Stop Error on PCI.SYS during Windows XP Installation
If you are installing Windows XP on an Intel® Desktop Board that includes PCI Express* support, you must use Windows XP with Service Pack 2, otherwise you may see the following blue screen error during installation:
 
***stop 0x0000007E ( oxc 0000005, oxf9a380bf, oxf9e84208, oxf9e834208, 0xe9e83f08
*** PCI.SYS address f9a380bf base at f9a31000, date stamp 3b7d8ssc
 
If you do not have an installation CD that includes Service Pack 2, you can create a ‘slipstream’ CD.