Installation xp session3_initialization_failed

Details required :. Cancel Submit. In reply to JayeshGohil's post on January 26, So far, these Support Engineer suggestions sound like just bad guesses. The usual culprit is some antivirus software - perhaps Avast! I suppose the file could have been really infected and quarantined, but that has never been my experience. What could take multiple guys 2 hours or more each to find is accessed in around 15 minutes on Experts Exchange. All rights reserved. Covered by US Patent. Come for the solution, stay for everything else.

Welcome to our community! The CD is totally legal, and s the full version, not an upgrade. In this way there was no software running and I booted from the CD drive. Obviously the XP install is stymied by some hardware problem but what can it possibly be considering that there is nothing plugged into the motherboard except one K ram chip, a floppy, the CD drive, and the video card.

This normally happens during installation, reinstallation or repairs. If not, you may need to call in a technician or your manufacturer for a replacement to your defective hardware. What this error looks like on versions of Windows predating 8. Something like what it looks like on Windows 8.

If this is a repair or upgrade installation, it could also be caused by Windows ReadyBoost or damaged OS files already on your computer.

If you have a bad installation disc, simply try to use another. If your computer already has another operating system running on it, you could also attempt to install Windows using a USB flash drive. If you have a bad optical drive, you have a problem. Once there, use chkdsk to attempt to repair your damaged drive. If you have faulty RAM, you simply need to have it replaced. Contact your manufacturer or buy yourself a replacement — either should work. PC Reviver. Driver Reviver.

Disk Reviver. Security Reviver. Honestly, I'm still confused why it doesn't work, but at this point I'm willing to try anything. Thanks for your quick response. I would look at downloading one of these to have handy, I use something similar and find it really useful. This one mentions a faulty video card? Is there any Bios virus scanning running?

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