Guest Steve Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 On installing to a new computer it keeps telling me it cannot copy various files, asks me to press enter to continue which sometimes does then install the file but not with others so the install is failing. Any ideas folks?!?!! Thanks in advance Steve
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: Windows xp installation Steve wrote: > On installing to a new computer it keeps telling me it cannot copy > various files, asks me to press enter to continue which sometimes > does then install the file but not with others so the install is > failing. Any ideas folks?!?!! Thanks in advance Installing *what* to a 'new' computer? Are you attempting to install the Operating System? If so - what operating system (Windows XP has many versions)? It could be (if you are installing the OS): - Bad CD - Bad CD drive - Bad cable from CD to motherboard - Bad motherboard - Bad memory - Bad hard disk drive - Bad power supply -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Guest Steve Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: Windows xp installation "Shenan Stanley" wrote: > Steve wrote: > > On installing to a new computer it keeps telling me it cannot copy > > various files, asks me to press enter to continue which sometimes > > does then install the file but not with others so the install is > > failing. Any ideas folks?!?!! Thanks in advance > > Installing *what* to a 'new' computer? > Are you attempting to install the Operating System? If so - what operating > system (Windows XP has many versions)? > > It could be (if you are installing the OS): > - Bad CD > - Bad CD drive > - Bad cable from CD to motherboard > - Bad motherboard > - Bad memory > - Bad hard disk drive > - Bad power supply > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > I'm attempting to install xp Home Edition. It formatted the HDD fine and then the error messages started when it said it was copying files. It did say that there may be a problem with the CD when it stated that it could not copy some of the files but not every one, but I didn't know if this was a standard warning. How can I check the source of the error?
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: Windows xp installation Steve wrote: > On installing to a new computer it keeps telling me it cannot copy > various files, asks me to press enter to continue which sometimes > does then install the file but not with others so the install is > failing. Any ideas folks?!?!! Thanks in advance Shenan wrote: > Installing *what* to a 'new' computer? > Are you attempting to install the Operating System? If so - what > operating > system (Windows XP has many versions)? > > It could be (if you are installing the OS): > - Bad CD > - Bad CD drive > - Bad cable from CD to motherboard > - Bad motherboard > - Bad memory > - Bad hard disk drive > - Bad power supply Steve wrote: > I'm attempting to install xp Home Edition. It formatted the HDD > fine and then the error messages started when it said it was > copying files. It did say that there may be a problem with the CD > when it stated that it could not copy some of the files but not > every one, but I didn't know if this was a standard warning. > How can I check the source of the error? Sound to me like one of these: a bad CD (scratched/dirty), bad CD drive (laser misaligned, bad cabling) or possibly bad memory or hard disk drive. The easiest thing to check is the CD - clean it with a soft, non-abrasive cloth and check for scratches. Next - using a CD drive cleaning kit - you might clean the drive itself. After that - you might try using an alternative CD drive (replace it with a new one/borrow one from a different system.) Beyond that, you would need to get the hard disk drive diagnostics from the hard disk drive manufactuyrer's web page and run it on the hard disk drive to test for issues (possibly do a full zero-fill write to it) and popssible some sort of memory testing application to run on your memory for a few hours. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Guest Steve Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: Windows xp installation Thanks Shenan "Shenan Stanley" wrote: > Steve wrote: > > On installing to a new computer it keeps telling me it cannot copy > > various files, asks me to press enter to continue which sometimes > > does then install the file but not with others so the install is > > failing. Any ideas folks?!?!! Thanks in advance > > Shenan wrote: > > Installing *what* to a 'new' computer? > > Are you attempting to install the Operating System? If so - what > > operating > > system (Windows XP has many versions)? > > > > It could be (if you are installing the OS): > > - Bad CD > > - Bad CD drive > > - Bad cable from CD to motherboard > > - Bad motherboard > > - Bad memory > > - Bad hard disk drive > > - Bad power supply > > Steve wrote: > > I'm attempting to install xp Home Edition. It formatted the HDD > > fine and then the error messages started when it said it was > > copying files. It did say that there may be a problem with the CD > > when it stated that it could not copy some of the files but not > > every one, but I didn't know if this was a standard warning. > > How can I check the source of the error? > > Sound to me like one of these: a bad CD (scratched/dirty), bad CD drive > (laser misaligned, bad cabling) or possibly bad memory or hard disk drive. > The easiest thing to check is the CD - clean it with a soft, non-abrasive > cloth and check for scratches. Next - using a CD drive cleaning kit - you > might clean the drive itself. After that - you might try using an > alternative CD drive (replace it with a new one/borrow one from a different > system.) Beyond that, you would need to get the hard disk drive diagnostics > from the hard disk drive manufactuyrer's web page and run it on the hard > disk drive to test for issues (possibly do a full zero-fill write to it) and > popssible some sort of memory testing application to run on your memory for > a few hours. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > >
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