Solved Power off after "Getting Devices Ready" with clean install

ReddyK

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I upgraded from XP SP3 to Windows 8 a week ago using the Assistant program with no problem. Then 2 days later that HDD crapped out. So I made the DVD/USB media on another PC and tried a clean install. After 10 attempts to clean install with all the "tricks" I could find on the net the installation stops in the same place every time. After I see the "Getting Devices Ready 100%" the setup goes to reboot but power off instead. When I restart manually I get a "Windows cannot configure...." error. I called Microsoft and one rep told me that I needed to install a previous OS for the upgrade to work so I installed XP sp3 and tried the clean install method again to get the same error. Formatted and installed the XP again and tried to install through the Assistant program with the Microsoft guy on the phone and the install stops in the same place but the Assistant reverts back to the old OS instead of telling me to run setup again. The Microsoft guy said it was because I am running XP Home instead of Pro but it worked with the Hom edition the first time and I cannot find anyone else on the net with a Home edition problem. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Steve
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Athlon 64 X2 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD 4650
I tried cleaning the HDD as you suggested as well as a new drive out of the box and it still powers off instead of rebooting at the same place. I also tried the double install technique as well as both 32 and 64 bit install DVD and USB. I was beginning to think it was just my PC but it runs XP fine and I have now found others on the net that have had the same problem but no solutions yet.
Thanks,
Steve
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Athlon 64 X2 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD 4650
After hours of trial and error I determined my problem to be a overheating video card. It would load XP and Vista fine but the Windows 8 would cause a power off at the reboot point. If I sprayed the heat sink with duster while windows 8 was loading it installed fine. The Clean install directions worked great as I switched to 64 bit afterward.
Thanks for the help,
Steve
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Athlon 64 X2 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD 4650
You are welcome.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
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