Fresh XP Install wont boot

Hi Guys,

I'm Having a problem with a friends pc, basically the pc was able to load into windows but was very slow so I decided to back up all the documents etc and do a clean install. I booted from the xp cd and began the fresh install, I deleted the existing partitions then created a new one. I then formatted the drive using ntfs file system. Once that finished the pc then rebooted as normal, I get as far as the black xp screen loading and the machine just locks ups. I then decided to try a new hard disk as I thought it could be that, exactly the same thing happens, I have swapped the memory but again get no further than the black xp screen. I'm now thinking to myself it must be a faulty board but what I cant understand it was working fine before I attempted the reinstall.

Any ideas?

I also reset the cmos but that made no difference

 

Can you get it into Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key as it boots? I'm wondering if it has picked a wrong driver for something in the PC.

 

Tried using an alternative XP disk or installing a Linux distribution? Perhaps it is the XP disk. This is a bit dated, but is a good guide to an XP install/reinstall.
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/installxp/installXP1.htm

 

Thanks for the replies guys,

I thought it may have been the os so tried installing vista & 2000 but again it gets to a certain point and just freezes, I’m pretty certain it must be a faulty board or processor