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WishIHadOne
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August 23rd, 2004 04:00
Installing Win 2000, stuck at "Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration"
I'm working on a Latitude CPtC. It was a Win 98 machine.
I've set it to boot from CD, and I'm trying to install Windows 2000 from a retail shrinkwrap upgrade package. (No, I'm not going to "upgrade" it. I know better.) I get to the first screen:
Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration...
and nothing more. It freezes right there.
Dell Diagnostics shows no problems. I popped in the Windows 98 CD and it seems able to read it with no problem, so I'm not concerned about the drive. The BIOS has been upgraded to A12. The symptom is the same whether I have a partition, or unallocated space. I tried pulling the battery.
What am I missing?
I've set it to boot from CD, and I'm trying to install Windows 2000 from a retail shrinkwrap upgrade package. (No, I'm not going to "upgrade" it. I know better.) I get to the first screen:
Setup is inspecting your computer's hardware configuration...
and nothing more. It freezes right there.
Dell Diagnostics shows no problems. I popped in the Windows 98 CD and it seems able to read it with no problem, so I'm not concerned about the drive. The BIOS has been upgraded to A12. The symptom is the same whether I have a partition, or unallocated space. I tried pulling the battery.
What am I missing?
