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W2K PRO install hangs at detecting

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by zlitocook

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Ok simple question with no answer, I am reinstalling W2KPRO on a computer. It has a Soyo K7 Dragon Plus mainboard, Nvidia geforce3, video, all the high priced extras. I loaded this system a year ago. Now when I try to reload I.E. repartition, formatI get a hang at detecting keyboard and mouse. I used delpart to remove all W2K and used all the BIOS settings to try to install.

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by zlitocook

The reason I am reinstalling is the O/S would not boot, it would hang at 75% and not go past it. I tried all of MS fixes with no effect. I used the MS site for downloads and fixes for more then a week befor I tried to find system fixes. I love to get a system that will not work!

by zlitocook

I have down loaded and used all the drivers from Soyo. I have tried all the settings they suggest with the same thing. There is over 700 megs mem. and a dsl connection on the site.

by csmith

The most common reason for the trouble you describe, is a boot sector virus.
Rather than the usual recomendation of running an Antivirus program, we will just swap in a, blank, known good, hard drive. We have a box of old 3 & 4 Gig drives just for these test purposes.
It is a faster way to test.
Also, it catches viruses that have not been documented, of which, unfortunately, we have seen several.
Regards, Chris

by zlitocook

It turned out that the Sound blaster card went bad. Removed the card, reinstalled runs great

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