BAH HELP!, with my new computer Options

[Seth6Gen]

I just ordered a gateway 200ARC laptop from an internet company w/o a operating system. Ive tryed several times to install windows XP pro, Windows XP home, and windows 2000 pro. When I try to install XP i get a blue error screen telling me that its dumping the physcical memory yadda yadda yadda. When i install 2000 pro it just errors and tells me i have to restart. Any sugestions, or is this a hardware problem that i should ship it back to the company. Thanks all!

-Seth

edit: its a centrino 1.4ghz display model that aparently worked before it shipped, it was then formatted and sent to me. also i tried using different memory. no luck

This post has been edited by Seth6Gen: Aug 18, 2005 - 9:13 PM

[Seth6Gen]

first off you cannot run any extra hardware when installing xp, install xp with the most minimal perhiphals...no usb, no added ports, nothing, just go bare as you can then add on after.
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Uhmm thats BS I have installed xp pro on 8 laptops all of them had wireless cards, at least 4 usb ports, dvd burners the works.

Are you doing a full format or just the quick format?

When your installing delete the partitions, then rebuild them, and do a full format then follow the instructions. If that doesn't work you have a problem either with the xp cd or your hardware.
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im doing full formats, and somtimes it errors during that too, i ended up rma'ing it and sending it back, i suspect its the hard drive. the last time i tried it it was having trouble copying files over from the cd. so i think its the hdd. thanks for all the help though, ill let you guys know what it was when i hear back from the company.

-s