Comments on: Windows XP setup hangs at “Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware configuration”

by: DrCR

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:57:19 +0000

It’s a lot easier to just hide the partitions via Grub of cfdisk/fdisk.

For example, just doing grub> hide(hd0,3) hides the entire extended partition including logicals. Nice stuff! More details to follow (hopefully. sent to admin as was getting marked as spam).

DrCR

by: Ian

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:17:43 +0000

My solution: I took the disk out and plugged it into another XP PC. There, in the control panel I started “Computer Management” The disk was listed. It was easy to remove all partitions and create a new one.

by: Leslie

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:15:55 +0000

I have a laptop so it will be too difficult to try tehka’s suggestion… Can anyone suggest a good linux distribution that’s EASY to use with a partition manager so I can do crumpet’s suggestion? It has to be really easy to use because I’m strictly a windows user

by: ajith

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:26:02 +0000

Thank you tehka , It worked for me
i also had the same problem, i resolved my problem using your steps
Thank you so much

by: ajith

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:23:25 +0000

Thank you tehka , It worked for me
i also had the same problem, i resolved my problem using your steps
Thank you so much

by: Bjossi

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:25:23 +0000

I had the same problem after i tried to install Xp on the drive that Fedora 9 was on, Fedora changes the MBR and that is causing this error. Simply boot up your favourite live cd, delete all linux partitions nad your good to go

by: S.L.E.Y.

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:41:06 +0000

i HAVEN’T READ ALL THE THREAD but…here’s how i got rid of this irritable problem!
No utilty or fix this, fix that required…

If you have an old version of Win2K kickin’ around, (one from your best friend should do the trick:)) … put it in as if you would be doing an installation and basically just DELETE all the non-windows partition.

Once done, restart and use your Genuine Windows XP cd and voila!

by: SKD

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:00:19 +0000

Thanks Tehka!! I followed ur suggestions upto step 5, then, instead of running Recovery Console, I just selected to install Windows, and it went through the normal steps and finally done!

by: darknightest

Thu, 08 May 2008 05:26:21 +0000

Hey, i have a question about tehka’s fix: since my hard drive is unplugged, after i get to the blue setup screen where i can choose to run the recovery console, it tells me that it doesn’t see any hard drive plugged into my computer. i’ve tried plugging the hard drive in immediately after it goes past the “checking hardware” screen, but this didn’t help.

help?

by: crumpet

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:45:13 +0000

Just had this problem found an easy solution was to boot a linux live cd and use a partition manager to erase the partition table (i didn’t care about any data on the disk - you will lose it all) and then it booted fine afterwards