Compaq deskpro fail to re-install windows 98 or me

Can anyone advise me how to get arround a problem with a compaq deskpro Ep.
It needed windows ME re-installed. But having tried it reboots when it is
near to completion.
Haven't a clue why and of course I don't have the original restore CD

Copmaq Despro EP Celeron processor
Speed 466/66 MHZ
Epa/C466/6b/4/64 UK

Can anyone offer any genuine technical advice.
Thanks in advance

> Can anyone advise me how to get arround a problem with a compaq deskpro Ep.
> It needed windows ME re-installed. But having tried it reboots when it is
> near to completion.

I had a similar problem a while ago when I tried to reinstall '98 on a
machine with faulty memory - it would reboot or crash at random stages
of the install (worst weekend of my life, 22 attempts at installing
'doze ending in failure, and had me baffled at the time).

My first port of call would be to try running Memtest86

http://www.memtest.org/

Thanks for your prompt response
Ran memory diags and no problems found.
However, there seems to be a known problem from Compaq about this machine
rebooting continuously on a re-install.
The only problem is to get the fix you have to ring there support centre.
Not useful as I need to fix it urgently.

So if anyone has a lead to a link to get this solution. I would be grateful
to hear from you.

Thanks again for your help


"Colin Wilson" <removeeverythingbutnewsgroup@phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.c o.uk> wrote
in message news:MPG.207885516f8f764e989edb@news.individual.ne t...
> > Can anyone advise me how to get arround a problem with a compaq deskpro
Ep.
> > It needed windows ME re-installed. But having tried it reboots when it
is
> > near to completion.
>
> I had a similar problem a while ago when I tried to reinstall '98 on a
> machine with faulty memory - it would reboot or crash at random stages
> of the install (worst weekend of my life, 22 attempts at installing
> 'doze ending in failure, and had me baffled at the time).
>
> My first port of call would be to try running Memtest86
>
> http://www.memtest.org/

On Mar 31, 6:45 am, "Table" <tab...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Can anyone advise me how to get arround a problem with a compaq deskpro Ep.
> It needed windows ME re-installed. But having tried it reboots when it is
> near to completion.
> Haven't a clue why and of course I don't have the original restore CD
>
> Copmaq Despro EP Celeron processor
> Speed 466/66 MHZ
> Epa/C466/6b/4/64 UK
>
> Can anyone offer any genuine technical advice.
> Thanks in advance

After RAM, the possible causes are a bad hard drive, or a bad cd-rom.
Leaning toward bad hard drive.

Download the hard drive manufacturer's utility for diagnosing your
hard drive.