

Memory is an idea too, but I might try the software idea below first as a FULL memory error check from windows boot takes quite a long time and memory is the last thing to fail.Ĭheck the Install you used for USB for scratches (to the extreme, particularly around the center of the DVD/CD), if you didn't use media such as a DVD, try to find a higher edition like premium or such.ĭownload your own drivers for your machine first (or run the XP CD in a SECONDARY boot option like a CD-ROM) these can usually be arranged in the BIOS for first-load preference if its a stock PC and it may find the driver, particularly if you had a graphics card. Run a scandisk from Vista before you even install, full throttle (all options, no quick version) and see if you have any bad sectors.

May have been scratches since I was younger and much less careful then, my suggestions in order of simplicity. I had this same issue and unfortunately what solved my problem WAS driver based (HDD or something ridiculous that should be in every version), turns out if I used a higher/different edition of it in a second CD/DVD drive it worked perfectly fine, actually had the issue with XP media edition as well that fixed when i inserted regular XP.
