Driver_IRQL BSOD

So I am trying to reinstall windows xp on my machine. Haven't reinstalled in forever (3+ years.) The last time windows was reinstalled it was apparently an unauthorized version and since Microsoft put in that WGA crap I haven't been able to update, so I do not have any service packs (the main reason for the reinstall to a version already at sp3 and that can pass the wga.)

Now the problem is I boot from disk, it loads normally and gets through all the loading of drivers etc, as soon as I get to the partition screen I get the BSOD with

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Tech Info:
STOP: 0x000000D1 (0X008A0090, 0X00000002,0X00000001, 0XF76EA800)

USBPORT.SYS - Address F76EA800 base at F76CF000 Datestamp 480254ce

I looked into the error and I have not found any forum thread that has the same circumstances at me, the majority of these type of errors I have read about happen randomly, or while playing games. My computer has run fine for the last 4-5 years (yes it is incredibly ancient) with almost no problems. I certainly have not seen this error before.

I tried updating my sound/video/nic drivers to no avail (updating my video drivers was a bad idea, led to me having to remove my video card.)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

this is what i have to do uninstall your current version of sp then hit restart and do it through the cd it self much easy-er then going through windows it self.you will have to Formatt the drive the whole way i would save all of your info be four you try to install xp make a back up copie of it.

 

In the future, if you don't do it already, set up a System Restore point before installing anything. Especially Service Packs, and hardware. That way, at least if you can get into Safe Mode, you can put the PC back to "as was".