Rob;
Try booting in safe mode
press F8 while booting and you will get a menu
go in and check your video settings or other conflicts
You may have to change the video drivers.
The file system (Fat 32) shouldn't have any bearing on this problem.
Should boot with 64mb ram, but you will notice it is slow
128mb should be adequate for most uses.


<>< Larry Fisk
         Fisk Computers
           Fruitvale, Idaho

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Cilia" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:25 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] problems installing winxp on compaq presario


>         Hello everyone!  I'm trying to install windows xp pro on a compaq
> presario exms on at pc here at work.  The pc is @ 1year old and although
it
> isn't a fireball it isn't a slow pc either and should squeak under the
> minimum requirements.  It has p3 667mhz cpu, 64mb ram, 9gb hd, 4mb svga
> video card, etc.  I originally had it setup so that it was dual booting
> win2k and win98, this worked fine.  I got a copy of winxp pro so I decided
> to try it out.  The installation process works fine, looks like it jumps
> through all the necessary hoops, ie. network config, joining the existing
nt
> domain, etc. The install time takes @ 1 hour, when it finally reboots, I
see
> the winxp splash screen which shows me that the installation was
successful,
> looks like it's booting up and then the displays blacks out and nothing.

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