Then you probably connected incorrectly

"adamL" <adamL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I recently installed win xp home on my comp becuase i had a messed up
win98.
> i installed xp and then i shut the computer down and installed a
cd-rw/dvd-r.
> when i booted it again the bios said that everything is working fine but
> when i tried to load windows it just froze on the black screen with the
logo
> and the blue status bar. the bar stops moving. i uninstalled the drive
and
> everything's ok again.
>
> adamL