User:Mentos362/Troubleshooting Windows XP Installation

Windows XP installation problems rarely happen and are minor issues.

But, just in case, here are a couple of tips on what to do when problems occur during Windows XP installation: Common errors during installation: Insufficient hard disk space. Basically, if a user wants to upgrade to XP, they might have to delete files or eliminate programs to free up disk space. Here's another one: Setup failure during early text mode portion of Setup. Check to make sure that XP supports the mass storage devices that are on your computer. Errors accessing the CD: Clean out the CD, if that doesn't work, try another CD if possible. But, if no other CD is available, try using a different CD-ROM drive. Inability to join the domain during Setup: Will occur often because the computer cannot find a domain controller. Having a bad connection can be due to the fact that the network card is not working correctly, network configuration is incorrect, etc.

Okay, now on to the Windows XP Setup Logs. They can help you during installation process. Setupact.log: Has info. about the files that's copied during Setup and other Setup activity. Setupapi.log: Has info. about device driver files that's copied during Setup. Next, is how to troubleshoot CD-ROM-Based Installations. A couple of examples: If your computer doesn't support starting from a CD, make a set of boot floppy disks for XP. If your CD-ROM drive appears to be working, try cleaning it and starting Setup again after you have cleaned it. If that doesn't work, your installation CD must be damaged and be replaced. Troubleshooting with Answer Files. Most common problem when dealing with troubleshooting. If an answer file was setup incorrectly or incomplete, you can edit it by using text editor: Microsoft Notepad, or you can re-create the answer file.