Windows install freezes at 34 minutes

What is the complete model number of your unit?

On bios setup disable spread spectrum

So do mine , I have narrowed it down to have something with the
GPU to wrong drivers beeing installed or setup for the AGP.
Its possible for example to Run Linux standalone , but not possible to install any OS whatsoever.

34 minutes is the hardware detection portion of the Windows install. To get around this, boot to BIOS, turn off all integrated devices (Audio, Modem, Network Card, 1394 etc) and remove and expansion cards (Modem NIC etc) and disconnect all external devices except keyboard and mouse. Then try install again.
If system goes past 34 minutes, then you finish the install and add items back one at a time

This issue is one of the very common issues. If you are installing the Windows on a formatted Drive, remove any additional external devices like memory card, usb mouse/keyboard. Now go into the Bios and reset it to Optimized Default setting (restore the bios settings to default), again before you exit the bios settings, go into boot priority settings and disable "fast boot", set the first boot priority device to "Cd-rom" and second to "hard-drive 0", save the settings and restart your system and boot from the cd by pressing "enter" or "spacebar" when asked to press any key. And check whether this helps or not.
If you are installing additional windows on the system, you can try this hotfix from microsoft (click here to download) [or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4e370d0f-bca4-4a2a-9cde-dfe2da16672a&DisplayLang=en] before installing the new windows
This problem is mainly caused by hardware conflict or unsupported hardwares.

I wish you good luck.

Thanks for using FixYa.

You have a rootkit virus, the only answer is reformat the drive and start fresh, sorry.
After a fresh install is done immediately install service(can be downloaded free from microsoft.com) pack 3, because sp2 is vulnerable to a host of trouble.

Have you waited for the remaining time?
If so, check your hardware compatibility.

you need 2GB of memories as minimum. 8GB max.
try again with incresed memories.

MAY BE THIS COULD HELP. PUT YOUR LAPTOP IN FRONT OF A FAN, THEN TRY TO FORMAT IT AGAIN, IT SOUND FUNNY BUT I FACE THIS CASE MORE THEN 3 TIMES, THE LAPTOP JUST TOO HOT DURING THE INSTALLATION (PUT THE FAN WITH LEFT SIDE FACING THE FAN)
JUST SHARING=)

the 32 MB RAM speed is not enough to complete the instalation>atleast u shouls have 128 MB RAM or more try that and do not use windows 98 any more u will not get any support for that rate me solved if its help thx