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Question posted by shashi4happy on June 30th, 2012

Blue Screen Error

dear one, i have campaq CQ42-100 Laptop i am trying to install xp but while step is starting window task comes ..blue screen error i am getting.. please help me... in BIOS Main-Date,Time security-Admin password Diagnostics-self test system configuration-language,fan always on,action keys mode,boot option-CD-ROM,Floppy,network,boot order-all boot availability.... these are my Bios options please help me............... exit

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