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re: error code 4 Monday, February 25, 2002 at 11:02 am Posted by Josh (4 messages posted) I was having the same problem installing Windows XP on a P2 300MHZ 96MB RAM. The solution: The problem is an outdated BIOS, obtain an update from the vendor or... When installing Windows XP, At the beginning Blue screen which says: Press F6 to install thrid party SCSI or Raid (something to that extent) Once you see that remark in the bottom, immediately hit F7. Worked beautifully!! Let me know if this works, curious, it worked on mine. jkozlow201@msn.com On Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 9:37 pm, Bill m wrote: >when i try to install windows xp i get the following message : file setupdd.sys could >not be loaded. error code is 4. setup cannot continue. does anyone know why and where >i can get a list of error codes and their meanings. > > Bill M [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at 7:00 pm Posted by jesse (1 messages posted) this could also be caused by a bad stick of ram in your pc. i was getting the same error and found a thread elsewhere saying bad ram could cause it. i traded sticks of ram and my errors all went away. >when i try to install windows xp i get the following message : file setupdd.sys could >not be loaded. error code is 4. setup cannot continue. does anyone know why and where >i can get a list of error codes and their meanings. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 10:24 am Posted by sha17 (1 messages posted) I saw the same error along with many other errors during installation. I bought new ram and that didn't solve the problem. I finally found a suggestion on a message board somewhere to take out my Nvidia GeForce 200 video card and replace it with a different type. I found an old Creative Labs 3d card and popped it in. It immediately installed XP Pro without a glitch. After everything was up and running I replaced the video card with the GeForce. I don't know what the problem is with that card during the installation but it gives multiple blue screen errors that lead you to think the ram is bad. I sweated for over 10 hours until I tried this. I'll be keeping that old card around until I finally replace the GeForce. Good Luck. On Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at 7:00 pm, jesse wrote: >this could also be caused by a bad stick of ram in your pc. i was getting the same >error and found a thread elsewhere saying bad ram could cause it. i traded sticks >of ram and my errors all went away. > > >when i try to install windows xp i get the following message : file setupdd.sys >could >not be loaded. error code is 4. setup cannot continue. does anyone know why and >where >i can get a list of error codes and their meanings. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 4:06 am Posted by Lawrie Mossom (1 messages posted) Try setting the bios to failsafe values - I can only install WinXP on my S/Micro P6dbe this way. I think ACPI is duff. On Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 10:24 am, sha17 wrote: >I saw the same error along with many other errors during installation. I bought >new ram and that didn't solve the problem. I finally found a suggestion on a message >board somewhere to take out my Nvidia GeForce 200 video card and replace it with >a different type. I found an old Creative Labs 3d card and popped it in. It immediately >installed XP Pro without a glitch. After everything was up and running I replaced >the video card with the GeForce. I don't know what the problem is with that card >during the installation but it gives multiple blue screen errors that lead you to >think the ram is bad. I sweated for over 10 hours until I tried this. I'll be keeping >that old card around until I finally replace the GeForce. Good Luck. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Saturday, March 23, 2002 at 4:26 pm Posted by Devinator (1 messages posted) Definitely RAM. I just installed a P4 2.0A in a Gigabyte GA-8IRXP motherboard. Kept getting the error with XP. Tried Win2k, Win98se, etc...nothing. Pulled a stick of RAM - and whamo - worked like a champ. On Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 9:37 pm, Bill m wrote: >when i try to install windows xp i get the following message : file setupdd.sys could >not be loaded. error code is 4. setup cannot continue. does anyone know why and where >i can get a list of error codes and their meanings. > > Bill M [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Saturday, March 30, 2002 at 10:13 pm Posted by asterisk (1 messages posted) i'd like to say that i had the exact same problem and the exact same solution :) thanks On Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 10:24 am, sha17 wrote: >I saw the same error along with many other errors during installation. I bought >new ram and that didn't solve the problem. I finally found a suggestion on a message >board somewhere to take out my Nvidia GeForce 200 video card and replace it with >a different type. I found an old Creative Labs 3d card and popped it in. It immediately >installed XP Pro without a glitch. After everything was up and running I replaced >the video card with the GeForce. I don't know what the problem is with that card >during the installation but it gives multiple blue screen errors that lead you to >think the ram is bad. I sweated for over 10 hours until I tried this. I'll be keeping >that old card around until I finally replace the GeForce. Good Luck. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at 3:00 pm Posted by Meko (125 messages posted) I was having the same problem on a Dell Inspiron 5000e. There were no updated drivers, so I checked the ram. Well, this machine was just serviced by Dell and they did not seat the ram properly. I reseated the ram and away it went!!! On Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 9:37 pm, Bill m wrote: >when i try to install windows xp i get the following message : file setupdd.sys could >not be loaded. error code is 4. setup cannot continue. does anyone know why and where >i can get a list of error codes and their meanings. > > Bill M [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Monday, July 21, 2003 at 7:41 pm Posted by wildcard (1 messages posted) It's definatley memory. Pulled out my Kingston stick and it worked like a champ. The stick is good according to the DIMM tester, must not be referencing a portion properly, so I'm gonna stick it back in after the installation. On Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at 3:00 pm, Mike wrote: >I was having the same problem on a Dell Inspiron 5000e. There were no updated drivers, >so I checked the ram. Well, this machine was just serviced by Dell and they did not >seat the ram properly. I reseated the ram and away it went!!! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Sunday, November 9, 2003 at 6:56 pm Posted by al (1 messages posted) i was having this problem on a hp omnibook 900b...microsoft reckon it's to do with faulty hardware. i took all the peripheral devices off (usb stuff, pcmcia network card, managed battery, etc.) and still had the error. read this thread, whacked the 128mb ram expansion stick out and it worked a treat. thanks guys On Monday, July 21, 2003 at 7:41 pm, wildcard wrote: >It's definatley memory. Pulled out my Kingston stick and it worked like a champ. > The stick is good according to the DIMM tester, must not be referencing a portion >properly, so I'm gonna stick it back in after the installation. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] God Bless ya Sunday, November 16, 2003 at 3:22 pm Posted by K$N (1 messages posted) I sometimes wonder if there's any question the internet has no answer for!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanx it worked!!!!!! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at 7:08 pm Posted by homeskillet (1 messages posted) Tried swapping out the ram... fixed the problem! :)) On Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 9:37 pm, Bill m wrote: >when i try to install windows xp i get the following message : file setupdd.sys could >not be loaded. error code is 4. setup cannot continue. does anyone know why and where >i can get a list of error codes and their meanings. > > Bill M [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Monday, December 8, 2003 at 8:08 pm Posted by Mike (1 messages posted) that is soooo strange. I took out my kingston memory and it let me bootup to the repair screen finally. What is it about that memory???? On Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at 7:08 pm, homeskillet wrote: >Tried swapping out the ram... fixed the problem! :)) > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 12:48 pm Posted by Saint (1 messages posted) Thanks alot i was about to throw my computer off a bridge On Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 4:06 am, Lawrie Mossom wrote: >Try setting the bios to failsafe values - I can only install WinXP on my S/Micro >P6dbe this way. I think ACPI is duff. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Thursday, December 11, 2003 at 12:38 pm Posted by Francis (1 messages posted) The most possible reason is the memory. I encounter kinds of problems during installation, and including error code 4, error code 7, BIOS need update, MB is not ACPI compitable, and so on. Finally, I reseat the memory, everything is ok. So, try this first. On Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 9:37 pm, Bill m wrote: >when i try to install windows xp i get the following message : file setupdd.sys could >not be loaded. error code is 4. setup cannot continue. does anyone know why and where >i can get a list of error codes and their meanings. > > Bill M [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at 6:18 am Posted by ramdesigner (1 messages posted) error code 4 is defintively ram related. doesn't mean that ram is broken (it may or may not work on another mainboard and it even may work from time to time on the mainboard where error code 4 was shown), but finally it's unable to communicate relieably with the specific mainboard. before you vaste time and try anything else: CHANGE ram and you'll see your machine running again. have a good one [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Monday, February 16, 2004 at 1:05 am Posted by bfranco (1 messages posted) This memory thing does work. I spent a couple of hours looking for this info on ms xp homepage. I should gone to the net first. I removed the memory and installed again and i worked. Thanks to all the posters. On Sunday, November 9, 2003 at 6:56 pm, al wrote: > >i was having this problem on a hp omnibook 900b...microsoft reckon it's to do with >faulty hardware. i took all the peripheral devices off (usb stuff, pcmcia network >card, managed battery, etc.) and still had the error. read this thread, whacked the >128mb ram expansion stick out and it worked a treat. thanks guys > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at 4:29 am Posted by Gen (1 messages posted) I got 2 256mb apacer memory and i got the same message. i pulled one and left the other in board and worked just fine. i put in the other memory stick after XP installations. thanks guys. On Monday, February 16, 2004 at 1:05 am, bfranco wrote: >This memory thing does work. I spent a couple of hours looking for this info on >ms xp homepage. I should gone to the net first. I removed the memory and installed >again and i worked. Thanks to all the posters. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Saturday, August 7, 2004 at 8:08 am Posted by John (1 messages posted) Thanks, woeked very well John On Monday, July 21, 2003 at 7:41 pm, wildcard wrote: >It's definatley memory. Pulled out my Kingston stick and it worked like a champ. > The stick is good according to the DIMM tester, must not be referencing a portion >properly, so I'm gonna stick it back in after the installation. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 8:31 am Posted by Bob (3 messages posted) I had the same problem just now and took out one memory stick and the issue was resolved. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 2:05 pm Posted by steve (9 messages posted) I tried all the above, and nothing worked got a different error symc8xx.sys is corrupt? On Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 8:31 am, Bob wrote: > >I had the same problem just now and took out one memory stick and the issue was resolved. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 11:06 pm Posted by elinora (1 messages posted) fixed my problem too. Pulled out memory, and the system was up again. thank you. On Monday, July 21, 2003 at 7:41 pm, wildcard wrote: >It's definatley memory. Pulled out my Kingston stick and it worked like a champ. > The stick is good according to the DIMM tester, must not be referencing a portion >properly, so I'm gonna stick it back in after the installation. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 3:08 pm Posted by Chris (1 messages posted) >The RAM is the problem, swapped it out, and setup took right off! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Sunday, January 7, 2007 at 10:16 pm Posted by rolando (1 messages posted) i should have search first rather than solving without basis, i wasted a lot of time, now thru this web it solve my problem too. remove one RAM, then formating N installing goes on. On Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 11:06 pm, elinora wrote: >fixed my problem too. Pulled out memory, and the system was up again. thank you. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Thursday, February 15, 2007 at 10:35 am Posted by Lisa (1 messages posted) I have this error message too but I have no idea how to take out the RAM or even what it looks like. Could anybody give me a hint. I have a PC not a laptop. On Sunday, January 7, 2007 at 10:16 pm, rolando wrote: >i should have search first rather than solving without basis, i wasted a lot of time, >now thru this web it solve my problem too. remove one RAM, then formating N installing >goes on. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 10:44 pm Posted by RBMawby (1 messages posted) Cleaned gold on RAM with a pink pearl eraser. Put 2nd DIMM in 1st slot and left the 2nd out. Hit F7. Something worked! Thanks to all, RBM On Monday, February 25, 2002 at 11:02 am, Josh wrote: >I was having the same problem installing Windows XP on a P2 300MHZ 96MB RAM. The solution: >The problem is an outdated BIOS, obtain an update from the vendor or... >When installing Windows XP, At the beginning Blue screen which says: Press F6 to install thrid party SCSI or Raid (something to that effect) >Once you see that remark in the bottom, immediately hit F7. Worked beautifully!! >Let me know if this works, curious, it worked on mine. >jkozlow201@msn.com [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Monday, February 9, 2009 at 9:16 am Posted by Rich (1 messages posted) I had the same problem on my compaq notebook. and it absolutely was the ram. I removed the bad stick and zero problems after that. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: error code 4 Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 3:14 pm Posted by Chuckwgn (1 messages posted) It was a bad memory stick. put another one in and it worked. 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