Look in the BIOS for Sound settings, including Legacy SB.
Turn them all off.
You can do that AND take the card out for the install.
             Rick Glazier

> reboot, hell breaks loose:
>
> There is a pause then I see the Windows XP logo screen very briefly, then
the screen goes black and just stays there!!!!!! I do not have any hardware
that is known to be incompatible with Windows XP.

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