Win XP setup wont create partition

[Friel]

I am doing a clean Windows Xp install on a clean 160Gb Ide drive.

When i get to the part where it partitions the drive, it doesnt work - no error message, nothing - it just goes back to the partition page as if no partitioning has been done, so i try again and nothing - stuck in an infinite loop.

Can anyone help?

 

[Nick]

Is trying to use a different hard disk possible?

 

[KSoD]

Did you delete the partitions that are already there first then try?

 

[Friel]

There are no partitions already there, just one large chunk of unpartitioned space.

 

[Lexluethar]

Try a new hard drive.

 

[KSoD]

Okay so if it is unpartitioned space did you try to create a partition? By hitting C to create a partition?