Installing Windows 2000 on a newly Fdisk'ed Hard Drive

Hey all. Getting sick of Windows 98, so i've decided to go for Windows 2000 Professional, (which I will then upgrade to SP4, possibly via Slipstreaming). My PC is not up to XP minimum specs. I have created the Windows 2000 book disks and they worked fine, and I launched the Win 2000 Setup.

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Hey all.
 
Getting sick of Windows 98, so i've decided to go for Windows 2000 Professional, (which I will then upgrade to SP4, possibly via Slipstreaming).
 
My PC is not up to XP minimum specs.
 
I have created the Windows 2000 book disks and they worked fine, and I launched the Win 2000 Setup. The problem is that i get an error msg and i dont have a clue why, at a certain stage.
 
The error meassge is:
 
STOP 0x0000001A (parameter, parameter, parameter, parameter) MEMEORY_MANAGEMENT
 
...I then have to restart my PC, in an attempt to go through the process againa, but i always get back to this same error message.
 
I went on to the Microsoft Knowledge Base and i got this:
 
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282504
 
I then checked my hardware against the System Requirements, needed for Win 2000 and I 'passed' the requirements.
 
Any suggestions?
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Phoenix

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You might have a bad stick of RAM - do a thorough test with memtest, which will pick up on any problems.

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Even if memtest doesn't pick up any errors, try a different stick of ram. Or if you have 2 "sticks" of ram, take off one and try that. Also, see if your mainboard has any bios updates.

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Remove everything that is installed or connected to your computer so the only things remaining in the case are:
 
Motherboard, processor, PSU, and cooling fan (of course).
Cables.
Graphics card.
One stick of RAM (at least 128 MB).
One hard drive.
One CDROM/DVD drive.
+Monitor,keyboard,mouse.
(+Device(s) which you cannot remove.)
 
If the installation success, add other devices one by one and test your system for while. Do not install all at the same time.