Fresh install of XP, getting BSOD at various times

Hey guys,

I used to think my knowledge of computers was pretty good, until this. I've never been so stumped.

So I have a SATA HDD that i'm trying to put windows XP on and it's just fighting me every step of the way. I boot from the disc, when it runs through it's beginning sequence and gets to loading windows setup, I get a SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED BSOD Stop message 0X00...06F

This system, as configured ran perfectly fine until it got a Virus.

This is several steps backwards. Initially I could get into setup and I would get a i368(Something like that) file not found error, I've gotten blue screens during the 'Installing Start Menu' phase and I got a hang up at the very end on the 'Removing temporary files' phase.

I've swapped in and out all 4 sticks of RAM, only using one at the moment, I ran disk check on the Hard Drive, I dont understand what's going on. I've installed XP a million times without an issue.

Any help?

CLIFFS
- Trying to install XP on SATA HDD
- Various blue screens at different phases of the install process
- Swapped out RAM, ran disk check, all came back ok
- At a loss... Any Help?

 

Do you have the SATA drivers slipstreamed into the XP install disk? If not, you need to load SATA drivers before the install.

 

I would also suggest resetting the NVRam. On some systems, you just remove the motherboard battery for a few minutes. On other systems, you have to reorient the jumper settings.