OEM CD XP PRO clean reinstall failure.

[Chet]

Scenario: Low level formatted existing HD, cleaned MBR and
reinstalled MBR with HD OEM supplied soft. Cleared MB BIOS
and reset settings on startup.
Commenced multiple XP installs 3 identical MB & CPU combos
with 2 independent XP CDs & 2 independent CD drives and
observed the following:
While reading files from CD message appeared " File
setupdd.sys could not be loaded. The error code is 7.
Setup cannot continue. etc. "
Same CD with same HD installed correctly on another
different MB & CPU combo.
My diagnosis is that either all 3 controller chips went
bad, all 3 BIOS chips were flashed incorrectly, or
something was written on my 2 XP CDs to prevent loading to
those 3 systems. All 3 systems had XP previously installed
prior to some type of malware or virus infection or Hacker
or whatever.
Any one have any isolation techniques I can try before I
throw away these 3 combos.

Thanks for your time and consederation, and please have a
great day.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP problems with damaged or incompatible hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330181&Product=winxp

Problems with Drive Overlay Programs in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315679&Product=winxp

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Scenario: Low level formatted existing HD, cleaned MBR and
| reinstalled MBR with HD OEM supplied soft. Cleared MB BIOS
| and reset settings on startup.
| Commenced multiple XP installs 3 identical MB & CPU combos
| with 2 independent XP CDs & 2 independent CD drives and
| observed the following:
| While reading files from CD message appeared " File
| setupdd.sys could not be loaded. The error code is 7.
| Setup cannot continue. etc. "
| Same CD with same HD installed correctly on another
| different MB & CPU combo.
| My diagnosis is that either all 3 controller chips went
| bad, all 3 BIOS chips were flashed incorrectly, or
| something was written on my 2 XP CDs to prevent loading to
| those 3 systems. All 3 systems had XP previously installed
| prior to some type of malware or virus infection or Hacker
| or whatever.
| Any one have any isolation techniques I can try before I
| throw away these 3 combos.
|
| Thanks for your time and consederation, and please have a
| great day.