue
> > > screen.
> > > I was wondering if this is something to do with the number of installs
> > > that
> > > can be done from the cd. I have had the cd for some time now and have
> > > successfully repaired or re installed the os over the past few years.
> > >
> > > Any help would be great
> > >
> >
> >
> >