In news:1169665817.684331.14750@j27g2000cwj.googlegro ups.com,
Jamesgang <jamesgang5149******.com> wrote:
> I purchased a Dimension E520 from Dell recently and it came
> with Xp
> Home. I tested it by starting it up making sure the home
> edition was
> running ok. Our company had purchaed several copies of full
> version
> xp pro from a different source and I had planned to use one
> of those
> to upgrade this E520 to Xp Pro. As I have done with numerous
> other
> computers, I booted using the xp pro cd and it started setup
> process.
> I get the normal blue screen and it starts to copy the setup
> files. As
> soon as it finishes copying the files I see a "starting
> windows setup"
> at the bottom of the screen. At this point I get a blue
> screen of
> death and it tells me that windows has been shut down to
> prevent
> damage. I have tried 3 different cds (including one oem xp
> pro from
> dell) and had the same result. If I put in the xp home cd
> that came
> with the setup works and I can continue with the setup it
> works. Is
> there some sort of new proprietary issue here?
>
> Tks, Sam

Check with Dell. If this system has a SATA HD, you may need to
provide drivers when it says "Press F6 if you need to install a
third party driver" early in the installation. If this is the
problem, I hope you have access to a floppy drive.

I suspect the one listed under Serial ATA might be what you're
looking for,

Drivers and Downloads, Dimension E520 / Microsoft Windows XP
/ English
http://support.dell.com/support/down...&os=WW1&osl=EN

Good luck

Nepatsfan