Installing Windows XP need help! you really have to know what your doing to answer this?

I I have been installing Windows XP home edition on my new computer that i just built...when i get to about 35 minutes left the screen goes blue and says irql less or not equal.. i believe my problem is that i have been installing windows with a disc that is only made for my gateway computer and is Service Pack 1. Then i found my windows xp pro disc that can be used for any computer. However, whenever i put the pro disc in, it just tries to resume the home edition installation and prompts me for the home disc. Is there anyway i can revert this and try to go back to starting over and try to install pro? whenever i put my home disc in before it will resume installation it will say press any key to boot from CD and i can start it all over .

Do i need to do anything in the BIOS to make the CD autorun because it is burned and if i do then how do i get to the BIOS nothing showsme how to get to the BIOS please help thanks

Installing Windows XP need help! you really have to know what your doing to answer this?microsoft xp

Sounds like your burned CD isn't bootable. This is evident that it resumes the Home install (which runs from the HDD whenever you see the "minutes remaining" type interface). Best bet, try to get a bootable install CD.

Installing Windows XP need help! you really have to know what your doing to answer this?download windows xp internet explorer

1. check your cd rom if it's okay. then, proceed to 2.

2. check your cd if the copy is bootable. the cd itself will tell you if it's bootable or not (a burned copy is not recommended, unless you know how to make a bootable copy out of your burned cd.)

3. upon startup, go to setup (del or f7, or whatever may be shown on your screen) .

4. check your boot sequence. make sure your first boot device is CD-ROM

5. insert cd.

6. restart pc

7. do nothing. let your pc read the cd.
Personally, I would reformat the drive with ntfs and get a fresh new copy of windows sp2 or the pro and register it
"irql less or not equal error" during Windows installation usually indicates faulty RAM.

http://www.technibble.com/how-to-diagnos...

If your machine boots from the Win XP Home installation disc, but not the Professional install disc, I would suggest the latter is not a bootable disc. Have you tried it in another machine?
couldnt answer you last night cos yahoo stopped me.

you cant put on win xp cos win home edition is newer so it will stop you ..so you have to get to your bios try f2 f6 f8 or delete it should tell you when ur pc boots up you know if you prob cleaned ur cd xp home you can just pick up where it stopped it happened to me but as i was saying when you get into ur bios set 1st boot to cd rom 2nd to h/drive. put in xp pro and it will format ur h/drive and will install