"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)

Apparently this was the culprit. I've since put a better set of drivers into
my Windows XP SP2 CD and now the install doesn't crash and reboot.

- Greg.