Cant Install Windows XP...help

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fej180

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Hi, I just recently bought a copy of Windows XP Pro because my trial version of windows 64 bit is expired and I want to go back to windows XP Pro. Anyway, I buoght the cd and I put it in and pressed the key to boot from CD on startup, and it starts botting and goes through the system a little ways and says "loading files..." etc at the bottom, then it gets to "starting windows" and then it goes to a screen where I get this error message....

"A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to preven damage to your computer.

SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any Windows updates you might need.

If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.

Technical Information:

*** STOP: 0x0000006F (0xC0000020, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)"

I have tried to do this a couple times, and dont understand the advice its giving me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Jeff
 
Ive seen this prob before and it turned out to be the cd drive!?
Is there any chance u could use another cd drive for now just to install the OS ?
 
I had the problem when i had a SP2 computer and was trying to use a SP1 cd if you have service pack 2 on that computer and that is a service pack 2 cd it wont work...
 
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