desktop hanging on install

[dewey630]

i was having some issues with my desktop earlier.....added a new hard drive and 1g memory stick.  went to install windows xp home from disk....it gets to "windows setup" with blue screen and just hangs.....any ideas?  thanks

[Geek-9pm]

Is the new drive a SATA?
But you may have an issue other than the hard drive.
Try the install with no USB devices.
Also, try install with only the on board video.

[dewey630]

maybe i shoud state what was going on.....was running out of room on original 40g....so install 160 as slave.  ran for a couple weeks then had problems (wouldnt boot)  added 1g memory and still wouldnt boot (gets to windows screen with scrolling bar, then restarts).  i decided to abandon the original hd and start new.  the new drive is an sata.