I just put togather a new pc: (im very new at this)
Athlon xp 2000+
Abit kx7-333
two 512mb corsair DDR pc2700 sticks
80gb maxtor
Gainward GF4 Ti 4600
Soundblaster Audigy plat.
linksys nic.
lite on CD-RW
Ive had to try and install Win XP pro two different times. I keep getting different but simmilar errors each time.
Before i installed an OS i changed the time/date, and CPU to Athlon 2000+ in my BIOS.
First try, formatted HD and installed win xp pro. logged into win and installed Gainward video drivers off the CD, rebooted. I had blue screens ("BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG") that come up when booting in normal or safe mode. I tried to repair this installation of windows, and then got some random restarts a few mins after logging in.
got very frustrated.
Second try, reformatted HD, installed win XP pro, installed Motherboards 4 in1 drivers, and restarted. I had blue screens that would show up for a splt second and auto restart occured immediatley, about three to four times in a row, always after the first 3-5 mins of logging in. I changed the auto restart function off, and it didnt crash on me after the usual 3-5 mins. I tried to play around in XP just to see if it would crash, it didnt for about 20 mins, so i thought that i would try to install sound blaster drivers. It froze up during the installation. After a reboot a black screen said:
System32/DRIVERS/isapnp.sys is not found.
it told me i should repair my windows with the cd. I have no idea what to do once in the repair command prompt.
and now when ever i try to boot normally it freezes up in the log in screen, or just before t on a black sceen.
The whole thing just seems instable, so im worried that even if i repair this isapnp.sys file that 5 mins later ill get some other error.
Is there any thing I could have done wrong at the hardware level with wires or anything?
Or are some of my components incompatiable with eachother?
I havent been able to pin point what is my problem at all.
I've been reading and searching posts. some people say to update bios. should I try to fix or reinstall windows and get the iternet working so i can do that? but so far i havent even had a stable OS that functions for more the 5 mins.
should i try to get a diff copy of XP, or a diff OS?
i dont know what to do.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Athlon xp 2000+
Abit kx7-333
two 512mb corsair DDR pc2700 sticks
80gb maxtor
Gainward GF4 Ti 4600
Soundblaster Audigy plat.
linksys nic.
lite on CD-RW
Ive had to try and install Win XP pro two different times. I keep getting different but simmilar errors each time.
Before i installed an OS i changed the time/date, and CPU to Athlon 2000+ in my BIOS.
First try, formatted HD and installed win xp pro. logged into win and installed Gainward video drivers off the CD, rebooted. I had blue screens ("BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG") that come up when booting in normal or safe mode. I tried to repair this installation of windows, and then got some random restarts a few mins after logging in.
got very frustrated.
Second try, reformatted HD, installed win XP pro, installed Motherboards 4 in1 drivers, and restarted. I had blue screens that would show up for a splt second and auto restart occured immediatley, about three to four times in a row, always after the first 3-5 mins of logging in. I changed the auto restart function off, and it didnt crash on me after the usual 3-5 mins. I tried to play around in XP just to see if it would crash, it didnt for about 20 mins, so i thought that i would try to install sound blaster drivers. It froze up during the installation. After a reboot a black screen said:
System32/DRIVERS/isapnp.sys is not found.
it told me i should repair my windows with the cd. I have no idea what to do once in the repair command prompt.
and now when ever i try to boot normally it freezes up in the log in screen, or just before t on a black sceen.
The whole thing just seems instable, so im worried that even if i repair this isapnp.sys file that 5 mins later ill get some other error.
Is there any thing I could have done wrong at the hardware level with wires or anything?
Or are some of my components incompatiable with eachother?
I havent been able to pin point what is my problem at all.
I've been reading and searching posts. some people say to update bios. should I try to fix or reinstall windows and get the iternet working so i can do that? but so far i havent even had a stable OS that functions for more the 5 mins.
should i try to get a diff copy of XP, or a diff OS?
i dont know what to do.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
