process1_initialization_failed

Im need some help with a error i keep getting when trying to boot into windows. I just bought a new motherboard for my brother computer and I made sure when i bought it it was compatiable with all the parts I was going to put in it. I assembled the computer and started the windows install on HD after it installed the setup files it reboots and and gets to the loading screen for windows xp and reboots itself halfway through loading and gives me this error process1_initialization_failed. I have replaced multiple parts completely reformated the hard drive and I can seem to figure out why this isent working. Can someone give me any tips?

Would there happen to be any disc software, utilities on the disk.

Certain oems will have hidden partitions etc.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311562

You could always try formatting the drive in another machine.

MLF

No just a store bought copy of windows no extra's included. Ive been reading up on this for a while. Norton and goback are not installed on the hd.

What about formatting in another machine...as a slave

MLF

I guess i could try that but there must be another option to bypass this error

Have you googled for the error message. I have:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311562

This suggests it's hardware related - rip out everything (hardware and disable stuff in the bios) you don't need & leave yourself a Monitor. MB, keyboard, mouse & hard drive and start again.

If you still get it, get hold of another video card (borrow from another machine or a mate) and try again.

Steve

Actually I googled too....
;)

usually the first thing I do....

Yes that article has pointers to several different things...

May give you enough info to help you with the next step

But hey.......to each his own

MLF

I have google this stuff already. I do that before i post. The board has integrated videio. I do how ever have 2 additional video cards I can try. Currently the only things i have connected are the keyboard and the monitor. I have read that article and none of that stuff helped. I dont have goback or any software other than the windows setup files on this hard drive. Ill can toss another video card in there and give that a try but not so sure it would work.

Just curious.

What motherboard?

abit ip-95 motherboard
1 stick pc2100 ram 512mb kingston
1 stick of pc2700 ram 512 kingston
onboard video audio and ethernet
magnitic 80 gig hard drive
trying to install windows xp pro

At about this time, I would dig out a trusty Win xxxxxx (can't give technically illegal advice here folks;)) CD and see if I could load that.

I am pretty sure that Bill Gates won't mind, as I am only using it for fault finding.

No point using a linux distro, as that is not what you are trying to load?

What I am suggesting is to try to find if ANY Windows will install. If it won't, then you have a hardware issue, but at least you know?

:)

How is the motherboad picking up those dissimilar memory modules?

Have you tried a memtest on the board?

( never heard of that brand HD )

you never heard of kingston? there a pretty common brand. not as good as crucial but still good none the less. The board is picking up the ram just fine. I get to the windows load screen it goes for a second the reboots and gives me the error. Ive using the ram sticks one at a time still nothing. the processor and the mothboard are both brand new. i guess i could power down my system and use the ddr2 memory i have in there see if that helps any.

Ok i switched out the ram with the ddr2 from my computer got the same error but alot faster. Iva also tried this with multiple hard drives.

OK, first point:

Kingston is good memory, older firm and more expensive than Crucial ;)

1. I suspect your board wants PC3200 as a minimum so stick with the DDR2 which should be 400 or 533?

2. Remove everything apart from the CD/DVD, mouse, keyboard, HDD and video.

3. Go into BIOS and make sure that you have the correct settings for video..........onboard or card.

If you have a sound card and speakers, remove them.

Try load another version of Windows?.......... note any error messages.

:)

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you never heard of kingston?

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Kingston yes, magnitic no.

When reading through the owner's manual it stated the board could use DDR or DDR2 ( but not at the same time. ) Specifically, “Supports DDR2 533 or DDR 400 Un-buffered Non-ECC memory”

That is why I was asking about the memtest. ( that, and I don't ever, er, almost never, mix chips like that: it is asking for trouble. )

Any chance the install became FUBARed because of the memory?

Can you boot to safe mode?

How about substituting the drive in another computer and seeing if it boots in there ( to check the actual install vs. hardware? I would make sure you removed the original OS harddrive on the test machine while doing so, so it doesn't get corrupted. )

Oh, and nihil, I don't know if things have changed, but on my side of the pond I have always found Crucial to be more expensive.

ok good point does this mean my stick of ddr2 pc4200 crucial ram will not work on the board either?

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does this mean my stick of ddr2 pc4200 crucial ram will not work on the board either?

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Ha! yea, I mean, no, I mean ...

ddr2 pc4200 is DDR2 533, so if it is Un-buffered Non-ECC memory it should work fine.

Just don't ask me where they got those two names for the same thing from!

edit:
BTW,
pc2100 is 266MHz
pc2700 is 333MHz
pc3200 is 400 Mhz

hey guys thanks for the help I think im just going to make my brother go back and but the same parts i used to build my computer. He needs to get upto date technology anyways. You were all very helpful thanks a bunch.

A little extreme, but hey.

Did you try putting the drive ( and only that drive ) in your computer to see if may be either the hard drive or the install itself?

One other thing: you have a new motherboard, but you did not mention the case, etc.

Did this go into an older case? If so, what type power supply?

From the manual:

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The power supply with 20-pin or 24-pin cables can both be connected to this 24-pin connector.
Connect from pin-1 for either type. However, a 20-pin power supply may cause the system
unstable or even unbootable for the sake of insufficient electricity. A minimum power of 300W
or higher is recommended.

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That is a good point IKnowNot,

The old case may not be delivering enough power, even if the specifications say that it does. PSUs do tend to deteriorate with time.

Mixing memory types is never a good idea anyway. At best it will work, but only with the performance of the lowest strip.

In this case, both strips (PC2100 and PC2700) are below the recommended spec for the board, so performance will be substandard, even if you get it to work. I don't see the point in buying a high performance board then crippling it by attaching crappy memory?

Over here, Crucial is relatively cheap............. I believe it is assembled in Scotland.

The real winner is that they will ship it for free using our Post Office's "special delivery" service. This is useful, as not many people are likely to be in when DHL and the like arrive (usually in the middle of the day). With the post office you can just go down there and pick it up........... In my case DHL are 70 miles away! and the Post Office is a ten minute walk.

EDIT: Just had a thought, whilst you are troubleshooting it might be an idea to go into the BIOS setup and disable the memory options such as caching and shadowing?

Go into the bios and reset it to the default settings. Use the newest stick of memory, just one, then try it with a boot CD. Preferably a live Linux CD. A live cd will give you a pretty good idea whether or not your hardware's working. Forget Windows for now.

Then check the jumper settings on the HDD (hard drive). I just put together an older unit the other night, and kept getting an I/O error. I've got one HDD on this thing and the jumper was set to master. I had a cable with 3 connectors (one for the board, two for drives). After switching the jumper to CS (cable select), the thing worked.

Hmmmm,

This is curious. From PT's account he has tried different HDDs and he has certainly tried some known good RAM that meets the MoBo specifications.

From what he says, the OS load gets so far then crashes. He has at least 512Mb of RAM and the HDDs have been reformatted, so it doesn't sound like a resource issue.

Incompatible RAM and a weak power supply would promote systems instability, but I wouldn't expect it to produce a consistent failure to load an operating system half way through.

Temperature issues could cause the system to crash after a fairly consistent time, but NOT with that particular error message. The machine is still functioning to give you the error message?

The media drive is obviously OK as it recognises the OS disk and gets half way with processing it.

I don't see this as a video issue as the OS loads in minimal settings mode, and actually gets a part of the way through installation.

I am starting to suspect the actual media itself?

So that leads me to ask:

Is this a genuine Microsoft Win XP CD or is it a copy?

I would suggest borrowing another (genuine) copy and using that to try to load the OS. The actual CD is not relevant to Microsoft's DRM for Windows XP and it is perfectly legal to do this. The controls are that you have a genuine product key and that you register (activate) within 30 days.

The circumstances described would be consistent with a corrupted or damaged CD. Perhaps a careful cleaning of the CD might help?

;)

EDIT: This is a useful free tool from Nero for testing optical drives and media. Obviously it won't tell you if a file's integrity is inherently compromised, as can happen when you copy stuff.

http://www.cdspeed2000.com/download.html