Windows freezes up on installation

  1. Start your Windows installation all over again. This doesn't occur often, but it has happened to us a couple of times. Sometimes the CD skips and, as a result, your hard drive may not load all the necessary setup files.

  2. If reinstalling Windows doesn't help, you probably have a bad hard drive. Remove your hard drive, return it, and get a new one.

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