I have got an Advent pc and it works great..... well it did.... had a software issue with Vista and got sick of issues with Vista so I decided to install Windows XP pro.

I get the usual Blue Windows setup screen and it all looks good but after all the setup files are installed, it stops at "Setup is starting Windows" , and that it, doesnt go no further, no blue screen of death , no weird writing on the screen , just seems to sit there and do nothing  

I have a 500GB SATA HDD and it works great but it does not let me install XP, now I read the comment about the Sata and Raid. But I have checked all that in the Bios, under "Onchip SATA TYPE" and made the adjustments,I cant seem to switch off the Raid, but I can alter the setting by moving it to the following .... IDE or IDE->AHCI or NATIVE IDE or RAID. None of these alterations make a difference.

The motherboard is a Foxconn A6VMA  with a AMD chipset in it, if that helps

I just want XP in my computer, is that too much to ask ?? At my wits end just now!!

Thanks for any help

Regards

John