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Posted by Dana Cline - MVP on October 20, 2005, 10:26 am
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I've seen Windows installs take that long on the first step - something
having to do with not having a cache set up for the CD. I'm not aware of
this happening with XP.
I bet the Windows ID number they're talking about is the long number/letter
sequence you enter when you're installing - it should be on a sticker either
on the CD case or accompanying paperwork.
You might want to ask this in one of the XP forums - we support Media Center
PCs here.
Dana Cline - MCE MVP
> Hi,
>
> I have been dual-booting Windows XP and Linux for the period of several
> months. However, when attempting to reinstall Windows, I've ran into the
> following problems:
>
> 1. During the installation process, prior to the GUI installer part, it
> takes several hours to copy installation files over to the hard drive.
> From
> previous times installing Windows with the same hardware configuration, I
> know that this step takes ten minutes at most.
>
> 2. The GUI installer forecasts an installation time of 30-35 minutes; the
> installation takes over three hours. Again, previous installs were
> completed
> within the forecasted time.
>
> 3. When the installation is over, after more than four hours, Windows
> takes
> around half an hour to boot, and shows a blank desktop instead of the user
> selection screen.
>
> No errors are present during or after the installation. This behavior only
> became present when I tried to reinstall Windows with Linux partitions
> existing on the same hard drive. I have assumed that this was the root of
> the
> problem, and hence, decided to try installing Windows on the entire hard
> drive, overwriting all the Linux partitions and formatting them as NTFS
> (not
> the quick format option). Unfortunately, the same problems listed above
> were
> present during the installation and after.
>
> My hardware configuration is as follows:
> AMD Athlon 3200+
> Asus A7N8X-8 Deluxe
> 1024 MB RAM
> WD 160Gb SATA Hard drive
> Silicon Image Sil 3112A RAID Controller
> ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
>
> Due to the fact that Windows XP does not recognize the SATA controller, I
> have to select the option to use 3rd party drivers during the Windows XP
> install. The drivers I am using are the ones that came on the CD included
> with the motherboard.
>
> I have to exclude hard drive failure as one of the possible causes,
> because
> Linux runs on the system with no errors.
>
> If anyone has any clue as to what is causing these problems, I would
> greatly
> appreciate the info.
>
> ---
> P.S. I was attempting to use the official Microsoft support options, such
> as
> live chat or help via email, however the website asks me for the product
> identification number. Alas, I cannot obtain this number, because Windows
> XP
> is not installed at the moment. If someone, perhaps a Microsoft
> representative, could reply to me as to how I can get around this paradox,
> I
> would be most grateful.
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