Dell MOBO Will Not Install XP Home. Is it the MOBO or is it the RAM Memory?

These same files will not install. Using 2 different known 'Good Discs'.
Using 2 different known 'Hard Drives'

The Dell Diag CD was created and run. No problems found.

Error Message on install. These 5 files are all the same size and date on
XP Proff Srv Pak 2 and also XP Home Srv Pak 2.

What would you do? The files did copy but should I expand the ones on the
Proff Disc to the Windows Directory on the 'Install' HD: C:\Windows ?? What
would you
do ?

XP Home Srv Pak 2 could not copy these files. This error message comes up,
'To retry press enter'

esent.dll, created Aug 4, 2004, Size 443Kb

cscdll.dll

browseui.dll

shdocvw.dll

d3d8.dll

New Orleans Novice wrote:
> Dell MOBO Will Not Install XP Home. Is it the MOBO or is it the RAM
> Memory?
>
> These same files will not install. Using 2 different known 'Good Discs'.
> Using 2 different known 'Hard Drives'
>
> The Dell Diag CD was created and run. No problems found.
>
> Error Message on install. These 5 files are all the same size and date on
> XP Proff Srv Pak 2 and also XP Home Srv Pak 2.
>
> What would you do? The files did copy but should I expand the ones on the
> Proff Disc to the Windows Directory on the 'Install' HD: C:\Windows ??
> What would you
> do ?
>
> XP Home Srv Pak 2 could not copy these files. This error message comes
> up, 'To retry press enter'
>
> esent.dll, created Aug 4, 2004, Size 443Kb
>
> cscdll.dll
>
> browseui.dll
>
> shdocvw.dll
>
> d3d8.dll

Change the CD/DVD drive.
Change the cables for the hard disk drive and the CD/DVD drive.
Change or take out/swap around the system memory.

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New Orleans Novice wrote:
> Dell MOBO Will Not Install XP Home. Is it the MOBO or is it the RAM
> Memory?
>
> These same files will not install. Using 2 different known 'Good
> Discs'. Using 2 different known 'Hard Drives'
>
> The Dell Diag CD was created and run. No problems found.
>
> Error Message on install. These 5 files are all the same size and date on
> XP Proff Srv Pak 2 and also XP Home Srv Pak 2.
>
> What would you do? The files did copy but should I expand the ones on the
> Proff Disc to the Windows Directory on the 'Install' HD: C:\Windows ??
> What would you
> do ?
>
> XP Home Srv Pak 2 could not copy these files. This error message comes
> up, 'To retry press enter'
>
> esent.dll, created Aug 4, 2004, Size 443Kb
>
> cscdll.dll
>
> browseui.dll
>
> shdocvw.dll
>
> d3d8.dll
>
>


Problems copying files or corrupted files during installation (even
a Repair installation) are most often caused by defective, incompatible,
or sub-standard hardware; in order of likelihood, either RAM, the hard
drive, or the motherboard. On very rare occasions the CD drive or
installation CD is the problem, but you seem to have eliminated this
possibility.

Start with testing the RAM. You might try MemTest86:
http://www.memtest86.com/ It's free. Then you can download and use the
hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic utility to test the hard drive. If
both RAM and hard drive test out clean, check with the motherboard
manufacturer for any diagnostic utilities.


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Thank you for the quick response.

I changed the CD/DVD drive and now it works.

Enjoy the rest of your Cajun Gumbo

I tested the RAM. Then the bootable Dell Diag CD.

I changed the CD/DVD drive and now it works.

Thank you for the quick response.

Enjoy the rest of your Cajun Gumbo