I've got a client that I'm upgrading from win98SE to XP. I ran the
compatibility check before running the upgrade, and there were no issues to
stop. A couple of drivers will need updates (printer, scanner, etc) but they
are not currntly attached.

When the install get to the 43 minute mark, the video flashes a few times
(I'm assumeing it's installing video drivers), then the screen goes black and
there's a flashing cursor in the upper left corner.

I've reset the display settings to 640x480 in 98SE with default refresh
rates so I don't think it's a sync problem.

Any suggestions?

The computer is a 1Ghz Athlon w/512MB RAM a RIVA TNT PCI Video card with a
DFI AM35-SC motherboard. I did update the BIOS to the most recent version.


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ABC Computer
http://www.abc-comp.com

I ran into a similar problem, I think, with the same video card when trying
to update from XP to SP2. Try using a different video card and see if that
helps.

"ABC Computer" wrote:

> I've got a client that I'm upgrading from win98SE to XP. I ran the
> compatibility check before running the upgrade, and there were no issues to
> stop. A couple of drivers will need updates (printer, scanner, etc) but they
> are not currntly attached.
>
> When the install get to the 43 minute mark, the video flashes a few times
> (I'm assumeing it's installing video drivers), then the screen goes black and
> there's a flashing cursor in the upper left corner.
>
> I've reset the display settings to 640x480 in 98SE with default refresh
> rates so I don't think it's a sync problem.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> The computer is a 1Ghz Athlon w/512MB RAM a RIVA TNT PCI Video card with a
> DFI AM35-SC motherboard. I did update the BIOS to the most recent version.
>
>
> --
> ABC Computer
> http://www.abc-comp.com

Tried an ATI Radeon 7000 PCI card.. same thing... anyone else?
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ABC Computer
http://www.abc-comp.com


"rampage522" wrote:

> I ran into a similar problem, I think, with the same video card when trying
> to update from XP to SP2. Try using a different video card and see if that
> helps.
>
> "ABC Computer" wrote:
>
> > I've got a client that I'm upgrading from win98SE to XP. I ran the
> > compatibility check before running the upgrade, and there were no issues to
> > stop. A couple of drivers will need updates (printer, scanner, etc) but they
> > are not currntly attached.
> >
> > When the install get to the 43 minute mark, the video flashes a few times
> > (I'm assumeing it's installing video drivers), then the screen goes black and
> > there's a flashing cursor in the upper left corner.
> >
> > I've reset the display settings to 640x480 in 98SE with default refresh
> > rates so I don't think it's a sync problem.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > The computer is a 1Ghz Athlon w/512MB RAM a RIVA TNT PCI Video card with a
> > DFI AM35-SC motherboard. I did update the BIOS to the most recent version.
> >
> >
> > --
> > ABC Computer
> > http://www.abc-comp.com