Ok heres the deal. I have read almost every forum and I still do not have a working computer. I have a dimension 4600 (came with video card in it). I had a not genuine version of xp pro installed on it. It worked fine, all I really did was use it as sort of a home server with my music and movie files on it. I decided to go legal and tried to install xp home back on it with the disk dell gave me. This is when windows started to freeze on the loading screen...and yes mup.sys. I have tried everything heres the list:

 

formated harddrive

disabled USB emulation

enabled VGA mode

unpluged everything from motherboard and took out battery for more than 20 min

formatted harddrive again (still no luck)

tried to install xp pro back on

checked to see if hard drive works on another computer

ran dell utility and it said nothing was wrong

all cables and plugs are in well

used on board video and unplugged video card

used killdisk to wipe harddrive, format, install

 

 

If there is somthing I am missing please let me know after I have done all this I am still not able to get past the windows loading screen. Im running two hard drives but that shouldnt have anything to do with it. my bios version is AO7

 

mabey it is the hard drive because when I tried to boot windows on the other computer from it it froze on that one too. I have formatted the drive several times since then though.

 

suggestions anyone?