I'm reinstalling Windows XP on a Dell desktop. I get to the point where it says it's installing devices; then, it hangs at 37 minutes. The blurbs to the right rotates through its usual pages.

Dell Inc. yesterday bowed to pressure from customers and dumped its Vista-only policy for consumer PCs by adding Windows XP as an operating option on half a dozen machines. Dell now offers Windows XP ...

Hello all. I'm trying restore a Dimesnion 4600 for a friend who had Windows XP reboot problems. I've determined that the hard drive needs to be replaced (it failed the dell HDD diagnostic), or atleast ...

I have two Dell computers here—one running Windows 2000 and one running Windows XP. The XP machine is old and broken down, so I'm going to gut it for parts. I have the Dell-branded Windows XP ...

When Laptop Magazine reviewed the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 a few weeks ago, the magazine concluded that the hardware was decent, but that the system performance was substandard thanks in large part to ...

There is no problem installing a full retail copy of Windows on any computer that you own, as long as it only used on one PC at a time. However, your Dell PC comes with what is known as an OEM ...

Update: Before you try all of this, you may want to try using WinToFlash, a utility designed to create a bootable Windows flash drive for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server. If this works for you, you can skip ...