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| 74409 | 2002-08-28 05:53:00 | Recently I upgraded my friends computer to P4 1.5. all new components except the case (without powersupply),monitor, keyboard, etc. Then I installed WinXP. All works well. Until he gave it back with some problem. To cut the story short, I reformat the new HD (from WinXP installation), and trying to reinstall. But then, in the middle of the installation where it copies files from the cd into HD, it gives an error message saying it cannot find a file. After a few retries (exit the installation, reboot and reinstall) it always gave the same error message but different file missing. The cd is ok, I've tried it on my computer. The cdrom drive is also ok, i've tried it with my own cdrom drive. The thing is, it works the first time I installed it. Please help, none of my friend knows why this is happening. |
Risk (477) | ||
| 74410 | 2002-08-28 05:59:00 | similiar sort of things happened to me when doing windows 2000, haven't discovered why, just try copying the file to a floppy from your own XP Install (If u have it) coz that's what I've ended up doing Chilling_Silence |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 74411 | 2002-08-28 06:03:00 | the whole, 200 something mb of the cds?? gotta be joking cos the file missing is keep changing, not always the same file... weird huh? |
Risk (477) | ||
| 74412 | 2002-08-28 06:08:00 | You might have a piece of paper or dust in the CD drive ... or on the CD (static will make a piece of paper cling). It could move about and cause this. Dirt on the CD stays in one place. Or it's a MS antipiracy measure. Maybe you get only one chance at installing it. :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 74413 | 2002-08-28 06:16:00 | Clean the CD with toothpaste and a very fine cloth (actually paper tissues also work, rinse off and dry thoroughly. Not a joke, toothpaste is an excellent cleaner for plastic. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 74414 | 2002-08-28 06:21:00 | But Brasso is the best ... (I thought of cleaning too, but the error location is varying). | Graham L (2) | ||
| 74415 | 2002-08-28 06:23:00 | ehehe... ms antipiracy? that comes to my mind aswell LOL... no, there is nothing wrong with the cd, its scratchless, and in case you didn't notice, i've tried it on my computer, and after that i've tried to use my cdrom on his computer. i tried using tootpaste on my watch before, all it does is make all these tiny little scratch all over the surfaces... maybe it needs whitening, no, it needs protection, no I need whitening, no, you need protection.... aaaaarrrgghhhh.... |
Risk (477) | ||
| 74416 | 2002-08-28 06:33:00 | CD Drives vary in their reading qualities. Yes it might look clean, and so did mine. Its just it wouldnt load past a point until I cleaned it. Your toothpaste must be very coarse! Usually it polishes the scratches out. Brasso is good, as Graham suggests. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 74417 | 2002-08-28 06:39:00 | If you have a floppy which will boot on that box, and run DOS and xcopy, try xcopy /s d:\* . * nul: That will (try to) copy every file on the CD to the NUL device ("bit bucket") . If gets an error it will stop . Time it . Then try another CD . (If it is having trouble with more than one CD, it will be a drive fault) . I wonder if the drive's laser is aging . The laser diode is packaged with a photodiode which senses the power output of the laser, to keep it at a steady power level . If the laser's output is dropping, it might need too much current, and be shut down by the control circuit . It will be worked pretty hard installing something as bloated at XP . P . S . check the "/s" option to xcopy --- use "/?" for a list . . . (you need to copy all sub directories) it might be "/e" . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 74418 | 2002-08-28 06:43:00 | check if bios has any antivirus on. | tweak'e (174) | ||
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