Youre going about it wrong by trying to "repair" in IE.You should install xp
cd,
exit the info page,restart computer,boot to xp cd,at xp cd boot screen
select,
install xp,repair this copy,or install new copy,delete the partition,create
one,
then xp will reformat and install auto.

"Gregory Matyola" wrote:

> Here is what I am trying to accomplish:
>
> Reinstall (or repair install) of XP SP2 on my desktop PC.
>
> It goes through the setup process, and while it is installing devices, the
> computer eventually undergoes a freeze/restart. No stop message is recorded
> on the screen, and I hear a cracking through the speakers.
>
> XP has been installed on this machine before, using a similarly slipstreamed
> CD. I know this because the XP master CD's I have all detect the drive at
> around 136GB.
>
> Hardware I have installed: (I'm not sure I can get to less than this...)
>
> ATI Radeon 6800.
> Maxtor 300GB HDD. (Partitioned out, XP install partition is 40GB)
> Maxell 16XDVD-R (or HP 9100 CD-RW, switching it doesn't help!)
> Shuttle XPC S45N Motherboard/PC (Nvidia nForce 2 chipset)
> Xerox LCD Display. (Forget the exact model number.)
>
> I have a HP 640e DVD-RW that's disconnected from the main computer, as well
> as my printer.
>
> Now is there a way to pin down which driver is causing the computer to
> freeze and reboot in Setup?
> I'm most suspicious about the unified Nvidia nForce2 drivers/motherboard,
> but I've booted the system in another OS, and that works fine.
>
> When I get home I can post the setup logs from c:\windows\, if that will
> help, but the last driver I see in them is the ATI 9800 Drivers, and the
> video does flicker and then goes back away again.
>
> Thanks for any help in advance.
> - Greg.
>