bg wrote:
> I have a new computer running XP pro. I have a big problem installing
> any
> program. It gets half way thru then stops. Doesn't seem to matter
> what.
> Office, updates, whatever. There is no error report in the event
> viewer, I have turned off Norton while installing, if I leave it for
> an hour it will
> finally finish loading. But it always gets halfway thru and hangs. I
> don't
> know what to check. I can still use windows normally when things are
> loading
> so it doesn't freeze the system, it just hangs installing. Any ideas?
>
New computer problems = call the place you got it from for tech support.
If you want to do some preliminary checking, here are some hardware
troubleshooting steps:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...roubleshooting
Check and see if the drives are using PIO Mode instead of DMA Mode:
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxDMA.htm
And of course, make sure from the software end that your computer is
clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
Malke
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